NATURAL STATE ADVANCEMENT INSTITUTE

NATURAL STATE ADVANCEMENT INSTITUTE NSAI IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ELEVATING VOICES OF FORWARD-THINKING ARKANSANS WHO WANT TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES THAT COME TOGETHER TO MAKE ARKANSAS A MORE PROSPEROUS AND EQUITABLE STATE AND WHO WANT A BALANCED APPROACH TO POLICY AFFECTING THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AS SHAPED BY EVIDENCE AND RESULTS INSTEAD OF EXTREME IDEOLOGY. NSAI'S GOALS ARE TO TELL STORIES OF ARKANSANS OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES AND TO EDUCATE ARKANSANS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF EXTREME POLICIES ADVANCED BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THESE POLICIES WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ARKANSAS.