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Moving Policy with Philanthropy

Funding Activism in the Immigrant Rights Movement

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Our Speakers

• Moderator: Geri Mannion, Director, U.S. Democracy Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York

• Panelists:

– Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change

– Cathy Cha, Program Director, Immigrant Rights and Integration, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

– George Eppsteiner, Staff Attorney, Southern Coalition for Social Justice

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Introduction: Philanthropy and Immigration Reform

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Deepak Bhargava

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Reflect on the Meaning of the Moment

• Lift up the crucial role of a social movement in achieving large scale change

• Capture lessons

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CCC Role in Immigrant Rights Movement

How we Got Involved and Recruited

• FIRM• State Capacity Building• Civic Engagement• Cultivation of

Grassroots Leaders• Marches• RI4A

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Foundation Partnership

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Moving Forward: What Is There to Be Done?

• Defend the victory

• Implementing executive action

• State and Local strategies

• National strategies for the long term

– Mia

– Building next window for CIR

• Civic Engagement

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Cathy Cha

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Building Movements Works

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Building Power

• Ideas plus power

• Increasing civic engagement

• California Civic Participation Funders

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TRUST Act Example

• Taking risk

• Sticking with it

• How you win and lose

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George Eppsteiner

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Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Community support for welcoming resolution

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Impact: North Carolina

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• Local government partnership

• Community meetings

• Grassroots approach

Durham City Council meeting full of grassroots advocates

Foundation Collaboration

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Immigration reform can result from a combination of advocacy and litigation

Post-successful vote on a welcoming resolution

Effective Support

• Commitment to coalition building and supporting a community lawyering model

• Fund litigation and advocacy

• Collaboration with community leaders

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Meeting with city councilperson led by directly impacted individuals

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