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What 2020 Rapid Response Looks Like: Responsive Planning + Innovative State Mobilization Strategies

Resources
- Elections
- Election Administration
October 1, 2020

Co-hosted by Democracy Fund Tuesday, September 22, 2020 While this year has called for unprecedented shifts in 2020 election approaches, efforts are underway to address uncertain outcomes and threats to election integrity.

Census Legacies Webinar: How Census Tables Can Help Build More Inclusive + Equitable Regions

- Census
September 17, 2020

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Sponsors: Center of Social Innovation at UCR, Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, Native Americans in Philanthropy, The California Endowment Speakers: Sky Allen, IE RISE Jocelyn Bissonnette, Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation Janeen Comenote, National Urban Indian Family Coalition Naomi Lett, United Way Association of South Carolina Margarita Luna, The California Endowment Karthick Ramakrishnan, Center for Social Innovation, UC Riverside Erik Stegman, Native Americans in Philanthropy Patricia A.

Civic Engagement Typology

Report
- Grantmaking
September 2, 2020

More than ever, robust civic engagement is critical to ensuring we live in a just and equitable society.

Member Resource Recording: Mid Summer State Analyses + Funding Gaps Discussion

Webinar
August 7, 2020

Presented by Both/And Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 3-4 PM ET Recording As 2020 rapidly evolves, Both/And has worked with organizing leaders in 12 states across the Midwest, Southwest, and Southeast to identify emerging priorities.

Member Resource Recording: Building Narrative Power in Money in Politics + Democracy Reform Amidst Disruption

Webinar
- Money in Politics
August 6, 2020

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 2 PM ET Recording + slides The current COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice uprisings in the wake of the 2020 national election are dramatically reshaping the landscape of our democracy and impacting our efforts to build the reform movement’s narrative power to engage the American public.

Key 2020 Census Milestones: Updated June 2020

Fact Sheet
- Census
June 18, 2020

A timeline for grantmakers interested in supporting a fair and accurate 2020 Census.

Member Resource Recording: Vote by Mail + Voters of Color: Research, Gaps, + Learning Opportunities

Webinar
- Voting Rights
- Racial Equity
May 28, 2020

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.

Member Resource Recording: Funding Election Protection + Wisconsin Lessons in Light of Changing Realities

Resources
May 27, 2020

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.

Member Resource Recording: COVID-19 and the Impact on 2020 Census Outreach: Shifting tactics to get out the count

Resources
- Census
May 20, 2020

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.

Member Resource Recording: COVID-19 and the Impact on Civic Engagement in 2020

Resources
March 25, 2020

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.