California Civic Participation Funders
Joining Forces to Increase Impact
How can foundations help build movements for opportunity and social change... and win? An innovative partnership of 10 foundations is working in four counties in California to increase civic participation in communities of color and among low-income populations. A case study on the effort explores what’s unique about this funder collaborative aimed at collective impact, what it’s accomplished so far, and where it’s going.read more >>
Civic engagement is a useful tool that can help any organization advance its mission. In this useful one-page fact sheet you’ll learn the three major factors in civic engagement success and see FCCP’s key recommendations for funding the civic engagement work of your grantees.
Supporting nonpartisan civic engagement work is both necessary- and legal! FCCP's indispensible and updated guide, A Funders Guide to Legal Issues, helps de-mystify the IRS rules for funding voter registration, education and ballot campaigns and answers grantmaker's most commonly asked questions.read more >>
Inside the report you’ll find:
• An overview of our funding strategy of providing long term, general support funding to a select group of grantees
• Strategies and outcomes that show how our funds helped support a group of organizations that are bringing justice and equity to low income and communities of color.
• Video profilesof 2 grantees – Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Communities for a Better Environment
• What worked, what didn’t and what we’d do differently read more >>
FCCP Sponsored Session at the Neighborhood Funders Group Conference, From Voter Engagement to Base-building to Policy Victories: The Role of Integrated Voter Engagement in Building Grassroots Power, Wednesday, October 1st, 2-4pm, Los Angeles, CA - Community organizing and non-partisan electoral organizing are often viewed as distinct strategies.read more >>
