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FY 2018 Census Appropriations: Why Full Funding Matters
A leave behind for meetings with Congress on why full funding matters.
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Why We Need the American Community Survey
A leave behind for meetings with Congress on the importance of the American Community Survey (ACS).
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Deploying Casey’s REI Framework: Lessons from the Civic Sites
As a foundation committed to improving outcomes for all children, race equity has long been part of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s DNA. In 2013, staff members created a new race equity and inclusion (REI) framework, which has become a guiding beacon for all of its work. Deploying Casey’s REI Framework: Lessons from the Civic Sites documents the efforts of the Foundation to embed a race equity lens in its programmatic units in Baltimore and Atlanta. Civic site staff agreed to undergo trainings, conduct deep team discussions, study data, engage external partners, identify equity gaps...
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Program Design Tools
See examples from other PSOs on what they are using to guide this process.
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Organizational Policy and Guideline Review
Written policies and schedules for philanthropy-serving organizations to conduct a periodic review of board approved policies to make sure they are still current and relevant.
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Membership Criteria
Each regional association sets its own membership criteria. See what types of organizations are eligible for membership at other regional associations across the country.
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Member Recruitment Plans
A collection of regional association member recruitment plans.
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Communicating the Value of Membership
Many philanthropy-serving organizations create value of membership documents or value proposition statements to help showcase what organizations will get out of becoming a member of that PSOs. The techniques and tactics vary across the network.
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Supplier Diversity Policy
Some organizations are beginning to create policies that increase underrepresented groups providing goods or services to their organization. Sample vendor diversity policies are available from philanthropy-serving organizations.
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Year in Review & Annual Reports
See how other philanthropy-serving organizations communicate the wrap-up of a year's worth of activities.