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General Information about Civic
Participation in Refugee and Immigrant
Communities
• Mosaica Toolkit Increasing Refugee Civic
Participation: A Guide for Getting Started
Pursuing Democracy’s Promise: Newcomer
Civic Participation in America
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and
Refugees
Lessons About Civic Participation Among
Immigrants
Washington Area Partnership for
Immigrants/Community Foundation for the
National Capital Region (pdf)The Association for
Study and Development of Community
• Civic Inequalities: Immigrant Volunteerism and
Community Organizations in California, by
the Public Policy Institute of California
NEW New Voices at the Civic Table:
Summative Report for 2006
Alliance for Children & Families, Jan. 2007
http://www.alliance1.org/newvoices/
*This report presents the findings from a two-
year effort focused on building the capacity of
nonprofit human service organizations to
support civic engagement. It features a project
in Minneapolis called New Hmong Voices at the
Civic Table.
NEW The House We All Live In: A Report on
Immigrant Civic Integration
Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2003.
* This report provides an overview of immigrant
civic integration efforts nationwide and
provides recommendations for funders about
potential areas of support.
NEW Strengthening America: The Civic and
Political Integration of Muslim Americans. A
Report of the Task Force on Muslim American
Civic and Political Engagement.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
*This report calls for Muslims and non-Muslims
to work together to create full and equal
opportunities for Muslim Americans to
participate in American civic and political life.
The Task Force was convened in February
2006. It assembled a group of 32 distinguished
Muslim and non-Muslim leaders to examine the
Muslim American experience and provide a
roadmap for accelerating Muslim American
engagement.
NEW Nonprofit Service Organizations and
Civic Engagement: Addressing Challenges and
Moving Forward.
The Building Movement Project.
*This report highlights a meeting of practitioners
and funders that looks at how to move civic
engagement forward in nonprofit service
organizations and how to address some of the
challenges that arise. One of the case studies
featured in Hmong New Voices, a project of the
Alliance for Children and Families.
Leadership Development/Education for
Community Members
Gaining U.S. Citizenship and Learning to Be
Good Citizens
Northern Valley Sponsoring Committee
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for
Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and
Refugee Communities
The Hyams Foundation and Mosaica
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services and
the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in
the Global Economy: A Popular Education
Resource for Immigrant & Refugee Community
Organizers
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights
Integrating Civic Participation and Adult ESOL
New England Literacy Resource Center/World
Education
Questions: A Powerful Tool for Self-Advocacy
The Right Question Project
Participation in Refugee and Immigrant
Communities
• Mosaica Toolkit Increasing Refugee Civic
Participation: A Guide for Getting Started
Pursuing Democracy’s Promise: Newcomer
Civic Participation in America
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and
Refugees
Lessons About Civic Participation Among
Immigrants
Washington Area Partnership for
Immigrants/Community Foundation for the
National Capital Region (pdf)The Association for
Study and Development of Community
• Civic Inequalities: Immigrant Volunteerism and
Community Organizations in California, by
the Public Policy Institute of California
NEW New Voices at the Civic Table:
Summative Report for 2006
Alliance for Children & Families, Jan. 2007
http://www.alliance1.org/newvoices/
*This report presents the findings from a two-
year effort focused on building the capacity of
nonprofit human service organizations to
support civic engagement. It features a project
in Minneapolis called New Hmong Voices at the
Civic Table.
NEW The House We All Live In: A Report on
Immigrant Civic Integration
Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2003.
* This report provides an overview of immigrant
civic integration efforts nationwide and
provides recommendations for funders about
potential areas of support.
NEW Strengthening America: The Civic and
Political Integration of Muslim Americans. A
Report of the Task Force on Muslim American
Civic and Political Engagement.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
*This report calls for Muslims and non-Muslims
to work together to create full and equal
opportunities for Muslim Americans to
participate in American civic and political life.
The Task Force was convened in February
2006. It assembled a group of 32 distinguished
Muslim and non-Muslim leaders to examine the
Muslim American experience and provide a
roadmap for accelerating Muslim American
engagement.
NEW Nonprofit Service Organizations and
Civic Engagement: Addressing Challenges and
Moving Forward.
The Building Movement Project.
*This report highlights a meeting of practitioners
and funders that looks at how to move civic
engagement forward in nonprofit service
organizations and how to address some of the
challenges that arise. One of the case studies
featured in Hmong New Voices, a project of the
Alliance for Children and Families.
Leadership Development/Education for
Community Members
Gaining U.S. Citizenship and Learning to Be
Good Citizens
Northern Valley Sponsoring Committee
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for
Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and
Refugee Communities
The Hyams Foundation and Mosaica
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services and
the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in
the Global Economy: A Popular Education
Resource for Immigrant & Refugee Community
Organizers
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights
Integrating Civic Participation and Adult ESOL
New England Literacy Resource Center/World
Education
Questions: A Powerful Tool for Self-Advocacy
The Right Question Project
Community Dialogues and Community
Building
A Community Builder’s Tool Kit: 15 Tools for
Creating Healthy, Productive
Interracial/Multicultural Communities
The Institute for Democratic Renewal of
Claremont Graduate University and Project
Change (Available in Chinese, English, Korean,
Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese)
NEW. Standards of Excellence in Civic
Engagement: How Public Agencies Can Learn
from the Community, Use What They Learn
and Demonstrate that Public Knowledge
Matters.
The Harwood Institute
*This document is designed to help public
agency officials understand and use best
practices for community involvement and
participation in local government.
NEW Planning Public Forums: Questions to
Guide Local Officials
Institute for Local Government
*This document provides practical steps to help
local agencies build their capacity to use public
forums effectively. The Institute's website
includes additional materials on how public
officials can include immigrant communities in
their engagement efforts.
