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Celebrating 30 years of mobilizing philanthropic resources for the LGBTQ community.
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RETREAT INSIGHT: The Lived Experience of LGBT People: A Framework for Funding
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An interview with Andrew Park offering a sneak peak at one of theconversations at our upcoming grantmakers retreat.
What is the relationship between the gains in formal legal equality and the everyday lives of LGBT people? How could LGBTQ funders develop a framework that focuses on the lived experience of LGBTQ people? At our annual retreat this March, we will host a discussion of these questions with a panel of philanthropic and nonprofit leaders. Among them will be Andrew Park from Wellspring Advisors, which is organizing the session. At Wellspring, Andrew has directed a variety of human rights programs and is currently the director of the sexual orientation and gender identity program. He has served as the coordinator of the International Human Rights Funders Group and is currently a member of the LGBT Advisory Committee for Human Rights Watch...
We asked him a few questions about the upcoming session.
How would you explain a lived experience framework for grantmaking?
Focusing on the lived experience of LGBT people means looking at the lives of LGBT people, understanding what helps and what hinders well-being, and supporting public and private programs to support the path to well-being.
How would a lived experience framework complement a framework that focuses on formal legal equality?
Legal equality, as well as the ability to participate in society as equals, is the foundation for a lived experience framework. Our movement has adopted equality as its goal. It is what I have spent my life working for. But we can see from the African-American and women's civil rights movements that equality under the law does not take us where we want to be.
An equality framework asks "Is government (or some other institution) giving us equal opportunities?" A lived equality framework asks "Do LGBT people have the opportunity to live the life they want?" People, not institutions, are at the center of the question. The assumption is that all LGBT people progress through life facing economic ups and downs, good health and bad health, support and abandonment. The goal of the approach is to try to figure out what things people need along the way to stay on a path through life that is one of well-being and one that they choose.
We can use this approach to look at just LGBT people in our neighborhood, or trans people across the country, or just lesbians of color in the south. We can look at all those things that we value -- health, education, work, creativity, etc. We can look at whether the legal advances are being implemented person by person. Its not one size fits all. However, the approach is always based on real people, real data and real life.
What are some specific steps that can be taken by funders who are committed to achieving formal legal equality and who also are interested in addressing the gaps revealed by the lived experience framework?...
[Click here to read the full interview with Andrew, including specific steps for funders and what can be learned from other fields]
Click here to register for the retreat.
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Join us at
Creating Change: The 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality
Hilton Atlanta
January 23 - 27, 2013
Funders for LGBTQ Issues will be presenting two workshops at the 25th Creating Change Conference.
Technology to Assist the Grantseeker, a session that will provide attendees with an overview of online tools for those seeking to fund their work, including our latest online resource Philanthropy In/Sight: LGBTQ, developed in partnership with The Foundation Center. (Workshop Session One, Friday, January 25, 9:00am-10:30 am, Room Salon E - 2nd Floor)
Towards a More Responsive Philanthropy: Grantmaking for Racial Equity and LGBTQ Justice, a session in which foundation and non-profit leaders will share stories and lessons learned from who have been working at this critical intersection. (Workshop Session Eight, Saturday, January 26, 4:45pm-6:15 pm, Room 202 - 2nd Floor)
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2013 Annual Grantmakers Retreat
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
March 13 - 16, 2013
Early bird registration rates until January 25
Hotel discount rates guaranteed until February 19
Our distinguished list of speakers includes:
William C. Bell, President/CEO, Casey Family Program
Tim Sweeney, President/CEO, Gill Foundation
Daniel Zingale, Senior Vice President, California Endowment
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At the gathering our GBTQ Men and Boys of Color Symposium this past October, we premiered our series of video portraits of GBTQ men and boys of color from around the country, adding a personal dimension to our work on this marginalized population. Below is the second of the videos we will feature in Qnotes over the next few months.
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Bolder Giving to launch online Giving Day for LGBTQ Communities
Bolder Giving, in partnership with the Kevin Mossier Foundation and Forward Motion, will launch Give OUT Day on January 23, a new national initiative that aims to mobilize thousands of individual donors on May 9th, 2013, to make contributions to LGBTQ nonprofits.
"Less than 5% of the LGBTQ community gives to an LGBTQ cause, according to research from the Horizons Foundation and Movement Advancement Project," says Bolder Giving's Executive Director Jason Franklin. "Give OUT Day aims to raise awareness of the need to support LGBTQ nonprofits and elevate the level of LGBTQ philanthropy."
Noris Chavarrķa, Give OUT Day Coordinator, added "We expect to have 500 or more LGBTQ organizations from all over the country participate in this first Give OUT Day."
Give OUT Day will be breaking new ground as it adapts a fundraising model that has proven successful for nonprofits within a particular region, in campaigns such as Alabama Gives Day and Give to the Max Day in Minnesota. This will be one of the first times the model has been applied at the national level for a specific issue. The 24-hour online fundraising campaign will engage and unite thousands of donors across the country who believe in the power and impact of LGBTQ nonprofits in daily life.
Funders for LGBTQ Issues President Ben Francisco Maulbeck stated, "Now is the perfect time for Give OUT Day. As fundraising and budget pressures on LGBTQ nonprofits mount, Give OUT Day offers an exciting new strategy for us to grow online giving in our community and for nonprofits to build a more diverse funding base." |
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
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Ms. Foundation for Women 2013 Fellowship Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
The Ms. Foundation for Women Fellowship provides the opportunity for dynamic leaders to leverage our resources and support to develop promising strategies to shift policies and cultural conditions that enable inequality to thrive. Recognizing a particular urgency within marginalized communities, we fight for equal pay, reproductive justice, an end to violence and child sexual abuse, and countless other issues that impact women. Click here to learn more. |
Open Call for Letters of Interest Due by February 1, 2013
The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) is pleased to announce an open call for letters of interest (LOIs) from base-building organizations in the U.S. that seek to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices and to uphold the right to education for all youth. The Fund aims to spark positive reforms at the local, state, and national levels that keep all children in school, safe and learning. To learn more about this funding opportunity including the submission requirements, please click here for the JFSF webpage. LOIs are due February 1, 2013. |
Lead April 4-6, 2013. Chicago, IL Registration is open for the 2013 Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) National Conference and affordable early bird rates are available through December 31. Proposals are also being accepted for sessions through Sunday, December 23. This year's theme: Lead. Click here for more information. |
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging Fill out the survey by January 25th SAGE launched the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging in 2010. Now, they seek help in shaping the resources and information offered through Center through its third annual survey. Input from aging service providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older people are vital to the Center's success. Complete the survey by January 25, and forward the survey link to anyone who may be interested in participating. Take the survey here. |
Landmark Strasbourg ruling: Religious beliefs are no reason to oppose rights of same-sex couples
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People on the Move
in LGBTQ Philanthropy
Anthony Bowen
Congratulations, Tony! - recently promoted to Program Associate, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We wish him well in his new position. Alice Y. Hom |
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Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Staff Communications Officer
Program Director
Director of Operations and
Member Services
Board of Directors
Andrew Lane, Chair
Johnson Family Foundation
Maria Cadenas, Vice-Chair
Driscoll's
Jesse King, Treasurer
Fulcrum Advisors
Mitchell Singer, Secretary
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rebecca Fox
Wellspring Advisors
Judy Patrick
Women's Foundation of California
Cindy Rizzo
The Arcus Foundation
Patricia St. Onge
Seven Generations Consulting and Coaching
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