EPISODE · Oct 4, 2019 · 1H 10M
Corporate Civic Engagement: The Minnesota Model
from Dialogue Across Difference · host Dialogue Across Difference Podcast by Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
Friday, October 4, 2019 Cowles Auditorium Humphrey School of Public Affairs Program Minnesota is one of the country’s leaders in participation of eligible voters. What role does Minnesota’s vibrant culture of corporate responsibility play in our engaged citizenry? How does civic engagement benefit a company's bottom line? And how can Secretaries of State partner with companies to enhance nonpartisan efforts to increase voter participation? Researchers at Harvard University collaborated with several Minnesota businesses as part of an investigation of civic engagement and recently released the report, Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout. We will explore these questions and more with our panel. Welcome Doug Loon, President, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Civic Responsibility Report Highlights Ashley Spillane, co-author of Harvard case study Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout and President, Impactual, LLC Panel Discussion Isaac Reyes, Vice President of Government Affairs, Target Craig Samitt, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State Ashley Spillane, President, Impactual, LLC Lee Schafer, moderator and Columnist, Star Tribune Closing Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State and President, National Association of Secretaries of State
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Friday, October 4, 2019 Cowles Auditorium Humphrey School of Public Affairs Program Minnesota is one of the country’s leaders in participation of eligible voters. What role does Minnesota’s vibrant culture of corporate responsibility play in our engaged citizenry? How does civic engagement benefit a company's bottom line? And how can Secretaries of State partner with companies to enhance nonpartisan efforts to increase voter participation? Researchers at Harvard University collaborated with several Minnesota businesses as part of an investigation of civic engagement and recently released the report, Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout. We will explore these questions and more with our panel. Welcome Doug Loon, President, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Civic Responsibility Report Highlights Ashley Spillane, co-author of Harvard case study Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout and President, Impactual, LLC Panel Discussion Isaac Reyes, Vice President of Government Affairs, Target Craig Samitt, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State Ashley Spillane, President, Impactual, LLC Lee Schafer, moderator and Columnist, Star Tribune Closing Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State and President, National Association of Secretaries of State
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