April 2010 Announcements Archive

When: Tuesday, April 27, 12pm PST/3pm EST

Join the One Percent Foundation for a conversation about the connection between philanthropy and civic engagement.

• Is philanthropy an effective tool for giving voice to ideas and community concerns?
• What are the challenges and opportunities to this idea?
• What lessons can we learn from the best in community organizing?
• What do current next generation giving patterns tell us about what we value?

Featuring:read more >>

After more than a year of development, The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI), a non-partisan research institute affiliated with the George Washington University, has launched an exciting, fun-to-use tool. The tool allows people to pick a state, see what kind of donors are giving there now, and then make some choices about how to change that state's system. The graphs on the page redraw themselves as the user makes choices.

In state after state, the tool shows that with only a few simple changes, the power of the small donor can transform the system. read more >>

The Pew Center on the States released this report on the recent recession's effects on policy and politics in the 50 states.

Click here for more information and full report.

Project Vote has released a research memorandum on how to sustain voter participation for the 2010 election.

The 2008 election resulted in record turnout of young Americans and Americans of color.
Recent elections in Massachusetts, Virginia, and New Jersey did not result in similarly high
rates of participation by these two groups. What will turnout in the 2010 general election look
like compared to 2008? What strategies can organizations use to reduce the drop-off in voting
by young and minority Americans?read more >>