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April Public Policy Roundup

Publication date: 
04/19/2018

Last month, Philanthropy California, an alliance of Southern California, Northern California and San Diego Grantmakers, ventured to Washington, D.C. for two days of insightful meetings with policymakers as a part of the United Philanthropy Forum’s Foundations on the Hill (FOTH). Our visits were well-timed with Congressional deliberation over a spending measure that would fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year. Southern California Grantmakers brought a delegation to discuss our perspectives on the 2020 Census, the Johnson Amendment and other issues of concern to our members, including the unresolved future of Dreamers. Highlights of our visit include:

Voter Engagement Toolkit

Publication date: 
04/17/2018

Nonprofit Vote has put together a set of practical tools for foundations looking to support nonpartisan voter engagement activities in their programs or grantmaking. Together, the Voter Engagement Toolkit for Community Foundations and the Voter Engagement Toolkit for Private Foundations, are comprehensive resources to help any foundation engage their grantees, donors and communities in new ways to help elevate our democracy and the voices of the people they serve.

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Public Policy & Advocacy
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PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTCivic / Voter Engagement

A Roadmap for 2020 Census: Securing a Fair and Accurate Count of Latinos in California

Publication date: 
04/16/2018

Latino Community Foundation and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund joined forces to produce this roadmap to secure a fair and accurate count in the midst of unprecedented challenges. Specifically, the brief sets forth the importance of the 2020 Census for California, examines the Census Bureau’s preparation for this count and the role of Congress, and outlines key lessons from the 2000 and 2010 Censuses.

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POPULATIONS & COMMUNITIESPUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Special Initiatives 
2020 CensusPhilanthropy California
Geographic Location 
CaliforniaSouthern California

View From the North: Northern California Counties Attempt to Raise Revenue for Childcare

Publication date: 
04/11/2018

During the June 2018 election, residents in a few Northern California counties will consider ballot measures that intend to create childcare program subsidies for low- and middle-income families. Advocates of the ballot measures hope that these subsidies can alleviate families of the high cost of childcare, help parents get back to work after the birth of a child, and better prepare children for preschool.

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PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTPublic Policy
Geographic Location 
California

Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidance to K-12 Schools on Privacy and Equal Rights of All Students

Publication date: 
03/30/2018

Guide outlines options available to administrators when responding to requests for personal information on undocumented students by law enforcement

March Public Policy Round Up

Publication date: 
03/15/2018

Good morning from Washington, DC! Our Public Policy Roundup is coming from Capitol Hill, where as Philanthropy California, an alliance of Northern California, Southern California and San Diego Grantmakers, we spent two days meeting with more than thirty members of Congress on a variety of issues. We urged Congressional members to reject efforts to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which has long preserved the nonpartisan role of foundations and nonprofits in civil society. We also educated lawmakers on the importance of the 2020 Census and of fully funding Census preparation efforts for a full, fair and accurate count. We will have more updates on our Hill visits when we return from Washington.

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PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTAdvocacyPublic Policy

Presentation: Social Determinants of Health

Publication date: 
03/06/2018

Attached are materials from Los Angeles County's Equity Listening Session including the five dimensions of social determinants of health and several policy focus areas for the County.

Five dimensions of social determinants of health include:

  • Economic Stability
  • Education
  • Health and Healthcare
  • Neighborhood and Built Environment
  • Social and Community Context
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Public Policy & Advocacy

Highlights of the Federal Spending Agreement

Publication date: 
02/21/2018

Last week, Congress reached an agreement on a federal spending plan that would lift spending caps on defense and non-defense spending, put off a raising of the debt ceiling to March 2019 (after this year’s November elections), put the annual deficit over $1.2 trillion and push the nation’s debt over $20 trillion. The following chart summarizes some of the major spending provisions in the agreement.
 

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Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
SCG Policy Update
Topic(s) 
Public Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTAdvocacyPublic Policy
Types of Support 
Public Policy/Advocacy

February Public Policy Roundup

Publication date: 
02/15/2018

This month’s Public Policy Roundup highlights three bills moving through the State Legislature: one that seeks to address the effects of capping the state and local tax deduction for federal taxes; one dealing with homelessness; and one expanding pay-for-success in an effort to reduce recidivism. As uncertainty looms over the future of immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program at the federal level, we summarize the California Budget and Policy Center’s analysis of the economic impact tied to DACA recipients, also known as Dreamers. We also take a look a recent report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office recommending to modify food and income benefits for some of California’s more vulnerable, and we examine the California Poverty Measure, which correlates the high costs of housing with higher poverty levels.

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PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTAdvocacyPublic Policy

Landscape Analysis of Recruitment of Resource Families for Children Ages 0-5 in Los Angeles County

Publication date: 
02/07/2018

As has been documented by the County, external stakeholders and others, there is a crisis in the foster care system in Los Angeles County. There are simply not enough suitable placements - generally called foster homes - for children who are temporarily removed from their birth-parents for their safety. 

Opposition to the Department of Justice’s Request to Add Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census

Publication date: 
01/26/2018

In the last two weeks, SCG has taken action to support an accurate and fair count in the 2020 Census.

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Publications
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Public Policy & Advocacy
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PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTAdvocacyPublic Policy
Special Initiatives 
2020 CensusPhilanthropy California
Types of Support 
Public Policy/Advocacy
Geographic Location 
National

Santa Barbara County’s Participation in the U.S. Census Bureau’s “Local Update of Census Addresses” Program

Publication date: 
01/26/2018

In the last two weeks, SCG has taken action to support an accurate and fair count in the 2020 Census.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Publications
Topic(s) 
Public Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTAdvocacyPublic Policy
Special Initiatives 
2020 CensusPhilanthropy California
Types of Support 
Public Policy/Advocacy
Geographic Location 
Southern California

December Public Policy Roundup

Publication date: 
12/13/2017

SCG’s Public Policy staff remains actively engaged with our statewide and national partners on tax reform legislation, particularly the efforts to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which has long safeguarded nonprofits from the partisan demands of politicians and donors.

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Public Policy & Advocacy

Counting All Californians in the 2020 Census

Publication date: 
12/11/2017

Independent researcher and demographer Dr. William P. O’Hare published a report on the changing demographics of California and their impact on the 2020 Census. The report focuses on the fastest growing groups in the state as well as the largest nine counties. Dr. O’Hare notes that persons in the aforementioned categories include hard-to-count (HTC) communities that are likely to be missed in the Census. Despite the state’s efforts and resources in place to make sure there is a complete count in California, the underfunding of the 2020 Census increases the risks of higher undercounts.

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Type of resource 
Publications
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Public Policy & Advocacy
Special Initiatives 
2020 Census
Geographic Location 
California

Strategies for Supporting AAPI, Black, and LGBTQ Immigrants

Publication date: 
12/05/2017

On November 28, 2017, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) hosted a webinar, “United for All Dreamers: Strategies for Supporting AAPI, Black and LGBTQ immigrants”. The presentation focused on how funders can support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients after the White House announced the DACA program phase-out and the removal of TPS designation for certain countries. The presentation speakers were:

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Publications
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Public Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTLGBTQ+Immigrants / RefugeesEQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

November Public Policy Roundup

Publication date: 
11/16/2017

This month's roundup features the National Arts Index, a research and policy initiative that encourages policy makers and the arts community to engage in critical dialogue about the status of the arts in the United States.

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Publications
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Public Policy & Advocacy

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