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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
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New York, NY 1003 8
Ph: (212) 248-2785
Fax: (212) 248-640 9
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