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Q&A: Council of Michigan Foundations President and CEO Rob Collier

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Growing Michigan’s philanthropic impact is a primary goal for the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF). The organization depends on its members, investments in Michigan’s charitable organizations, collaboration and more to move that goal forward. In order to understand the nonprofit sector’s influence in Michigan, CMF supported research done by Public Sector Consultants (PSC) on nonprofits’ […]

PRESS RELEASE: November PSC/Denno Research Poll Results

For Immediate Release Contact: Selma Tucker, Director of Marketing and Communications Public Sector Consultants (517) 484-4954 November PSC/Denno Research Poll Results Fresh off the heels of the November 2014 election, with winter already knocking at our door, Public Sector Consultants and Denno Research hit the phone lines to hear from 600 Michigan voters from November 11–13.  […]

26th Glenn Allen, Jr. Memorial Election Contest

The 26th Glenn Allen, Jr. Memorial Election Contest is now open! This game of skill was created in 1964 by Judge Allen and is the longest running election prediction contest in the state. Entries are accepted online through 9pm on Monday, November 3, 2014. Good luck! Click here for survey.

Q&A with Dan Wyant, Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

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Dan Wyant   On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that will regulate carbon emissions from new and existing power plants. The rules require states to reduce their overall carbon emissions to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Targets for carbon reduction vary […]

PSC resumes public opinion polling

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  Public Sector Consultants is launching this month a new polling partnership to assess the views of likely voters on key topics in Michigan. The quarterly poll restores a PSC tradition. The firm once regularly published the Public Opinion Monitor, which tracked public views on pressing state issues – issues that remain with us today. […]

In The Gears: How PSC’s Amanda Menzies builds consensus for better policy

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  In the June edition of Bright Ideas we started In The Gears, a series on how PSC turns the gears on public policy innovation: research and analysis, program implementation, evaluation, and defining problems and solutions through facilitation, strategic counsel, and strategic planning. This is the next installment of the series featuring PSC’s take on facilitation […]