Stay updated on policy and issues in Illinois through our Advocacy Center. From here, you’ll find information and articles on Forefront’s latest efforts to support the social impact sector through legislation and coalition-building, emerging trends and developments for nonprofits in our state, and more.
July 22, 2020
To the Forefront Community, On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, President Trump signed a memorandum instructing the Census Bureau to exclude…
December 16, 2019
Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 program is pleased to announce a partnership with the City of Chicago for Census…
June 5, 2019
This is a historic moment in Illinois’ history—the General Assembly appropriated a Census State appropriation for $29 Million for statewide community outreach…
April 1, 2019
Last year, Forefront established the IL Count Me In 2020 Funders’ Collaborative to garner joint funding for Census outreach and education efforts…
February 1, 2019
The IL Count Me In 2020 Funders’ Collaborative RFP In February 2019, Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 Funders’ Collaborative…
December 6, 2018
IL COUNT ME IN 2020 STATEWIDE ADVOCACY COALITION SECURES REVISION TO STATE’S CENSUS GRANT For the first time in…
Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 initiative is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity. In 2019, Illinois community-based organizations…
November 15, 2018
#ILVOTE GRANTEES REGISTER OVER 2,000 VOTERS + THE WINNERS OF OUR #ILVOTE CAMPAIGN CHALLENGE Earlier this year, Forefront’s #ILVote initiative…
September 26, 2018
No segment of our economy can survive – let alone thrive – without solid, up-to-date data. My own field of…
August 29, 2018
“ILLINOIS COUNT ME IN 2020” COALITION WILL ENSURE A COMPLETE CENSUS 2020 COUNT IN ILLINOIS Nonprofits are obvious allies in…