The Presentation

On December 6, 2019, Spartan Consulting presented its final report to Centro executives Jaime Garcia and Cheryl Wilkins. The report, entitled 2020 - And Beyond, discusses our project to assess Centro's opportunities and challenges related to Census 2020. You can view the slides above or click this link to see a version that includes comments for each slide: Centro - Annotated Presentation.pdf

Volunteer Support Resources

Several Partners and other ECC resources have indicated their willingness to discuss ways to be of further help to Centro. Click here for a contact list of potential volunteers: Volunteer Support Resources

Additional Resources

Spartan Consulting is pleased to offer additional resources - articles, websites and other materials that support our recommendations. They are organized in the order of the sections in the presentation in which they were discussed.

The Starting Point

Centro has a mix of assets and challenges that must be considered when developing an approach to Census 2020.

Census Response Perspectives - A valuable perspective about completion rates of past Census periods.

Elgin Census Dynamics - A local view of demographics in the Elgin Census tracts.

Reaching Young Hispanics - An article and podcast about the "young Hispanic" demographic.

Findings

Our research led us to two important conclusions.

Census 2020: An Old Task, A New Process

Old Task/New Game

Projecting Immigration Impacts - This analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies helps to assess the impacts of immigration on the overall US population.

Real Estate Impacts in Illinois - This analysis from think tank Illinois Policy reflects housing prices....a factor that may affect Census 2020 participation in the Hispanic community.

Future Impacts on Low Income Wages - This Chicago Tribune article discusses the future of minimum wage increases.

The Fear Factor

Impact of Immigration on the Census - Prepared for the 2009 Census, policy organization Nonprofit Vote discusses the impact of Immigration on census counting.

Census Integrity Editorial - This opinion piece from Christian Science Monitor provides a contrarian view about Census Bureau claims abotu confidentiality.

Fear in the Hispanic Community - (Spanish) - This opinion piece from Televisa.news discusses factors that increase concerns about security among Hispanics residing the the US.

Immigration Actions in Illinois - This Chicago Tribune article summarizes a number of ICE and Homeland Security actions that may have impact on the Hispanic community.

The Impact of "Colorism" - This article from St. Louis Public Radio discusses the global phenomenon of "colorism" - prejudgement about people on the basis on their skin tone.

Census and Discrimination - This article from Fortune Magazine explores the Census history and its relationship to discrimination.

Chicago: Sanctuary City Discussion - This long form journalism piece discusses Chicago and its policies that affect the Immigration Rights movement.

Volunteerism and Social Media: New Options, New Challenges

The Rising Availability of Social Media

https://sensortower.com/blog/top-apps-worldwide-q3-2019

https://www.facebook.com/

https://www.instagram.com/

https://www.wordstream.com/social-media-marketing

Volunteerism: Wider, More Diverse Roles

SERVE Program Details - Click here for more information about ECC's tuition free credit for community service.

Observer Student Newspaper Details - Click here for more information about student journalists and feature writers at ECC.

ECC Internship Program Details - Click here for more information about ECC's formal internship program.

ECC Student Life Facebook Page - Click here for more information about ECC's clubs and organizations.

Social Media Tools

https://www.unitag.io/es/qrcode - This is the link where you can create new QR code. Follow the illustrations step by step and you can create one for yourself. Also you can paste it on any microsoft office software and scale it to desirable size.

Analogous Organizations Using Social Media

https://www.gailborden.info/ Gail Borden Library Website

https://www.instagram.com/elgincc/ ECC Instagram Profile

https://www.facebook.com/ElginCommunityCollege ECC Facebook Page

Podcast

Example Podcast - This simple podcast, developed by Spartan Consulting, illustrates the versatility of this medium.

Each of the links below demonstrate how widely a podcast can be distributed to extend availability.

https://www.breaker.audio/spartan-consultant

https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDg3MGU2NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

https://pca.st/dc0elflo

https://radiopublic.com/spartan-consultant-GOpkEo

https://open.spotify.com/show/1rrP7I4UNkmMtxkm8vLeTg

Youtube

Example YouTube Video Tool - Animoto is just one example of many tools that can assist in developing high quality video productions.