15th Annual Budget and Tax Briefing Agenda – Economic Opportunity Funders

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15th Annual Budget and Tax Briefing: Navigating the Challenges Ahead Together

March 22, 2018 | Washington, DC

AGENDA

9:00am	Breakfast
10:00am	Welcome and Introductions Sandra McAlister Ambrozy, Senior Fellow, The Kresge Foundation and EOF Steering Committee Member
10:30am	Table Discussions: Taking Stock and Looking Forward Working in small groups, funder participants will identify pressing concerns and strategies for moving the needle in 2018.
11:00am	Break
11:15am	Federal Policy, Budget and Revenue Outlook – What’s in store during the 115th Congress? Noted tax and budget policy expert Bob Greenstein will provide an overview on the key provisions in the federal budget, discuss current and upcoming budget debates, and offer insights on the potential impact on struggling families, workers and communities. Robert Greenstein, President, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
12:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm	Preparing for and Responding to This Year’s Urgent Threats and Opportunities Participants will have the opportunity to dig deeper on the many interrelated threats at the federal level (including SNAP, Medicaid, welfare reform, immigration) that will hit struggling families and communities of color the hardest. Participants will also engage in small group discussions on how funders and groups on the ground can respond to meet the moment and share and seek advice to advance their work. Cassandra McKee, Program Officer, Children’s Economic Security Program, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and EOF Steering Committee Member (Moderator) Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Co-Executive Director, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality Cristina Jiménez, Co-Founder and Executive Director, United We Dream Margarida Jorge, Co-Executive Director, Healthcare for America Now & Healthcare for America Now Education Fund Wendoly Marte, Field Director, Safety Net Defense and Senior Organizer, Center for Community Change/Action Angel Padilla, Policy Director, Indivisible
3:30pm	Break
3:45pm	A Focus on the States During this session a panel of experts will explore key battles and opportunities in the states, discuss the role states play in building power and moving federal policy, and examine what’s at stake and in play in 2018. Jason Garrett, Program Officer, Open Society Foundations (Moderator) Jennifer Epps-Addison, Network President and Co-Executive Director, Center for Popular Democracy Nicholas Johnson, Senior Vice President, State Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities *Kathy White, Deputy Director, Colorado Fiscal Institute *Quinntavious (Quinn) Williams, Policy Analyst, United for a New Economy
5:00pm	Reflections and Closing Remarks Participants will share key take-a-ways from the meeting and next steps. Michael Laracy, Director, Policy Reform and Advocacy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and EOF Steering Committee Member
5:15pm	Reception Participants are invited to stay for an informal reception to network and socialize. Drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served
6:15pm	Adjourn

*participating virtually, via videoconference