About MNN’s Public Policy Forum Series:
In 2016, MNN launched its Public Policy Forum series, which brings together MNN members and government leaders to have candid conversations about issues impacting the nonprofit sector.
We believe these meetings will not only benefit our members but also increase the awareness and support for the vital work nonprofits undertake each and every day.
Forums are free for MNN members. To find out more about membership or to join, click here or email us at membership@massnonprofitnet.org.
Upcoming Public Policy Forums:
Steve Koczela, November 20, 2024 – 10 AM
Join MNN for a virtual Public Policy Forum with Steve Koczela of The MassINC Polling Group. The forum will address the elections, what data such as surveys and votes can tell us, and what it all means going forward.
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 20, at 10 AM. Registration is FREE for MNN members and $20 for non-members. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link!
About the Speaker: Steve Koczela is the President of The MassINC Polling Group, where he has grown the organization from its infancy to a nationally known and respected polling provider. During the 2024 election cycle, MPG conducted election polling for WBUR, the continuation of a three-year partnership. Koczela again lead the endeavor, producing polls which came within one point of the margin in both the Massachusetts gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Elections. He was also lead writer for Poll Vault, WBUR’s political reporting section during the 2014 Election Cycle.
Koczela is a frequent guest on WBUR as well as many other news and talk programs in Massachusetts and elsewhere. His polling analysis is often cited in local, state, and national media outlets. He currently serves as President of the New England Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NEAAPOR). Koczela holds a Master’s degree in Marketing Research from the University of Wisconsin and is a veteran of the war in Iraq.
Past 2024 Public Policy Forums:
Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz, September 24, 2024
Secretary Kate Walsh, May 8, 2024
Secretary Edward Augustus, February 15, 2024
2023 Public Policy Forums:
Audrey Gasteier and Mike Levine, November 15, 2023
Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, September 18, 2023
Secretary Yvonne Hao, May 23, 2023
Secretary Lauren E. Jones, April 18, 2023
2022 Public Policy Forums:
Jake Auchincloss, December 21, 2022
Courtney Aladro, November 10, 2022
Marylou Sudders, MSW, ACSW, July 12, 2022
Senator Sal DiDomenico, March 23, 2022
2021 Public Policy Forums:
The 2021 Public Policy Forum series are sponsored by Hemenway & Barnes, LLP.
Congressman Jim McGovern, December 17, 2021
Representative Dan Hunt, June 9, 2021
Commissioner Amy Kershaw, April 7, 2021
Secretary Rosalin Acosta, February 16, 2021
2020 Public Policy Forums:
Secretary James Peyser, September 9, 2020
Secretary Mike Kennealy, July 14, 2020
2019 Public Policy Forums:
The 2019 Policymaker Roundtable series was sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal.
Chairman Mike Rodrigues, October 1, 2019
Senator Eric Lesser, June 25, 2019
Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, January 30, 2019
2018 Public Policy Forums:
Jay Coburn, Andrew Gottlieb, and Pat Johnson, Thursday, November 29
Courtney Aladro, Chief of the Non-Profit/Public Charities Division, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, July 24, 2018
State Auditor of Massachusetts Suzanne Bump, February 8, 2018
2017 Public Policy Forums:
Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael Heffernan, November 20, 2017
2016 Public Policy Forums:
Ronald L. Walker, II, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, December 12, 2016
Marylou Sudders, Secretary of Health and Human Services, September 14, 2016
Mary Beckman, Assistant Attorney General, April 15, 2016
Karen Spilka, State Senator, January 26, 2016