In the first of three rounds of grantmaking to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County announced $30,300 in awards through six grants to area nonprofits.
Community leaders joined together on February 20 to celebrate the success of census engagement projects supported by the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund and to plan for action during census season.
Join us to celebrate the strength and diversity of our network at the 31st Annual Members’ Meeting & Reception!
As we heard at the Annual Members’ Meeting, the decennial census is a cornerstone of our democracy, determining Congressional districts and driving key decisions made by federal and local government, business, nonprofits, and philanthropy around the allocation of funding and where services are provided.
More than 500 philanthropic organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau not to rush the significant enumeration and data processing that remain unfinished.
The new report provides comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted Philly Counts field plan and will serve as a roadmap for 2030 Census operations.
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's Chester County Funders Group is convening to discuss 2020 Census.
The Chester County Funders Group welcomes all funders whose philanthropic giving impacts Chester County, to learn from one another and strengthen our work. NEW TOPIC ADDED: Chester County and COVID-19.
