2030 Census Our 2030 Census initiative includes a comprehensive plan to build and sustain census efforts leading into the 2030 Census, which will guide our work over the next several years. The plan includes four components: infrastructure, public official engagement, continuing education, and the Get Out the Count campaign that we will launch closer to 2030. American Community Survey (ACS) Our ACS initiative promotes the importance of ACS data by encouraging member organizations to raise awareness of the ACS in their communities year-round and educating them on how to effectively use this data to inform their work, drive decision-making, and better serve their communities. Civic engagement is the foundation for building healthy, just, and equitable communities. Our communities and our democracy become more equitable and just when people get involved and share in power. Civic engagement is a vital tactic for power building that leads to long-term systemic change for BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+, low wealth, immigrant, and other communities. NC Counts Coalition supports our member organizations in power building by providing nonpartisan civic engagement education and resources to: educate the communities we serve on the democratic process, and the intersection of issues they care about (such as education and healthcare) with the democratic process, and; engage and empower our communities to take action and be seen and heard in our democracy. Civic Engagement Redistricting Our Redistricting Initiative serves as a hub for bringing organizations together to align efforts, collaborate, share updates, and exchange best practices. It provides resources to support community outreach and ensure informed and equitable redistricting processes. Ranked Choice Voting NC Counts Coalition has launched an initiative to explore electoral reform through proportional representation in North Carolina. NC Counts Coalition amplifies the importance and impact of accurate, fair and complete census data 365 days a year. We are committed to informing Coalition members on every stage in the release of census data and advocating for policy to ensure inclusive, fair and accurate census operations. The census presents an opportunity to educate and engage BIPOC communities on the critical efforts to build a more just and inclusive democracy, because the census impacts who and how individuals are represented at each level of government. NC Counts facilitates a year-round program that informs coalition members on every stage in the release of data, training on use of census data to build programs and fundraising capacities, and advocates for policy to ensure that census operations are inclusive, fair and accurate. Census
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