About Citizens Union Foundation
Founded in 1948, Citizens Union Foundation (CUF) is the
nonprofit research, education and advocacy organization affiliated
with Citizens Union, though it is governed by a separate board
of directors and operates with independent finances. Like Citizens
Union of the City of New York, CUF is a nonpartisan force for
good government which works to inform and engage the citizens
of New York to ensure local and state government values its
citizens, addresses critical issues, and operates in a fair,
open, and fiscally sound manner. CUF also monitors the deliberations
and actions of government, conducts research, and analyzes
the impact of proposed public policy and legislation at the
city and state level.
Today, both Citizens Union Foundation and Citizens Union serve
complementary roles as watchdogs for the public interest and
an advocate for good government at City Hall and the State Capitol.
Working to ensure fair elections, clean campaigns, transparent
governing and responsible governance, Citizens Union not only
seeks to inform the debate on public issues, but influence the
formulation of public policy that affects the lives of all New
Yorkers.
Believing an informed citizenry is the cornerstone of good
government, Citizens Union Foundation publishes GothamGazette.com,
a daily
news website covering the issues facing New York. GothamGazette.com
features news, commentary, in-depth analysis and links to other
Internet resources on New York City. It has become a vital
resource for elected officials, policy makers, advocates, community
leaders,
students, media professionals, and concerned citizens covering
local issues like no other news publication in the City. Since
1989, Citizens Union Foundation has also monitored the New
York City Council and has published Searchlight on the City
Council,
a comprehensive guide to the city’s legislative body
and its actions.
In 2005, Citizens Union Foundation is not only publishing GothamGazette.com
and Searchlight on the City Council, but it is also:
• pushing for ground-breaking election law reform and
better administration of city elections through the state’s
long overdue effort to implement HAVA:
• continuing our efforts to reform state government including a
focus on creating an independent redistricting commission to
draw legislative district lines,
• launching a civic education initiative aimed at bringing Gotham
Gazette into targeted classrooms to strengthen citizenship
and civic involvement among our young people;
• undertaking efforts to bring about greater state reform in
lobbying, ethics, redistricting, and the state’s public
authorities;
• continuing our successful poll
worker recruitment program, and holding
interesting forums like our “Civic Conversations” series.
Citizens
Union Foundation
299 Broadway 7th Floor , New
York,
New York 10007
Phone: 212-227-0342 Fax: 212-227-0345
email: info@citizensunionfoundation.org |