#EveryNewYorker
Campaign for April 1st


Dear Colleagues:

Census Day is just 12 months away and we are asking for your help in spreading the word.

The NYS Census Equity Fund, with production support from Kareem Alstom at the New York Foundation, produced the video included in this newsletter. Now we need your help to make it go viral.

Please consider joining the Census Day of Action on Monday, April 1st, and help spread the #EveryNewYorker campaign with your foundation board, your nonprofit partners, your Twitter and Facebook feeds, and through your other social channels you use to share good news about your work.

The NY Community Trust's communications team put together some highlights, and some sample Twitter posts for you to use, but feel free to make it your own. Remember to use #EveryNewYorker and link to the NYSCEF landing page.

We appreciate your help and support in making sure every New Yorker is counted in 2020.

We can't wait to see all your posts starting on Monday!













To keep grantmakers up to date about the latest events, news, and resources for Census 2020, this bi-weekly newsletter is curated for you with support from the New York State Census Equity Fund.

The NYS Foundation community rallied and sent in over 70 videos to make the video you see above - click on it, watch it, and get prepared to forward it starting on Monday!

Our goal for sharing this video is two-fold:

  • Join the national effort to create awareness around the 2020 Census

  • Spread the word about the New York State Census Equity Fund and the important work the Fund is doing
 
Towards this end, we’ve put together sample posts for sharing the video. Of course feel free to write your own post, but if you do, please consider including 2 things unique to our group: the hashtag #EveryNewYorker and the link to our landing page: https://buff.ly/2Okdgy5 .
 
This will allow our team to track how viral our efforts go with our network's social media sharing, and encourage people to learn more about the fund!

To plug into the other major efforts, you may also want to use the following hashtags: #2020Census, #CountMeIn, #NYCounts2020.
 
Wishing you an early Happy Census Day of Action!
 
SAMPLE POST 1:
We’re 1 year out from Census Day! org name - 22 char max believes #EveryNewYorker deserves to be counted! DO YOU? Share your selfie/share your voice and together let’s ensure an accurate count for New York. To learn more about #2020Census & how to help: https://buff.ly/2Okdgy5
 
SAMPLE POST 2:
The Census count is VITAL to New York’s future (think hospitals, roads, schools & seats in congress!) Join the cause for #2020Census and let’s make sure #EveryNewYorker is counted! See what the NYS Census Equity Fund is doing & how you can help: https://buff.ly/2Okdgy5
Latest New York Census News
News from the Bureau
Do People with Disabilities Earn Equal Pay?

Read more here from the US Census Bureau

Census Hiring is in Full Swing - Census is in need of workers outside of New York City

CUNY's HARD TO COUNT MAPS KEEP GETTING BETTER:
More Tools for Better Get Out the Count Campaigns
The Hard to Count maps now will include:

  1. Type of Enumeration Areas
  2. Area Census Office Boundaries


If you have any questions, contact the Mapping Service at CUNY Graduate Center for more information.

FOUNDATION RESOURCES
UPDATED: Key 2020 Census Milestones 
Funders Census Initiative (FCI) has released the updated version of the  Key 2020 Census Milestones , which reflects the Census Bureau's latest planning and timeline as reflected in Operational Plan 4.0. This document should be reviewed in conjunction with this recently updated document for funders:


Find out Why Your Foundation Should Become a 2020 Census Official Partner by clicking here .
GRANTEE RESROURCES
For grantees looking to engage in census-related activities, refer them to   NY Counts 2020.   NY Counts 2020 is a coalition of nearly 100 diverse nonprofits/groups from across New York State developing a state-strategy focused on advocacy efforts, and providing information, resources and technical assistance as it relates to 'get out the count' measures to community-based organizations. 

This email was generated by Engage New York in support of the NYS Census Equity Fund; a pooled fund focused on supporting and mobilizing get out the count efforts to ensure every New Yorker is counted in Census 2020.