In this Must Know…
- Use our Advocacy Guide to Congressional Recess to engage with your elected officials during the upcoming summer recess periods.
- New Report: The Economic Impact of Mass Deportations in California
- Racial Disparities Dashboard
- Take Action: Contact your Assemblymembers to pass SB 635 (Durazo) to prevent ICE from accessing street vendors’ personal data.
- Carolina Martinez is speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 28!
- Join our AI Essentials Train-the-Trainer series. The next session, covering graphic design, is July 9, 2025.
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is EMC Communications’ webinar “Communications Toolkit for Uncertain Times” on June 27, 2025 at 10:00am PT.
Your Advocacy Guide to Congressional Recess
Congressional recess is a prime opportunity to connect with lawmakers while they’re in their home districts. The next recesses are June 30–July 4 and August 4–September 1. To help you make the most of this time, we worked with Public Private Strategies to create a guide for CAMEO Network members and partners to engage with elected officials and advocate for critical small business programs—especially as Congress negotiates key legislation like the reconciliation package and the FY 2026 federal budget.
New Report: What Mass Deportations Could Cost CA
A new report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute warns that mass deportations could severely disrupt California’s economy, given that undocumented immigrants make up a significant portion of the workforce and small business community. The report shows that immigrants, including the undocumented, are deeply embedded in critical industries and own nearly 40% of self-proprietorships in the state. Deporting immigrant business owners could collapse entire local ecosystems, putting both economic growth and community stability at risk. If you know of similar reports in other states, send them our way!
Racial Disparities Dashboard
The Othering & Belonging Institute has released a revised Racial Disparities Dashboard, an open resource tracking nearly 80 indicators of racial disparities—such as wealth and maternal mortality—between Black and white Americans.
The dashboard includes reliable, nationally reported data and will continue to expand. It also features “Progress Report Cards” to monitor where disparities are shrinking or widening across time and key life outcomes.
The Goodies
Member News
- ICA Fund released their 2024 Impact Report: Building the Future.
- Accessity published their 2024 Annual Report: Celebrating 30 Years of Serving Entrepreneurs.
- Would you like us to share your annual report? Send it our way!
Professional Opportunities
- Join EMC Communications’ webinar “Communications Toolkit for Uncertain Times” on June 27, 2025 at 10:00am PT.
- OFN is seeking session proposals for the 2025 OFN Conference. The submission deadline is July 9, 2025.
Other Goodies
- For Your Clients: Applications for the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program, which includes $10,000 grants, are due June 30, 2025.
- Jobs: CIELO, IEWBC, the Bay Area Jobs First Collaborative, and the California Budget & Policy Center announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!