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For nearly 30 years, the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) has been a tremendous resource to philanthropy, providing grantmakers with a vehicle for identifying trends, sharing new information and best practices, stimulating robust debate and strategy development and catalyzing new collaborations and joint funding projects. 

FCCP brings together grantmakers who are committed to enhancing democratic involvement in all dimensions of civic life, including elections, governance, media and civil society, with a particular emphasis on disenfranchised and disempowered communities. FCCP’s mission is to educate its membership and the larger philanthropic community about barriers to full participation, strategies for fostering democratic involvement, and the means by which effective strategies can be supported through grantmaking. 

FCCP was established in 1983 and is a recognized affinity group of the Council on Foundations. Currently, FCCP is made up of more than 60 institutional and individual funders who care deeply about civic participation and the future of our democracy.

 *Website Update*

Thank you for visiting FCCP online! We are pleased to announce the launch of a highly-compatible, user-friendly, upgraded website in summer/fall ’08. In the meantime, we continue to update this website, which is best viewed using Internet Explorer.

                -Tasha Amezcua, Program Assistant

 

 

 

 

 FCCP Events
Advancing the Practice: New Frontiers and Evidence of What Works to Engage Voters of Color and Low Income VotersUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
One of the biggest challenges to voter engagement, whether or not it's an election year, is building infrastructure, leadership, and capacity for organizations that are rooted in low income and diverse communities and working for positive civic change 365 days a year.
 
For more information or to register, please visit http://www.ncg.org/events/reg_free.php.
Location: SF State Downtown Campus
Date: 7/10/2008
FCCP Census and Redistricting National ConveningUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 9/15/2008
2008 Election DebriefUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Co-sponsored  by FCCP and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Location: Washington, DC
Date: 12/9/2008
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6/16/2008
The Right's New Attack on VotersUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
by: Jessica Pupovac, In These Times
Nine state legislatures are considering bills to require proof of citizenship for voter registration. Yet many citizens do not have passports or copies of their birth certificates.
6/13/2008
Common Cause and the Creation of the Office of Congressional EthicsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Common Cause’s three-year campaign to bring a workable ethics enforcement plan to the US House of Representatives culminated on March 11, 2008 when the House voted to establish the first-ever independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to monitor and help enforce its own ethics rules. The creation of this panel marks the first time that non-lawmakers will have the opportunity to investigate and report on possible misconduct by elected representatives in Congress.
 
Check out the attachment for the full story.
6/12/2008
Woman, 97, Battles Voter ID LawUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A 97-year-old Surprise woman who has voted in the past 19 presidential elections said she finds herself a casualty in the voter ID battle.
link to article
6/9/2008
Will states topple Electoral College?Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org Staff Writer
 
First it was the presidential primary calendar that state legislatures across the country upended to give their voters a greater say this year in choosing candidates. Now a few states are orchestrating an overhaul of the way voters select the U.S. president.
6/6/2008
The Vote Fraud BogeymanUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Evidence suggests that rampant voter fraud is a myth, and voter-ID laws may suppress votes rather than protect them.
link to full article
5/19/2008
Missouri Legislature Ends Session With Voter ID Amendment Still on AgendaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Missouri lawmakers ended their legislative session on Friday without completing action on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have enabled election officials to require proof of citizenship from people registering to vote.
The bill failed to go to the Senate floor for a vote in part because of pressure by the secretary of state and grass-roots groups, said a Republican lobbyist who worked for the measure.
link to NYTimes.com article
5/16/2008
Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of CitizenshipUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
"The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote."
link to NYTimes.com article
5/16/2008
Uncounted, a film by David EarnhardtUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Uncounted is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This controversial feature length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S. Noted computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and experienced election officials provide the irrefutable proof.
link to movie trailer
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