Recent Events
Midwest Regional Director conducted 4 separate "Principles & Priorities" for each of 4 classes including juniors and seniors in economics and AP political science classes. Each section had roughly 30 people or more.
Policy Director Joshua Gordon will deliver a chart talk about Budget Trends and Health Care reform to some Treasury Department employees as part of their Georgetown University Public Affairs Association seminar.
Concord's National Political Director Phil Smith will deliver a federal budget "chart talk" to the members of the Kiwanis Club in Griffin, Georgia.
The Concord Coalition held its National Conference on Fiscal Stewardship on Capitol Hill -- open to the public -- to release a report on the first year of its Fiscal Stewardship Project.
Representatives from Concord's seven Fiscal Advisory Councils will meet in Washington, DC. They will discuss their fiscal policy proposals, meet with Congressional representatives, and talk with invited experts about the federal budget.
Concord's National Political Director Phil Smith will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at the annual meeting of the Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy. This event is by invitation only.
Southwest Regional Director Christine Hovde presented the Concord Chart Talk to one of six annual meetings of AAII, the American Association of Individual Investors. The group, focused on personal finances and investment, was interested to learn more about the nation's fiscal policy and...
Midwest Regional Director to conduct "Principles & Priorities" exercise to 3 different sections of the Intro to Macro classes at the U. of MN, Mankato campus with Professor Ihsuan Li. Total, 200 students are enrolled across the 3 sections of this course.
Southwest Regional Director Christine Hovde ran the Federal Budget Challenge with Dr. Palazzolo's Legislative Process class.
Policy Director Joshua Gordon will be discussing "The Federal Budget and Health Care -- Legislation and Long-term Effects," for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association's "Connecticut Health Care Summit." The summit will focus on health care's impact on business and the economy. ...
Concord Coalition Youth Outreach Coordinator, Stefan Byrd-Krueger, will provide expert advisement for grant applicants at the Democracy 2.0: Exploring the Millennial Generation’s Return on Investment (ROI) Summit, organized by Mobilize.org and the Peter G. Peterson foundation, in...
Concord's National Political Director Phil Smith will a deliver a "chart talk" federal budget presentation to the Chattanooga Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants
Southwest Regional Director Christine Hovde will conduct two Principles & Priorities exercises for the ASMC Professional Training Event at Fort Wood in Missouri.
Bob Bixby will speak to AARP’s National Policy Council about how to address the long-term fiscal challenge, how entitlement spending should be addressed, what kinds of budget process reforms and other mechanisms could be put in place to help, and what role additional revenue should play. The...
National Field Director Harry Zeeve spoke to American Universty Washington Semester Program students on short and long term fiscal policy trends.