Launched an initiative for equitable funding and community power building.

PI launched Investing in an Equitable Future, a project supporting grassroots advocacy and power-building efforts to enact, design, and implement equitable public funding programs and infrastructure investments. The goal is to improve conditions for health, safety, and wellbeing in California communities that are racially diverse and have been historically excluded from investment. In June, we hosted our first convening with our three local partners at our Oakland headquarters. The convening served as a launchpad to identify the types of funding models each local partner may want to advance in pursuit of equitable public investment. As part of ongoing efforts, PI held learning sessions and capacity building trainings with local partners, engaging on topics like local budget advocacy, base building and power building, and political and campaign tactics. As a result, local partners began to identify equitable funding models they want to establish in their communities.

Funder: The California Endowment 

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