Joomla! site syndication http://www.mnparticipationproject.org Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.mnparticipationproject.org Joomla! site syndication http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/index.php/Homepage/be-counted-week.html Homepage - Homepage Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:27:02 +0100 http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/index.php/Blog/Countdown-to-the-Census-What-Nonprofits-Can-Do-To-Increase-Census-Participation-Webinar-Series.html 2010 Census forms are set to be mailed to homes in mid-March, and will impact community funding and political representation for a decade. Join us for this timely and important 1/2 hour staff training to discuss what exactly your nonprofit can do to help increase Census participation among your participants. We'll do a review of what's at stake for your community, define the barriers your participants may face, and identify strategies and messages you can take back to encourage full participation. RSVP now for one of our free repeat webinars listed below (http://www.mncn.org/event_policy.htm#censuswebinar): Tuesday, March 2 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Blog - Blog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:05:21 +0100 http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/index.php/Blog/Children-are-the-age-group-most-undercounted-in-the-Census.html Children, especially young children, are the most likely to be undercounted in the 2010 Census. Since federal and other funding is distrubuted by using Census data, this means fewer resources for families in those communities. Include a focus on counting children, especially those in hard-to-count tracts in your Census messages. Check out some resources available by the Frontera Asset Building Network on how to count children accurately. Why are young children missed so often in the Census? (https://email.goeframe.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103098738859%26s=267%26e=001DPko1XspKnof2g18S73Ig9Z01nN5uFmttehY1fap0TFzFiNeUnsXncjJL33RTsqulUbig_s8jNHMvvj-x3m7wvNwOGraJNG1cbzIUeXAEOa5ETeuWq66kq6EHXat8k9gKK2CHBLv8G6gKCpadF9sAryHITKsltB92dDrmW8QxGRnJJ2Z6aISA-RfO_DK9RUe4VzZYlxkYidY1Cu0Rnl8Gr1mKWci1w_KxsmJIB-USpmu9KCWNA5TnkVh4lmp1fYLRN7OikEWFXQHSBZlJibEow==) Talking points for accurately counting children in Census 2010 (https://email.goeframe.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103098738859%26s=267%26e=001DPko1XspKnpbSKVIA86FQ4BleUHD3QZ5Wmfk-mtyCF29dvMLNUnybydv-EDRhpdVYUQaRxjhzAOEbjbtw7WTuWHxtX6rs4GatT9vBgdJj0uFb0bVNt_-94s6dEHWv-ug75Ncc3O10GG5hhQBDNEIeC0tk8tGLiEBQ28mdmSshI9AVRPLPMfVkpy_jAdRD-dKERBX9JID2YIqiVR12BTgmiw6kg1gZT_W1zqqkkP-ScVJTOKQUYhVGHqGbz1jo2MHeWAjyXp2or3_3P82QmOUAiWsL5VMALrqu96r5hwxwvo=) Blog - Blog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37:39 +0100 http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/index.php/Blog/House-votes-to-move-Minnesota-primary-to-August.html The Minnesota House voted to change the primary date (http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/85388587.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUoaEaD_ec7PaP3iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr) to August 10th. The Senate unanimously passed this measure earlier and may vote to send the bill to Governor Pawlenty as early as next week. Pawlenty has expressed support for the moving of the primary date in order to comply with new federal law and to provide more time for military and overseas voters to get their ballots in on time. Blog - Blog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:57:05 +0100 http://www.mnparticipationproject.org/index.php/Blog/Website-will-track-live-returns-of-Census-forms.html Track live returns of the U.S. Census forms starting March 2010 by using the U.S. Census Take 10 Map. (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/) The interactive map allows you to explore your community's participation rates in the 2000 Census as well as track returns of the 2010 Census. Check to see how your community is responding and compare with other communities across the state and nation. Blog - Blog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:41:05 +0100