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A briefing series on census messaging results organized by the Funders Census Initiative in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
A briefing series on census messaging results organized by the Funders Census Initiative in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
This infographic covers reviews the populations the Census typically undercounts in California, why there is a state undercount, and how that undercount can be reduced in 2020.
This infographic explains why the 2020 Census is particularly important to California and offers recomendations for funders.
Join GCIR for a discussion with researchers, funders, and census mobilizers to debrief the results of philanthropic investments during the 2020 census cycle and to explore steps that can be taken to preserve the infrastructure developed and knowledge gained in 2020 for the lead up to the 2030 census.
Our quarterly California Census 2020 Statewide Funders’ Initiative meeting materials and resources.
This infographic explains why the 2020 Census is important, why it's difficult to do accurately, and gives funding recommendations.
The U.S. Census Bureau invites all 2020 Census partners, influencers, community leaders and trusted voices to join us for a Digital Weekend of Action this weekend, May 1-3.
March 18, 2020
2020 Census field operations will be suspended for two weeks until April 1, 2020.
Beginning today, in support of guidance on what we can all do to help slow the spread of coronavirus, 2020 Census field operations will be suspended for two weeks until April 1, 2020. The Census Bureau is taking this step to help protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees, and everyone going through the hiring process for temporary census taker positions.
The Census Bureau has proposed the addition of a Citizenship Status Question to the 2020 Census and indicated that data will be included in the transfer of census counts to states for the purposes of redistricting. During this webinar funders will learn how census data is used in congressional, state and local redistricting, and the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court case Evenwel v. Abbott; how efforts to draw out non-citizens or non-voters undermines one person, one vote, and the foundation of our democracy; and what needs to be done to ensure communities are represented.
Census Counts issued a letter to Congress, signed by 144 national, state, and local groups outlining recommendations to closely examine the Census Bureau’s adjusted operational timeline are impacting 2020 Census outreach.
Census 2020 California Statewide Funders’ Initiative: Adaptive Strategies to Get out the Count: How California Census Grantees are Pivoting During the COVID-19 Pandemic