Who we are
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Bellwether Forum was founded in 2001 to promote strategic solutions to political and policy challenges.
Bellwether Forum provides high-level consultation and training all over the world concerning political skills, elections, ballot integrity, campaigning, and public policy.
We are about preserving freedom.
We agree with Ronald Reagan’s profound observation that:
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
Domestic programs for professionals.
Our Politics 101 and Policy Fundamentals seminars are offered yearly in Houston and other U.S. cities, and are designed to equip professionals with the information and tools they need to be effective in politics and public policy. Some of Bellwether Forum’s domestic alumni have successfully run for public office, or serve in government or political positions. Following their Bellwether Forum training, all alumni improved their influence and skills.
International programs for governments and center-right parties.
Bellwether Forum’s Democracy Academy targets nations that are developing democracies or strategic U.S. allies. The curriculum focuses on practical political skills, tailored to the host nation’s unique cultural and legal framework, and provides an opportunity to build significant ties with leaders in foreign nations.
Our nonprofit structure.
Bellwether Forum is a nonprofit corporation recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax exempt to the extent allowed by federal law.
Bellwether Forum Mongolia faculty members Emily Cummins, Andrew King, Megan Lott (L-R), and Robert Painter (far right) enjoy dinner together with Mongolian President, Elbegdorj Tsakhia and the owner of Marrakesh Restaurant in Washington, DC.
Mongolian President, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, and Bellwether Forum board member, Robert Painter, ride camels in the Gobi Desert.
Bellwether Forum members eat breakfast with Mongolian President, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, in a Gir on the Mongolian plains.