Policy Briefing

November 2008

Working with the Food Research and Action Center, The Hatcher Group organized a policy briefing at the National Press Club focused on the growing rates of hunger in America and the role the next president and Congress must play.
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Global Call to Action Against Poverty

October 2008

We are working with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) to encourage G-20 and other world leaders to honor their commitments to reduce global poverty and inequality. GCAP is an international alliance of nonprofits, faith-based organizations, women’s organizations, youth groups, and trade unions in more than 100 countries. We recently helped GCAP promote Stand Up Against Poverty, which resulted in 119 million people worldwide participating in Stand Up Take Action events between October 17-19.

 

Major Report Released on Working Poor Families
October 2008

The Hatcher Group recently promoted a new report for the Working Poor Families Project, showing that the ranks of low-wage working families increased by 350,000 from 2002 to 2006. The report was funded by the Annie E. Casey, Ford, Joyce and Charles Stewart Mott foundations.

 

Policy Briefing

September 2008

As co-manager of the national foundation-led initiative Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, The Hatcher Group organized a Capitol Hill policy briefing examining how the next president can reenergize Gulf Coast recovery efforts. Panelists for the September 15 briefing included government officials, experts and community advocates. The New Administration and the Gulf Coast: An Agenda for the First 100 Days was co-sponsored by the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation’s Equity and Inclusion Campaign.
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Read the media advisory

 

Media Outreach

August 2008

The Hatcher Group secured significant media coverage for the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, including two articles in the Washington Post, one of which ran on Page One, two Associated Press stories published by hundreds of newspapers across the country, and op-eds in newspapers throughout the nation. The Center also was mentioned on NBC’s “The Today Show.”
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Media Promotion

July 2008

The Hatcher Group worked to raise the profile of the women’s philanthropy movement for Washington Area Women’s Foundation and the Women’s Funding Network. The coverage included a major front-page article in the Washington Post about the African American Women’s Giving Circle.
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Policy Briefing

June 2008

Metro Raise Report Cover
On June 13, The Hatcher Group organized and moderated a Capitol Hill policy briefing on The Brooking Institution’s new EITC report: “Metro Raise: Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit to Help Metropolitan Workers and Families.” The panel, which was comprised of experts from the Hill, state advocacy organizations, and the United Kingdom, discussed the economic and societal benefits to expanding the EITC to help more low-income workers.
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Read the press release
Read the Philadelphia Inquirer's Editorial

 

Hatcher Group Blog

May 2008

The Hatcher Group has launched a new blog that focuses on online outreach for non-profits and foundations.
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Congressional Field Hearing

April 2008
The Hatcher Group is working with the No Child Left Inside Coaliton to promote environmental education legislation known as the No Child Left Inside Act. As part of these efforts, The Hatcher Group publicized a House committee field hearing in April. The hearing included testimony from Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and leading environmental education experts.
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Go to the No Child Left Inside Coalition website

 

Outreach Campaign

April 2008
On April 1, YouthBuild USA and Think.mtv.com co-hosted an unprecedented town hall for hundreds of low-income youth from across the nation. The Hatcher Group’s outreach efforts led to coverage of the event in the media, on blogs and other on-line outlets, allowing youth to raise their voices and policy recommendations for reducing poverty in America.
Read the media advisory
View video highlights from the event

 

Report Release And Policy Forum

March 2008

The Hatcher Group spearheaded media outreach and assisted in planning a media/policy forum for the release of a new report on vacant and abandoned properties in Ohio. The report, completed by Community Research Partners and ReBuild Ohio, gained widespread coverage throughout the state.
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Read the media coverage
View an electronic invitation

 

 

Documentary and Discussion Guide

February 2008
Pursuit of the Dream: Cars & Jobs in America, a new documentary DVD produced for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, illustrates the importance of affordable, reliable transportation for building the economic success of low-income families. The Hatcher Group managed the production of the DVD and discussion guide and is executing a national dissemination strategy.
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View clips of the documentary
Read the discussion guide

 

New Report

January 2008
Hatcher Group Senior Associate Tom Waldron is the author of a report published recently by The Abell Foundation in Baltimore analyzing issues related to firearms trafficking in the city. The study relied on interviews with police and other enforcement officials, prosecutors, researchers and experts in gun-control issues.
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