Endorsements, 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
Publication date:
09/2020
2020 Census Deadline Act Endorsement List
Public Policy Resources
Talking Points: Key Messages for FOTH Delegations
Publication date:
02/2020
Use this resource as talking points for your Hill meetings at FOTH. The document includes suggested topics and messages to deliver to your members of Congress to ensure that all delegations are speaking with one voice about the issues that impact the sector.
The Forum's FOTH 2020 Messages Two-Pager
Publication date:
02/2020
Send this two-pager in advance of a Hill meeting to preview the topics you wish to discuss or provide it at the end of the Hill meeting as part of your leave-behind packet.
2020 Census Invitation Letter
Publication date:
01/2020
This is the sample copy of the 2020 Census Invitation letter.
Urgent Case for a Full-Year Direct Appropriation for the 2020 Census
Publication date:
12/2019
Key points from Census Counts on a full-year direct appropriation for the 2020 Census in the next enacted legislative vehicle.
Congress Letter to Director Dillingham
Publication date:
12/2019
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) sent a letter to Steven Dillingham, the Director of the Census Bureau, requesting that the agency moves swiftly to ramp up census preparations.
Census Equity Fund Grants Awarded
Publication date:
11/2019
This list provides the contact information for recipients of the Census Equity Fund Grants up to September 2019.
Conference Closing Luncheon- Revolution, Evolution, Devolution: Moving the Energy to Action
Publication date:
09/2019
Ana Marie Argilagos, President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy facilitates the closing conversation for lucheon plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 17 with LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter, and Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights about the role of philanthropy in our democracy.
Census PSO Activities Tracker Q2 2019
Publication date:
08/2019
This spreadsheet provides the results of a Forum survey that asked PSOs to report their census activities and advocacy in preparation for the 2020 Census.
Census Fact Sheet - August Recess 2019
Publication date:
07/2019
Census fact sheet created for the August 2019 Recess features background information, legislation information, and talking points.
August Recess Guide 2019
Publication date:
07/2019
United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 August Recess Guide contains information for PSOs to make the most out of the August recess, including ideas for engaging members of Congress, meeting tips, talking points on key policy issues, and more.
Census Equity Fund Request for Proposals -3rd Round
Publication date:
07/2019
The national Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup shared the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Census Equity Fund. The Fund supports census preparation and outreach in regions with high proportions of historically undercounted populations and fewer philanthropic resources.
Census Federal Policy Update: July 2019
Publication date:
07/2019
FCI Consultant and census expert Terri Ann Lowenthal has prepared a memo, Census Federal Policy Update: July 2019, which covers the latest on federal appropriations for the Census Bureau and open Federal Register Notices on the Post Enumeration Survey and the Final LUCA Appeals Process
Forum's Letter to Representative Serrano on Census Appropriations Bill
Publication date:
06/2019
United Philanthropy Forum submitted a letter to Representative Serrano and the House Appropriations Committee to protect section 534 in the FY 2020 CJS Appropriations legislation (H.R. 3055). This provision would prohibit the addition of questions on the 2020 Census that were not part of the 2018 End-to-End Census Test.
Census FY 2020 Appropriations Update 6-17-19
Publication date:
06/2019
Prepared by The Leadership Conference, this fact sheet provides an update on the FY 2020 appropriations process for funding the 2020 Census.
Census PSO Activities Tracker Q1 2019
Publication date:
05/2019
This spreadsheet provides the results of a Forum survey that asked PSOs to report their census activities and advocacy in preparation for the 2020 Census.
Supreme Court Census Citizenship Question Oral Argument Transcript
Publication date:
05/2019
A transcript of the oral argument that was presented to the Supreme Court on April 23, 2019, regarding the decision of whether to allow a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
Philanthropy Amicus Brief on Census Citizenship Question
Publication date:
05/2019
30 foundations and philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs), including United Philanthropy Forum and eight Forum members, signed an amicus curiae brief that was submitted to the Supreme Court in support of removing the citizenship question from the 2020 Census.
Policy Issue: Census
Publication date:
05/2019
United Philanthropy Forum is engaging our network to ensure a fair and accurate census count in 2020. See the Forum's position and resources on this issue.
PSO Census Resources
Publication date:
05/2019
A collection of philanthropy serving organizations' resources on the 2020 Census.