The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ annual conference, Impact 2018: Building Momentum for Equity and Opportunity, brought together members of the State Priorities Partnership (SPP), a network of independent, nonprofit research and policy organizations representing more than 40 states, and others interested in state policy. Executive Director Chris Hoene presented to the SPP Leadership Institute on the results of a strategic planning retreat he attended earlier this year and also introduced the conference’s closing plenary speaker, Professor Manuel Pastor of USC. Also, Steven Bliss, Director of Strategic Communications, presented “Using Digital Tools to Expand Reach and Engagement” for the workshop “Digital Advocacy 101.”
