Cosponsored by Marguerite Casey Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and The Seattle Foundation.

In the United States, an estimated 8.2 million immigrants are currently eligible for citizenship. Washington State is home to 140,000 citizenship-eligible immigrants, the tenth highest concentration and some of the most diverse in the United States. In the Seattle metropolitan area (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue), approximately 88,000 immigrants are eligible to become U.S. citizens.*
 
Citizenship brings significant social, economic, and civic benefits not only for immigrants and their families, but also for local communities, individual states, and the country as a whole. In order to help large numbers of immigrants become U.S. citizens, national, state, and local funders are working together to build a stronger immigrant integration infrastructure that expands access to immigration legal services, citizenship application assistance, and English language instruction. 
 
Join your grantmaking colleagues to learn more about innovative programs that help immigrants overcome barriers to citizenship and successfully navigate the complex application process. Hear about a new national citizenship initiative and how your foundation can leverage national dollars to expand services in Washington State. Explore citizenship funding opportunities that advance your foundation’s interests and goals.
 
Registration:
 
To register, please visit GCIR's registration page by Tuesday, May 8!
 
If you have questions about this event, please contact Camellia Rodríguez-SackByrne at GCIR.
 
*Rob Paral and Associates. Benchmarks of Immigrant Civic Engagement. Prepared for Carnegie. Corporation of New York. New York, NY: July 2010. Data are estimates based on USCIS statewide data apportioned to local levels using the American Community Survey.

Cosponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York Community Trust, Open Society Foundations, and Philanthropy New York.

In the United States, an estimated 8.2 million immigrants are currently eligible for citizenship. After California (2.5 million), New York is home to the second largest naturalization-eligible population in the United States (950,000).* Immigrants eligible for citizenship represent diverse communities, from Filipino immigrants to Ethiopian refugees.
 
Citizenship brings significant social, economic, and civic benefits not only for immigrants and their families, but also for local communities, individual states, and the country as a whole. In order to help large numbers of immigrants become U.S. citizens, national, state, and local funders are working together to build a stronger immigrant integration infrastructure that expands access to immigration legal services, citizenship application assistance, and English language instruction.
 
Join your grantmaking colleagues over lunch to learn about how citizenship advances larger philanthropic goals such as economic mobility and access to education; hear about a new national citizenship initiative; and see how an interactive on-line tool helps individuals understand their eligibility for naturalization.
 
Registration:
 
To register, please visit Philanthropy New York’s registration page by Monday, May 7!
 
If you have questions about this event, please contact Kaying Hang at GCIR.
 
*Rob Paral and Associates. Benchmarks of Immigrant Civic Engagement. Prepared for Carnegie. Corporation of New York. New York, NY: July 2010. Data are estimates based on USCIS statewide data apportioned to local levels using the American Community Survey.

Cosponsored by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR).

As the fastest growing racial group in the United States, Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) now make up 6% of the country’s total population. This diverse community represents a broad range of ethnic groups, languages and religions, and spans the socio-economic spectrum more than any other immigrant population. Politically, many in the AAPI community often feel alienated from the process. How can grantmakers help overcome this challenge and increase AAPI civic participation? How do Asian American and Pacific Islanders defy assumptions about their political behavior? What efforts are in place both at the national and local level to increase their political participation and influence? Please join us for a provocative non-partisan discussion on these questions and more!
 
Moderator: Cathy Cha, Senior Program Officer, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund [bio]
 
Speakers:

• Terry Ao Minnis, Director of Census and Voting Programs, Asian American Justice Center [bio]
• Roger Kim, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Environmental Network [bio]
• S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside [bio]

Please note that the subject matter of funder-only calls is strictly limited to discussion of nonpartisan civic participation work as set forth in the agenda.

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Cosponsored by: Associated Grant Makers, The Boston Foundation, The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, The Fish Family Foundation, The Hyams Foundation, Inc., and Open Society Foundations.

Massachusetts is home to the seventh largest naturalization-eligible population in the United States (180,000).1  Immigrants eligible for citizenship represent diverse communities, from Dominican immigrants to Cambodian refugees.
 
Citizenship brings significant social, economic, and civic benefits not only for immigrants and their families, but also for local communities, individual states, and the country as a whole. In order to help large numbers of immigrants become U.S. citizens, national, state, and local funders are working together to build a stronger immigrant integration infrastructure that expands access to immigration legal services, citizenship application assistance, and English language instruction.
 
Join your grantmaking colleagues to learn about how citizenship advances larger philanthropic goals such as economic mobility and access to education; hear about a new national citizenship initiative; and continue the conversation over wine and hors d’oeuvres.

1Rob Paral and Associates. Benchmarks of Immigrant Civic Engagement. Prepared for Carnegie Corporation of New York. New York, NY: July 2010.

