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04/21/2020
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A Message from the Funders Census Initiative

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04/01/2020
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Every New Yorker Deserves to Be Counted

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04/02/2019
NYS Census Equity Funders group sourced a video to advocate for every New Yorker in the upcoming 2020 Census.

New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity

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07/2018
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New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census

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07/02/2018
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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

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04/25/2017
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