Advocacy and Community Organizing
How and Why to Influence Public Policy: An
Action Guide for Community Organizations
Center for Community Change
Communities Advocating for Change: A
Training Manual for Facilitators Working in
Grassroots Advocacy
CASA of Maryland
The Nonprofit Lobbying Guide
By Bob Smucker, Published by the Independent
Sector
NEW RECORDED WEBINAR "Lobbying Rules
for Public Charities" CLINIC Conference Call
Training for Refugee Service Providers.
(1) Listen to the audio
(2) Download the powerpoint | pdf
NEW Fighting Fire with Fire: Lessons from the
Loation Organizing Project's First Campaign
The Loation Organizing Project and the Asian
Pacific Environmental Network.
*This report examines LOP's first campaign
victory, and the lessons learned from this
refugee community's fight for a multi-lingual
warning system.
Call 1-510-834-8920 or email apen@apen4ej.
org to order a copy.
Voter Mobilization
NEW Get-Out-The-Vote Toolbox
The Minnesota Participation Project for
Nonpartisan Nonprofit Voter Mobilization
*The Minnesota Participation Project website
has many other resources and tools for Voter
Registration and Voter Education.
NEW Nonprofits, Voting and Elections
The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network
*This 15-page document is a guide to
permissable, nonpartisan voter participation
activities for 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations.
NEW Project VOTE! A Report on Lessons
Learned About Increasing Civic Engagement
in Southeast Asian Communities
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, Asian
American Justice Center, and Asian Pacific
American Legal Center of Southern California,
2006.
*This highlights lessons learned from the Voting
Orientation Training and Empowerment Project
(Project VOTE), which provided intensive
assistance to two Southeast Asian community
organizations to increase voter registration and
turnout.
Mobilize the Immigrant Vote: Toolkit for
Movement Building Electoral Organizing
The Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and
Action
New Citizens Vote: A Curriculum About Voting
and Civic Engagement
The Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and
Action
The Community Voting Project
Center for Community Change
Building
A Community Builder’s Tool Kit: 15 Tools for
Creating Healthy, Productive
Interracial/Multicultural Communities
The Institute for Democratic Renewal of
Claremont Graduate University and Project
Change (Available in Chinese, English, Korean,
Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese)
NEW. Standards of Excellence in Civic
Engagement: How Public Agencies Can Learn
from the Community, Use What They Learn
and Demonstrate that Public Knowledge
Matters.
The Harwood Institute
*This document is designed to help public
agency officials understand and use best
practices for community involvement and
participation in local government.
NEW Planning Public Forums: Questions to
Guide Local Officials
Institute for Local Government
*This document provides practical steps to help
local agencies build their capacity to use public
forums effectively. The Institute's website
includes additional materials on how public
officials can include immigrant communities in
their engagement efforts.
Advocacy and Community Organizing
How and Why to Influence Public Policy: An
Action Guide for Community Organizations
Center for Community Change
Communities Advocating for Change: A
Training Manual for Facilitators Working in
Grassroots Advocacy
CASA of Maryland
The Nonprofit Lobbying Guide
By Bob Smucker, Published by the Independent
Sector
NEW RECORDED WEBINAR "Lobbying Rules
for Public Charities" CLINIC Conference Call
Training for Refugee Service Providers.
(1) Listen to the audio
(2) Download the powerpoint | pdf
NEW Fighting Fire with Fire: Lessons from the
Loation Organizing Project's First Campaign
The Loation Organizing Project and the Asian
Pacific Environmental Network.
*This report examines LOP's first campaign
victory, and the lessons learned from this
refugee community's fight for a multi-lingual
warning system.
Call 1-510-834-8920 or email apen@apen4ej.
org to order a copy.
Voter Mobilization
NEW Get-Out-The-Vote Toolbox
The Minnesota Participation Project for
Nonpartisan Nonprofit Voter Mobilization
*The Minnesota Participation Project website
has many other resources and tools for Voter
Registration and Voter Education.
NEW Nonprofits, Voting and Elections
The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network
*This 15-page document is a guide to
permissable, nonpartisan voter participation
activities for 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations.
NEW Project VOTE! A Report on Lessons
Learned About Increasing Civic Engagement
in Southeast Asian Communities
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, Asian
American Justice Center, and Asian Pacific
American Legal Center of Southern California,
2006.
*This highlights lessons learned from the Voting
Orientation Training and Empowerment Project
(Project VOTE), which provided intensive
assistance to two Southeast Asian community
organizations to increase voter registration and
turnout.
Mobilize the Immigrant Vote: Toolkit for
Movement Building Electoral Organizing
The Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and
Action
New Citizens Vote: A Curriculum About Voting
and Civic Engagement
The Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and
Action
The Community Voting Project
Center for Community Change
NOTE: This webpage
was launched in
January 2007 and
continues to be updated.
Please check the
webpage often for new
information.
was launched in
January 2007 and
continues to be updated.
Please check the
webpage often for new
information.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
ADVOCACY
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ELDERS
CHILDREN
FEE WAIVERS
THE CITIZENSHIP TEST
NATURALIZATION WORKSHOPS
BIA ACCREDITATION
OTHER RESOURCES
LINKS
CIVIC
PARTICIPATION
REPORTS, GUIDES & ARTICLES
CONTACTS
C i t i z e n s h i p
Laura Burdick
CLINIC
Office Tel: 202-635-5820
Fax: 202-635-2649
C i v i c P a r t i c i p a t i o n
Hilary Binder-Aviles
Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit
Development and Pluralism
Office Tel: 202-887-0620 x 103
Fax: (202) 887-0812
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