Editing Think tank (section)

== Activities ==
Think tanks may attempt to broadly inform the public by holding conferences to discuss issues which they may broadcast; encouraging scholars to give public lectures, testifying before committees of governmental bodies; publishing and widely distributing books, magazines, newsletters or journals; creating [[mailing list]]s to distribute new publications; and engaging in social media.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=Abelson |first=Donald E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYd7DwAAQBAJ&dq=what+do+think+tanks+write&pg=PP1 |title=Do Think Tanks Matter? Third Edition: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes |date=30 December 2018 |publisher=McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP |isbn=978-0-7735-5386-6 |language=en}}</ref>{{Rp|page=90}}

Think tanks may privately influence policy by having their members accept bureaucratic positions, having members serve on political advisory boards, inviting policy-makers to events, allowing individuals to work at the think tank; employing former policy-makers; or preparing studies for policy makers.<ref name=":7" />{{Rp|page=95}}