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M I S S I O N

The Center for Social Inclusion

works to identify and support

policy strategies to transform

structural inequity and exclusioninto structural fairness and

inclusion.

We work with community groups

and national organizations to

develop policy ideas, foster

effective leadership, and develop

communications tools for an

opportunity-rich world in which

we all will thrive no matter our

race or ethnicity.

V I S I O N

Our vision is to translate Americas

changing demographics into a new

source of power and prosperity

for a society where all people can

participate in solutions that help

us all thrive.

M E T H O D O L O G Y

Policies at the federal, state and

local level created our race, gender

and class inequities and these

same inequities make some of ournations biggest problems seem

intractable. Policies can transform

these inequities into lasting

solutions to some of societys

most pressing problems, from the

economy to the environment.

The Center for Social Inclusion

identifies causes of racial inequity

at a systems level and works

with partners, through research

and strategic convenings, to find

solutions that promote equity and

fairness. We develop policy ideas

to transform structural racial

inequity, support grass roots

leaders and move public will to

promote strategies for structural

transformation through public

policy, sowing seeds of racial,

gender and class equity for all.

CSI catalyzes policy strategies:

Local ideas and innovation can lead

to national power and impact. By

connecting with local communities

and leaders on big problems at local

levels, we fnd ideas and supportthe strategic engagement of those

impacted by unfair structures.

CSI connects local leaders to

opportunities for state and

national policy development and

reform. CSI works as a bridge to

higher-level polic y change.

CSI convenes leaders and thinkers

to support alliance-building, strat-

egy development and idea genera-

tion so that a feld is growing that

begins to have collective impact.

CSI communicates with those

who want to make change and

those who need to know that

change needs to be made in order

to support an effective public

discourse on race and inclusion.

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P I L L A R S

ALL OF CSIS PROJECTS

ARE BUILT AROUND THREE

IMPORTANT TOOLS:

Ideas: We can build a vibrant

and just society, but we must

have policy ideas that transform

what is possible. CSI works with

our partners to understand the

structures and systems that

perpetuate the exclusion of

communities of color, and shed light

on the negative effects on us all.

With our partners, CSI develops

community-level solutions and

national policy proposals. At CSI

we believe both are essential togalvanize a movement to build an

inclusive nation.

Leadership: Effective policy

reform requires leadership.

CSI invests in community leaders,

because community organizers

and other grassroots advocates

can and should play a much larger

role in the policy debates that

shape all of our lives.

Communications: We cannot

create structural arrangements

that promise opportunity for

everyone without building public

support. But for too long, race

has been a polarizing issue in

America. CSI tests strategies for

creating more productive public

discussion on issues relating

to race.

P R O G R A M S

PROGRAMMATIC

FOCUS INCLUDES:

Energy Democracy: CSI is

building off its recent report,

Energy Democracy: Supporting

Community Scale Innovation by

lifting up stories of community

effort s for a renewable future and

advocating for policy solutions,

such as community-based Energy

Improvement Districts.

Transportation Equity: CSI is

working with grassroots groups

in Mississippi, Alabama and

Louisiana and through national

networks to generate policystrategies that will lead to

investment in innovative transit

options in communities of color.

Broadband Equity: CSI is working

with local, state and federal

leaders to develop strategies for

advancing innovative broadband

models like community-owned

and community-driven broadband

networks.

Food Equity: CSI is working

with food justice leaders and

grassroots groups to generate

policy strategies and solutions

that will create a more equitable

food system, from seed to

community.

E M P H A S I S

UNDERGIRDING & CUTTING

ACROSS ALL CSI PROGRAM

AREAS ARE:

Transparency & Accountability:

In 20 short years, people of color

will constitute the majority of

young Americans, and in 30 years

they will be the majority of all

Americans. For a thriving 21st cen-

tury economy and democracy we

must invest in this New Majority.

With this in mind, CSI works with

grassroots and national leaders to

catalyze policies and practices that

build transparency, accountability

and participation for all to see and

know how public dollars are beinginvested, understand the impacts

of these choices and drive good

decision making.

Talking About Race: For more

than a quarter century, right-wing

rhetoric has dominated debates

about how we create a fair and

prosperous society for everyone

undermining efforts to create

a more inclusive society, and

tearing apart the social safetynet in the process. CSI engages in

empirical testing of and trainings

on how to create constructive con-

versations about race and ethnicity.

Bringing Community Organizers

to the Policy Table: CSI s

Leadership Initiative includes

fellowships and trainings for

veteran organizers of color

to develop policy ideas and

strategies that address the needs

of marginalized communities to

dismantle structural racial inequity.

Center for Social Inclusion

150 Broadway, Suite 303

New York, NY 1003 8

Ph: (212) 248-2785

Fax: (212) 248-640 9

Centerforsocialinclusion.org

info@thecsi.org

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