Funders Census Initiative (FCI) Statement of Purpose
The Funders Census Initiative (FCI) is an ad hoc working group committed to stimulating interest in the 2010 Census among funders and their grantees. It strives to move both groups to support, contribute, and engage in efforts for a fair and accurate decennial count, with a focus on hard-to-count communities [map]. Through outreach, updates, resource development, and one-on-one consultations, FCI endeavors to become a philanthropic collaborative for present and future censuses. FCI One-PagerAn introduction to the 2010 Census [1] [2]
*** 2010 Census Hard-to-Count Interactive Map ***
NEW! Week 4 Analysis
An analysis of the first three weeks of census participationin the 2010 Census by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center
An analysis of the 1st and 2nd weeks of participation in the 2010 Census by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center
Read the Press Release Here
Use the Map: www.CensusHardToCountMaps.org
An analysis of the first three weeks of census participationin the 2010 Census by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center
An analysis of the 1st and 2nd weeks of participation in the 2010 Census by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center
Read the Press Release Here
Use the Map: www.CensusHardToCountMaps.org
How Funders Can Help Ensure a Fair and Accurate 2010 Census Count
- Encourage your grantees to get involved w/ this Letter to Grantees
- Get Involved! A Guide for Funders
- Guidelines for CBO Volunteers (from LCCR)
- Ford Foundation Guide on Census Messaging
Become a Census Partner! 2010 Census Partners are government, non-profit, corporate or community organizations that have formally pledged their commitment to share the 2010 Census message and mobilize their constituents in support of the Census Bureau's goal of achieving a complete count. Current 2010 Census National and Business Partners
Sign up for the Funders Census Initiative Listserv:
*** 2010 Local, State and Regional Funder Census Initiatives ***
- NEW! 2010 Census Funders NYC Initiative [Press Release]
- Mulnomah County, Oregon, Census Funding of Hard-to-Count Communities [Press Release]
- Long Island Census Initiative [Website and RFP]
- California Community Foundation: 2010 Census in Los Angeles County [Website & RFP]
- Massachusetts Census Equity Fund - [Concept Paper] [Website and RFP]
- Count me in! Illinois 2010 Census Initiative [Press Release] [RFP]
- California Immigrant Integration Initiative: More information coming soon
*** Public Interest Project's Census Community Outreach Fund [Fact Sheet]***
2000 Census Funder Support: A Video Case Study from the New York Foundation
- Video: Making the Census Count
How Nonprofits Can Help Ensure a Fair and Accurate 2010 Census Count
Funder Affinity Group Co-sponosered Call Series Philanthropy's Role in Ensuring a Fair and Accurate 2010 Census Count
Co-sponsored by: Funders' Committee for Civic Participation, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Neighborhood Funders Group's Working Group on Labor and Community, Women Donors Network
Recordings:
- Philanthropy's Roles in Ensuring a Fair and Accurate 2010 Census Count
- The 2010 Census Undercount, Pt. I: Immigrant Communities
- The 2010 Census Undercount, Pt. II: Challenges to Counting Low-Income Communities, Communities of Color and Children
- Census and Redistricting: Power by the Numbers
- NEW! Census and Redistricting Resources: Kimball Brace, Election Data Services PPT | Thomasina Williams, Ford Foundation PPT
