The data gathered from the 2010 Census will provide a comprehensive snapshot of thousands of local communities across the United States and will be used to determine the yearly distribution of over $400 billion dollars in federal funding.  Additionally, government agencies, the private sector and non-profit groups will assess trends and develop programs based on the Decennial Census numbers, and these same numbers will underlie the reapportionment of political representation, helping determine everything from Congressional and state legislative district boundaries to school board districts and voting precincts.

As a snapshot, however, the decennial census has historically undercounted marginalized populations, specifically people of color and low-income communities, as well as children, especially those under the age of 10.  And for the 2010 Census, the challenges of achieving a complete and accurate count are particularly daunting -- from an increase in hard to count populations, due to both migration trends as well as current economic conditions, to the current underfunding of 2010 Census preparation at the federal, state and local levels. 

Join us for the first in a series of co-sponsored calls focused on Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring a Fair and Accurate 2010 Census Count, with speaker Terri Ann Lowenthal, President-elect Barack Obama’s Census Transition Team member, Karen McGill Lawson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, and call moderator Darren Sandow from the Hagedorn Foundation, to hear the latest update on the state of the 2010 census, its implications and the opportunities that exist for funders and advocates to ensure a fair and accurate count.

A program of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), this program is co-sponsored by GCIR, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF), and the Women's Doner Network (WDN).

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