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Progress 2020 is Canceled

NJPP is canceling Progress 2020 due to the escalating COVID-19 outbreak.

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Published on Mar 13, 2020

Out of an abundance of caution, NJPP is canceling Progress 2020 due to the escalating COVID-19 outbreak. This is not a decision we take lightly. Progress 2020 is NJPP’s biggest event of the year and a unique opportunity for leading policy experts and advocates to discuss the most pressing issues facing the Garden State.

The theme of this year’s conference was “Policy for the People,” and right now canceling the event is the best tool we at NJPP have to protect the health and safety of Progress 2020 attendees, speakers, panelists, moderators, staff, and the broader New Jersey community.

We are grateful to have this option available to us as we recognize many low-paid and frontline workers do not have this choice. And while Progress 2020 is canceled, we at NJPP will continue to research and advocate for policies that promote social, economic, and racial justice, especially now as COVID-19 exposes the consequences of our nation’s insufficient social safety net.

We are currently exploring the feasibility of alternatives to the conference, including smaller online events, and will, of course, let you know if those become options. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach us at info@njpp.org if you have any questions. Thank you so much for being a part of the NJPP family and for your commitment to progressive public policy.

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  • Brandon McKoy, President, is the chief executive of NJPP and leads the organization's efforts in shaping policy debates to advance economic justice for the many, not a chosen few. Prior to being named President of NJPP in February 2019, Brandon served as NJPP's Director of Government and Public Affairs, where he designed and implemented the organization's outreach, advocacy, and government relations activities. He also produces timely, credible and accessible research and analysis on issues including, but not limited to, economic security, the social safety net and economic opportunity.

    Brandon’s research interests include: state tax policy, the minimum wage, paid sick leave, the earned income tax credit, urban planning and criminal justice.

    Before joining NJPP in August 2014 as a national fellow under the State Priorities Partnership’s and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ state policy fellowship program, Brandon worked as a Program Associate at The Fund for New Jersey, where he assisted in grantmaking on public policy issues that particularly affect low-income and minority populations in New Jersey. He also worked as an AmeriCorps VISTA at HANDS, Inc., a community development corporation in New Jersey, where he worked to mitigate the negative impact of foreclosures and increase citizen participation in local decision-making.

    Brandon formerly served as the Deputy Chapter Director of New Leaders Council – New Jersey and is an alumnus of the 2013 fellows class. He currently serves on the board of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, Shelterforce and the I Am Trenton Community Foundation. He received a MA in City & Regional Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and holds a BS degree in Social Psychology from The College of New Jersey.

    Email: mckoy (at) njpp.org | Phone: 609-393-1145 ext. 14


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