Let’s try something new! We got a lot of feedback on December’s Three Things About… newsletter, which featured articles on how people get their news, who they trust, and how to successfully communicate across the political aisle. We’d like to get together to hear your thoughts on the articles and how your foundation has attempted…
Kick of 2026 with a policy preview webinar! We may not be able to predict everything that will happen in these crazy times, but our experts can help you understand what programs and policies are most at risk. They’ll also highlight opportunities to support working families and talk about ways we are making progress. This…
Thursday, December 11 * 11:30 am eastern Head Start is a program that feels like a constant, a reliable source of support for working families that everyone knows and supports. And yet, like much of our safety net, Head Start has seen cuts, challenges, and closures. Katie Hamm will walk us through what has happened…
August’s Three Things About… email featured an article from the Urban Institute on cuts to SNAP and their broader impact on hunger in America. Elaine Waxman will join us to explain what these changes are and what funders can do in their communities. Spoiler… she has a ton of actionable ideas in both advocacy and…
July’s Three Things About… email featured an article from the Center on American Progress (CAP) on how the budget bill guts supports for children. President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4. So, now what? Well, policy experts from CAP will be with us to answer any of your questions about the bill…
Thursday, February 27 * 12:00-1:00 pm eastern Leveraging the tax code is a powerful public policy strategy to provide families with economic security and wealth-building opportunities – exemplified by the impacts of recent efforts to expand the federal Child Tax Credit and modernize the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. In 2025, tax policy decisions may…
With contributions from Erin Dougherty Lynch. Tell us what Haaland v. Brackeen was about. What was the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision? Earlier this summer, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, in which it affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Congress passed ICWA in 1978…
With contributions from Emily Martin. Tell us what 303 Creative v. Elenis was about. 303 Creative is a lawsuit manufactured by the extremist Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to undermine the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). The Southern Poverty Law Center has categorized ADF as a hate group. Like many state and local anti-discrimination laws, CADA protects…
With contributions from Emily Martin. Tell us what SFFA v. Harvard/UNC was about. Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) alleging that their consideration of race in admissions decisions violates Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (which prohibits federally funded programs and activities, including universities,…
With contributions from Kirti Datla. Tell us what Sackett v. EPA was about. The Sackett case is, at bottom, a case about the scope of the Clean Water Act, and specifically the extent to which it protects wetlands. of the Act’s programs apply to what the Act calls “navigable waters.” The Act, somewhat unhelpfully, defines…