MACC Zooms In

MACC ZOOMS IN  

"Zoom In" on the issues that matter to you! 

 
     

MACC Zooms In: In our virtual "MACC Zooms In" sessions we bring our network together to connect, talk with each other, hear from experts, and discuss the issues and challenges they're facing. MACC Zooms In sessions are free and exclusively for MACC Members!

 

Upcoming Zoom In sessions:

New Upcoming sessions!


 

MACC Zooms In On: Expanded Employer Benefits

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Expanding your non-medical benefits is a cost-effective way to diversify your benefits package and meet individual employee needs. Join MACC and our partner Gallagher for a conversation about how MACC’s shared benefits platform can strengthen your employer value proposition. Get an introduction to MACC's network-wide, collaborative Dental, Vision, Life & Disability benefits program and get briefed on how these benefits can help your organization meet marketplace trends!

What are MACC Shared Benefits? Strengthen your Employer Value Proposition

With the economic pressures on our human services workforce, employees are more focused than ever before on their benefits packages. Instead of focusing solely on medical benefits, adding ancillary benefits such as Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Benefits can can be a cost-effective way to diversify your benefits portfolio. These benefits appeal to each employee's individual needs with little additional financial burden to the employer. The opportunity to combine our risk pool with shared benefits allows MACC to offer strong benefits at competitive rates. This means the potential for individual organizations to be able to offer more benefits to their employees, while creating cost savings for our network as a whole.

Note: This session is free and exclusively for MACC Members!

 

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About Gallagher:

Who we are: Founded by Arthur J. Gallagher in Chicago in 1927, Gallagher has grown to be one of the leading insurance brokerage, risk management, and HR & benefits consulting companies in the world. With significant reach internationally, our organization employs over 56,000 people and our global network provides services in more than 130 countries.

Since 1927, we've been working together with our clients to find effective solutions to their challenges, and our expert advisors are an integral part of your local business community. Our values are core to our culture. Passionate service, strategic innovation, and ethical behavior form the basis of how we do business — The Gallagher Way. All with one purpose: To help you face your future with confidence.

Learn more about Gallagher!

 

Meet your Gallagher Representative: 

Caleb Golberg, Consultant | Health & Welfare Consulting: As a Consultant in Gallagher’s employee benefits consulting practice, Caleb is responsible for leading client initiatives in benefit strategy development, plan design and strategies, implementation and ongoing evaluation of benefit programs, financial analysis, vendor negotiations, legislative review and regulatory compliance, and employee communications. Caleb’s role is to develop and implement strategies to help clients manage their employee benefit programs, contain rising health care costs, and proactively mitigate their risk. These strategies have also included both the launch and management of association benefit plans.

Caleb began his career with Gallagher’s Health and Welfare Consulting team in June of 2021 and is committed to providing innovative solutions to clients’ unique needs. Caleb graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in Economics in 2021. At St. Olaf, Caleb was a student-athlete on the football team. Outside of work, Caleb enjoys staying active, traveling, and is an avid Minnesota sports fan.

Learn more about Gallagher!

 

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MACC Zooms In On: Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Implications for Minnesota

Wednesday, August 13th, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
IN PERSON: Broadway Place West, 1300 Godward St NE, Mpls MN 55413

Now that the “Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill” is law we need to understand the downstream impacts so we can prepare our teams, organizations, and communities. With an already challenging 2026 budget for Minnesota, these cuts will have both broad and deep impacts on the State and County funding for the programs and services MACC members provide.

Join us for an in-person briefing to help inform your organizational scenario planning for the next few years. Matt Burdick from Momentum Advocacy, and former MN Department of Human Services Director, a leading expert in healthcare policy will provide a comprehensive overview of HF1 & OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) and its implications for Minnesota and for MACC members. Get details on how “OBBBA” policy changes may affect the state of Minnesota’s budget and operations- and how that will impact your work as a human service nonprofit. We’ll also learn where our advocacy may need to focus next as implementation begins.

 

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About Matt Burdick:

Matt Burdick brings over 15 years of experience working in and around Minnesota State Government as well as a deep knowledge of Minnesota's health and human services processes, systems, and infrastructure.

Most recently, Matt served as the Director of State Government Relations at the Minnesota Department of Human Services where he was a strategic advisor to the Department's executive leadership. In that role, Matt was responsible for shaping the agency's relationships with legislators and external partners to develop and implement state policy that was responsive to the needs of Minnesotans. He previously served as a Policy Advisor to Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan on Health, Health Insurance, Human Services, and Homelessness

Learn more about Matt Burdick!

 

About Amy Koch: 

Amy was the first woman to ever serve as Majority Leader in the Minnesota Senate. She served in the Minnesota Senate from 2005 to 2013 and led the caucus into the majority in 2010 when she flipped 16 seats as the Elections Chair. Amy has a deep background in clean energy and municipal affairs, as a member of the Senate Energy Committee and Senate Transportation. And, was the lead on the Senate Economic Development Committee for six years.  Since her tenure in the Senate, Amy has worked in political consulting. She specializes in media relations and crisis communications.

Learn more about Momentum Advocacy!

 

 

 

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MACC Zooms In Virtual Post-It Wall:

We want to "Zoom In" on timely topics that matter to our network, but we don't want to send you endless surveys. So we've created a living, virtual post-it wall. Have an idea for a Zoom In? Stick it on a post it and add it to the wall! 

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Zoom In: On Demand!

Access Zoom In content whenever is convenient for you or easily share a session with your colleagues by visiting the "MACC Zooms In" YouTube Playlist! Watch past recordings of all our Zoom In sessions. Now you can "Zoom In" on your time!

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