May 2020 Survey Results: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 Census Funders & Grantees
The Census Bureau began mailing 2020 Census invitations to a majority of households in mid-March, right when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic and social distancing and shelter-in-place orders were implemented in states and communities across the country.
Presented by Census Counts Campaign & Funders Census Initiative
Note: these briefings are open to funders and field partners.
A timeline for grantmakers interested in supporting a fair and accurate 2020 Census.
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 3 PM ET
Recording
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates’ and experts’ consensus has moved toward states needing to vastly expand their vote by mail programs to ensure people are able to exercise their right to vote and do so safely.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 3 PM ET
Recording
As we are all aware, COVID-19 has laid asunder the thoughtful and effective plans our grantees had developed to engage voters and turn them out in what was expected to be record numbers in 2020.
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Presented by Census Counts Campaign’s States Count Action Network, State Voices, Leadership Conference Education Fund, Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup, Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation’s (FCCP) Funders Census Initiative
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 1 PM Eastern
Slides
Webinar Recording
This webinar featured state practitioners who shared how COVID-19 and the Census Bureau’s adjusted operational timeline are impacting 2020 Census outreach.
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Presented by FCCP & State Voices
Friday, March 20 at 3pm Eastern
Webinar Recording
Follow Up Q&A + Resources
Invitation:
Join practitioners and fellow funders for a conversation on how COVID-19 (‘Coronavirus’) is impacting 2020 civic engagement programs, organizations, and people, and discuss how to support shifts in program and operations.
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Recent research demonstrates that amidst 2018 voter registration data trends, a growing share of communities of color are participating in the face of systemic disparities.
Overview
The once-a-decade redistricting process that follows the 2020 Census will shape communities’ political representation for the decade ahead.