Registration:

To register for this briefing, please click here.
 
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Kaying Hang at GCIR or Jennifer Lammers at Associated Grant Makers.

In the United States, an estimated 8.2 million immigrants are currently eligible for citizenship. More than half live in California (2.5 million), New York (950,000), and Texas (900,000). And in over a dozen other states—including Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Arizona, Washington, and North Carolina—there are at least 100,000 naturalization-eligible persons.

Naturalization brings significant social, economic, and civic benefits not only to newcomers and their families but also to local communities, individual states, and the country as a whole. However, in order to help large numbers of immigrants become U.S. citizens, national, state, and local funders must work together to build a stronger immigrant integration infrastructure that expands access to immigration legal services, citizenship application assistance, and English language instruction.

Grantmaking colleagues from around the country joined GCIR’s first webinar of 2012 to learn about GCIR’s national citizenship initiative as well as:

• Never-before-released federal data (from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service) on naturalization-eligible immigrants by county and metropolitan area in the United States.

• The economic impact of citizenship, using preliminary methods to gauge potential gains in immigrant income.

• Opportunities to partner with funding colleagues and leverage philanthropic investments.

• New technology to help promote citizenship, including a demonstration of CitizenshipWorks, which provides online tools and resources for applicants and the nonprofit providers that assist them.

Speakers

• Manuel Pastor, Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California.
• Leslie Dorosin, Chief Financial Officer and Immigrant Program Director, Grove Foundation, Geri Mannion, Program Director, U.S. Democracy and Special Opportunities Fund, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Manuel Santamaria, Grantmaking Director, Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
• Matthew Burnett, Director, Immigration Advocates Network (IAN is a co-creator of CitizenshipWorks, with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Pro Bono Net).

For more information about this program, please contact GCIR’s Director of Special Projects, Felecia Bartow.

Co-Sponsored by: Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), and the Women Donors Network (WDN).

Immigrants and refugees working with native-born Americans play a vital role in building secure, vibrant and cohesive communities. The power of immigrants and refugees is growing, and communities are proactively organizing a political voice that demands to be heard. Though first- and second-generation Americans make up 54% of newly registered voters, immigrant voters continue to face barriers to full participation in the democratic process and are the targets of new state immigration reform laws that would hinder their ability to contribute to and participate in their communities.

With the 2012 elections just a year away, what can we learn from past strategies for mobilizing immigrant communities and their allies, and how will immigrant communities become engaged in shaping policy decisions on the local and national level? Join us for a webinar and discussion on the future of immigrant civic engagement and learn how statewide immigrant organizing campaigns are encouraging leadership development, engaging non-eligible voters, and working across multiple issues to make a difference in 2012 and beyond.
 
Moderator:

• Geri Mannion, Director, U.S. Democracy Program and of the Special Opportunties Fund, Carnegie Corporation of New York [bio]

Presenters:

• Aparna Shah, Executive Director, Mobilize the Immigrant Vote [bio]
• Stephen Fotopulos, Executive Director, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition [bio]
• Kimberley Propeack, Political Action and Communications Director, CASA de Maryland

This will be a timely and engaging event. We hope you can join us!
 
Registration:
 
To register for this webinar here by Monday, November 7th.
 
Please note that the subject matter of these funder-only calls is strictly limited to discussion of nonpartisan civic participation work as set forth in the agenda.

Join Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, Neighborhood Funders Group, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Environmental Grantmakers Association and Women Donors Network for a thought-provoking series of teleconferences/webinars geared to help you prepare your 2012 election-related funding strategies. Come learn about the political landscape, pivotal issues, and strategies and collaborations designed to inspire broad civic participation in the next election!

• Statewide Immigrant Mobilization Strategies for 2012
  NEW DATE: Monday, November 7, 2011 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm ET
• Supporting Community Organizations, Coalitions and State Tables in 2012*
  Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET [12:00pm – 1:00pm PT]
• Environmental Voters and Issues in 2012*
  NEW DATE: Monday, January 9, 2012 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm ET [12:00pm - 1:00pm PT]

*Title and time are subject to change.
 
For more information about this webinar series, please contact Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation’s Program Associate, Jordan Thierry.
 
Registration
To RSVP to any of these webinars and learn more about funders’ role in supporting civic engagement in the 2012 elections, please visit the event registration page.
 
Please note that the subject matter of these funder-only webinars is strictly limited to discussion of nonpartisan civic participation work as set forth in the agenda.

Sponsored by the California Community Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Southern California Grantmakers, the Knight Foundation, The California Endowment, the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees.

This briefing will look at why citizenship is important and how local funders can get involved and leverage the national investments being made around citizenship.

For more information on the campaign, contact Virginia Mosqueda.

Registration

To RSVP, please contact Becky Gross.

Additional details, including parking instructions, will be provided in a confirmation email.