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Dear Interfaith Working Group, This page is for you. Recent Executive Orders and budget proposals dramatically underscore our need to share information, resources and support. We offer this central space for our IWGFA members to do just that. During the uncertain months ahead, please contribute information and resources. Together we'll make this page an on-going, robust resource for the IWGFA. ON THIS PAGE |
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1. LIST OF IWFGA MEMBERS & CONTACTS
Click here to view the list of IWGFA contacts
Click here to view the list of IWGFA Communications contacts
Click here to view the list of IWGFA Communications contacts
2. FAITH LEADER ACTIVITIES
APRIL 30 2019 FLY-IN: Supporting the Life-Saving Work of U.S. Foreign Aid
The Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance (IWGFA), is a unique collaboration of 51 Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist faith-based organizations engaged in global health, development and humanitarian aid. As faith leaders, they are gathering in united support of the life-saving work of U.S. foreign assistance.
Social Media:
The Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance (IWGFA), is a unique collaboration of 51 Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist faith-based organizations engaged in global health, development and humanitarian aid. As faith leaders, they are gathering in united support of the life-saving work of U.S. foreign assistance.
Social Media:
- Please use #faith4foreignaid on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook posts
- Use your account, or if you access, your organization's account to post shout-outs to members of Congress and photos
- Don’t forget to take a photo with your Member and your group!
- Every visit should include 1 photo with the member or staffer with their name and twitter handle. (Please make sure their name is spelled correctly.)
- Get a group shot of everyone!
- You can also take a picture of someone in your group shaking hands with their Representative or Staff Member.
- Take happy group shots in front of the Capitol and other Washington, DC landmarks!
- Every visit should include 1 photo with the member or staffer with their name and twitter handle. (Please make sure their name is spelled correctly.)
- Use the suggested language below for tweets and posts, or make up your own! Remember to use the hashtag!
- Thanks @[MemberofCongress]’s office for meeting to talk about protecting international humanitarian & development funding #faith4foreignaid
- On #CapitolHill urging @[MemberofCongress] to support US humanitarian development assistance for the poor! #faith4foreignaid
- Grateful to @[MemberofCongress] for supporting protection of poverty-focused relief and development programs!
- U.S. foreign aid is a long-standing bipartisan success story that promotes the dignity of all people #faith4foreignaid
- Faith Leaders are proud of @USCongress for their bipartisan support of foreign aid #faith4foreignaid
- Bipartisan support of foreign aid has led to remarkable success in saving lives around the world #faith4foreignaid
IWGFA 2018 Fly-In Recap: read here
3. BUDGET
4. FBO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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Latest News:
FY19 State and Foreign Operations House and Senate
Markup Overview: read here |
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5. MEETING MINUTES
6. SIGN-ON LETTERS LIBRARY
REFUGEES: More than 750 Faith Leaders and Faith Organizations Decry Low Refugee Arrivals
BUDGET: OPEN LETTER FROM 28 FAITH ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 SFOPS BILL
BUDGET: OPEN LETTER FROM 27 FAITH ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
BUDGET: Letter signed by 32 interfaith organizations regarding the FY19 Request
BUDGET: Letter signed by 26 Interfaith organizations sent to Senate and House Appropriations Sub-Committee State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Chairs and Ranking Members regarding robust FY18 funding for international relief and development programs.
USAID: Letter to Majority Leader McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Corker, and Ranking Member Cardin from 87 Faith-based and other organizations urging the confirmation of Ambassador Mark Green as the next Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
BUDGET: 16 Generals Submitted Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee calling for the protection of foreign assistance funding. A copy of the testimony was also sent to the SFRC, Senate SFOPS, House SFOPS, HFAC and HASC committees.
BUDGET: 24 Faith-Based Organizations signed a letter expressing support for the international Affairs budget. Click here to read the letter.
