Public Policy

13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:30am
America’s significant demographic shifts – increased racial and ethnic diversity, a larger aging population, and an altered urban racial composition – present an opportunity to close longstanding representation and electoral gaps in our democracy...
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Issue-Based
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All Funders
Funding Area 
Civic Engagement
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22 Oct 2018

The Making of a Dream: DACA Then and Now - Postponed until January 2019

Monday, October 22, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
It has been nearly 20 years since the DREAMer movement began with individual young people who risked everything to come out of hiding and declare their undocumented status. They gave a new voice and urgency to the immigrant rights movement, forcing...
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Issue-Based
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All Funders
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Funding Area 
Immigration
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17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
While there has been much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including consensus among local policymakers to close Rikers Island and cut the number of people involved in the system by half...
15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The 2020 Census Funders Group is an ad hoc group of regional philanthropic leaders working in partnership with national and local nonprofit, government and business leaders – as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance and...
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Issue-Based
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Roundtable Discussion
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All Funders
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Public Policy
Funding Area 
Census 2020
Public Policy
10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
8:30am to 1:30pm
Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories are Transforming Communities aims to highlight fresh thinking from artists and activists who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for...
20 Sep 2018

Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 20, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Don’t miss GCIR’s first post-summer Monthly Immigration Policy Call , during which we will take stock of key immigration-related developments and explore questions that funders should be considering right now and in the year ahead.
16 Aug 2018

What’s Next for the Families Separated by U.S. Policy—and How Are Those Policies Evolving? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Between April and June of this year, the U.S. government forcibly separated more than 2,300 children from their parents as they crossed the U.S. border in search of refuge and protection.

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