Our primary mission is to promote the public’s understanding of the critical economic and policy challenges facing Massachusetts. In that public service capacity, we have delivered high-quality, original research supporting important public initiatives and exploring critical public issues. 

Our research helps clients:

• Build credibility
• Gain visibility
• Educate constituents
• Plan economic development initiatives

We work closely with many state agencies, non-profit agencies, and public and private clients to meet their needs, including:

• Executive Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Executive Office of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• U.S. Department of Defense
• Massachusetts Defense Technology Initiative
• MassInc.
• Citizens Bank

Our wide breadth of policy expertise includes:

• Affordable housing and real estate markets
• State economic development policies and finance
• Municipal planning and finance

Our carefully-planned public policy studies are cost-effective, focused, and designed to communicate effectively to target audiences. Our analyses add to public understanding of key issues facing the Commonwealth while providing useful insights that can lead to effective action.

We work closely with clients to define the scope of research, the intended impact, and audience. Then, we draw upon our wide-range of staff expertise and the world-class faculty of the University of Massachusetts, across disciplines and the five campuses.

Our data-driven research is based on state-of-the-art methods, including:

• Statistical analyses
• Surveys
• Focus groups
• Case studies
• Best-practices studies

For more information please contact:

Lynn Griesemer, Ed.D., M.P.A.
Executive Director, UMass Donahue Institute
(774) 455-7361