BUDGET: 43 Senators signed a letter expressing strong bipartisan support for robust funding of the International Affairs Budget: click here to read the letter
BUDGET: With support from CCIH, leaders of 18 members of the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuch Schumer and U.S. House Leaders Speaker Paul Ryan and Representative Nancy Pelosi to express the tremendous benefits their communities have experienced from U.S. support of health and development programs and asked that lifesaving programs be protected: http://www.ccih.org/advocacy/CHA-Letter-Foreign-Affairs-Support.pdf
BUDGET: 100 conservative faith leaders call for protection of U.S. foreign assistance budget: https://www.worldvision.org/about-us/media-center/100-christian-leaders-tell-congressional-leadership-protect-foreign-assistance
BUDGET: 120 retire military call for strong International Affairs Budget: http://www.usglc.org/2017/02/27/over-120-retired-generals-admirals-on-state-and-usaid-budget-now-is-not-the-time-to-retreat/
BUDGET: The influential Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance offers strong support for FY18 funding of the International Affairs budget, in a letter signed by 32 faith-based organizations: fy18_budget_committee_letter__final_.pdf
REFUGEES: Accord: http://static.politico.com/ac/e4/b93a2d7041bc8243fed19f149fd0/evangelical-letter.pdf.
REFUGEES: Broad Christian and multi-faith reach: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/religiousleaderletter/
REFUGEES: World Relief's sign-on letter for peace in South Sudan
REFUGEES: World Relief's Refugee Petition
REFUGEES: World Relief's petition for the BRIDGE act
REFUGEES: World Relief's Refugee Advocacy Toolkit
FAMINE: A bi-partisan letter that was led by Bass (D-CA) and Rooney (R-FL)
BUDGET: OPEN LETTER FROM 28 FAITH ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 SFOPS BILL
BUDGET: OPEN LETTER FROM 27 FAITH ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
BUDGET: Letter signed by 32 interfaith organizations regarding the FY19 Request
BUDGET: Letter signed by 26 Interfaith organizations sent to Senate and House Appropriations Sub-Committee State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Chairs and Ranking Members regarding robust FY18 funding for international relief and development programs.
USAID: Letter to Majority Leader McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Corker, and Ranking Member Cardin from 87 Faith-based and other organizations urging the confirmation of Ambassador Mark Green as the next Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
BUDGET: 16 Generals Submitted Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee calling for the protection of foreign assistance funding. A copy of the testimony was also sent to the SFRC, Senate SFOPS, House SFOPS, HFAC and HASC committees.
BUDGET: 24 Faith-Based Organizations signed a letter expressing support for the international Affairs budget. Click here to read the letter.
BUDGET: 43 Senators signed a letter expressing strong bipartisan support for robust funding of the International Affairs Budget: click here to read the letter
BUDGET: With support from CCIH, leaders of 18 members of the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuch Schumer and U.S. House Leaders Speaker Paul Ryan and Representative Nancy Pelosi to express the tremendous benefits their communities have experienced from U.S. support of health and development programs and asked that lifesaving programs be protected: http://www.ccih.org/advocacy/CHA-Letter-Foreign-Affairs-Support.pdf
BUDGET: 100 conservative faith leaders call for protection of U.S. foreign assistance budget: https://www.worldvision.org/about-us/media-center/100-christian-leaders-tell-congressional-leadership-protect-foreign-assistance
BUDGET: 120 retire military call for strong International Affairs Budget: http://www.usglc.org/2017/02/27/over-120-retired-generals-admirals-on-state-and-usaid-budget-now-is-not-the-time-to-retreat/
BUDGET: The influential Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance offers strong support for FY18 funding of the International Affairs budget, in a letter signed by 32 faith-based organizations: fy18_budget_committee_letter__final_.pdf
REFUGEES: Accord: http://static.politico.com/ac/e4/b93a2d7041bc8243fed19f149fd0/evangelical-letter.pdf.
REFUGEES: Broad Christian and multi-faith reach: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/religiousleaderletter/
REFUGEES: World Relief's sign-on letter for peace in South Sudan
REFUGEES: World Relief's Refugee Petition
REFUGEES: World Relief's petition for the BRIDGE act
REFUGEES: World Relief's Refugee Advocacy Toolkit
FAMINE: A bi-partisan letter that was led by Bass (D-CA) and Rooney (R-FL)
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