Programs

  • Civil Rights Engagement and Advocacy

    GROWTH & BASE-BUILDING: - WE HIRED 3 FULL TIME STAFF AND 9 PART TIME STAFF - WE RECEIVED 52 SUBMISSIONS FROM SOUTH ASIAN STUDENTS FROM 19 AMERICAN STATES AND 9 INDIAN STATES FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL CIVIL RIGHTS ESSAY AND ART CONTEST - 431 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS IN WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, AND THE BAY AREA - 19 ORGANIZATIONS CO-SPONSORED OUR FIRST-EVER MULTI-FAITH DEEPAVALI CELEBRATION ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON, DC - WE WERE INVITED TO DIWALI CELEBRATIONS HOSTED BY THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS & TESTIMONY: - LED 7 BRIEFINGS FOR LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, STATE DEPT., AND SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE - INVITED TO SPEAK AS EXPERTS AT 4 GOVERNMENT-ORGNIZED BRIEFINGS FOR THE STATE DEPT, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, AND CONGRESS - ONE TESTIMONY AT A HEARING OF THE US COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - ONE SIDE EVENT ORGNIZED AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA PRESS: - RECEIVED OVER 225 PRESS MENTIONS AND HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR REPORTERS AT OUTLETS INCLUDING NBC, REUTERS, NPR, AND THE WASHINGTON POST FOR OUR PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT AFFAIRS, POLITICS, FAITH AND CULTURE - PUBLISHED OVER 20 OP-EDS IN PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING TIME MAGAZINE, THE PRINT, AND THE WIRE SOCIAL MEDIA: - INCREASED OUR TWITTER FOLLOWING BY NEARLY 20% TO REACH OVER 12.5K PEOPLE - AMASSED OVER 2.5 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON TWEETS - REACHED OVER 2,500 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: - ORGANIZED 4 PANELS AND SPOKE ON 10 SEPARATE PANELS HELD BY PARTNER ORGNIZATIONS AT THE PARLIAMENT OF WORLD'S RELIGIONS IN CHICAGO
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $451.7K