Marc Porter Magee

Chief Executive Officer, 50CAN

marc.magee@50can.org

Marc Porter Magee is the founder and CEO of 50CAN. Over the past eight years, Marc has led 50CAN to more than 100 policy victories through advocacy campaigns in more than a dozen states.He previously served as the COO of ConnCAN,research director for the Partnership for Public Service, and founding director of the Center for Civic Enterprise at the Progressive Policy Institute. Marc holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University.

Work by Marc Porter Magee

The AdvocacyLabs Guide to the Science of Advocacy

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

Over the past six years, AdvocacyLabs, a partnership between FutureEd and 50CAN, has provided research-based insights into effective ways to advocate for…

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The Action Is the Reaction: Community Organizing for Local Change

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

Can community organizing be a helpful tool in education reform? Marc Porter Magee explores that question in our latest AdvocacyLabs report, The Action Is the…

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Electoral Advocacy: Social Change Through Political Strategy

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

An AdvocacyLabs report on how advocates can influence electoral politics

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Change Agents: What Social Simulations Can Teach Public Policy Advocates

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

Social scientists’ use of computer modeling to identify what works in advocacy

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Goals, Strategies, Tactics, People and Money: A Decade’s Worth of Education Advocacy Insights

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

An exclusive analysis of 274 state-level advocacy campaigns

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The Science of Advocacy: A Little Opposition Is a Good Thing

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

The goals, recruitment strategies and effective lobbying tactics needed for successful advocacy

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Experiments in Advocacy: What Works and Why

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

AdvocacyLabs, a partnership between FutureEd and 50CAN, draws on insights from academia to help education advocates work effectively on behalf of disadvantaged…

From the Field

What Works in Advocating for Change in Education

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

With schools severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, effective education advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged students is more important than ever. Yet…