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New Report: Mapping California’s Higher Ed Advocacy Coalitions

June 17, 2025 | by

The report is authored by Ria Bhatt of Mandala Strategies

It draws on interviews with 25 coalition leaders and profiles more than 20 active advocacy efforts across the state.

The Haas, Jr. Fund is working with partners across California to ensure that all students can find their way to a bachelor’s degree and the opportunities that come with it. In the course of this work, we identified…

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Freedom, Courage and Caring

June 16, 2025 | by

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Finding Inspiration in Our Grantee Partners

We are inspired by the courage and care we’re seeing as people in California and nationwide exercise their constitutional right to organize and peacefully protest.

The economic, cultural, and community fabric of California depends on immigrants—their safety and well-being are essential to all of us. We are inspired by the courage and care we’re seeing as people in California a…

Asylum supporters in a community demonstration

“The Stakes Could Not Be Higher” for Immigrant Communities

June 16, 2025 | by

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Standing Up Boldly for Immigrant Legal Services

The Immigrant Defenders Law Center provides critical legal defense support, know-your-rights education, and connections to wraparound social services for more than 30,000 immigrants.

Since its founding 10 years ago, the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (known as ImmDef) has grown to become one of California’s largest providers of immigration legal services. A trailblazer in “universal representati…

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Reclaiming Civic Life: The Story of We Are California

June 16, 2025 | by

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A New Democracy Coalition to Meet the Moment

We Are California emerged in the aftermath of the 2024 election to help foster greater coordination, deeper organizing, and a shared space for strategy and action.

Across our communities, more and more people are feeling disconnected from politics and uncertain whether democracy can still deliver meaningful change. Many have lost faith in the government’s ability to improve th…

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Reimagining Higher Education in California

June 16, 2025 | by

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Building “Student-Centered” Solutions

California Competes is a top policy and research organization in the state focused on ensuring that more students from underserved communities reach college and thrive in meaningful career paths.

Su Jin Jez’s parents, a military veteran and a U.S. immigrant, never had the chance to complete college. But they made sure their daughter and her older brother pursued a higher education and all the opportunities t…

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Latino Voters in Focus: From Misconceptions to Mobilization

May 13, 2025 | by

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A Conversation with Julián Castro

We spoke with the Latino Community Foundation CEO about prominent misconceptions of the Latino community, as well as what it will take to ensure that Latinos can fully participate in U.S. democracy.

Latinos make up 30% of eligible voters in California and almost 15% nationally. It’s no wonder Julián Castro, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation (LCF), says “America’s destiny and the destiny of Latinos are inte…

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A Black Community Space at Cal

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Freedom, Courage and Caring

“The Stakes Could Not Be Higher” for Immigrant Communities

Reclaiming Civic Life: The Story of We Are California

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