GGA's Statewide Call: Funding Information to Influence Policy & Budget Wins

The final webinar in our three-part series designed to provide funders with practical on-ramps into policy engagement. This conversation focused on how community-based initiatives can generate the data that fuels statewide policy and budget wins.

In our first two sessions, we explored how funders can leverage their influence with federal, state and local policymakers and how nonprofit advocacy groups worked with legislators during the 2025 Georgia Assembly. In this webinar, we explore how using data from pilot projects can play a critical role in building the foundation for long-term policy change.

Featured Speakers:

• Mindy Binderman, GEEARS — shares the origin story of the Georgia Infant-Toddler Coalition and how a pilot project laid the groundwork for future advocacy.

• Raynell Washington, GA-AIMH — discusses how the Coalition's efforts led to measurable wins, including the formation of GA-AIMH and new funding through state budget allocations.

• Brittany Collins, Executive Director, Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation — moderator and member of GGA’s Public Policy Committee.