The Out in the South Fund is a collaborative fund that awards matching and planning grants to catalyze locally-driven Southern funds that address the needs and strengthen the assets of LGBTQ communities in the South. Click here to learn more about the latest cohort.
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Tuesday November 17, 12:00 PM ET
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Friends and close colleagues joined a belated virtual goodbye party for Ben Francisco Maulbeck on a festive zoom call filled with memories, laughs, music, photos, and heartfelt toasts. Our friends at NCRP even created a thematic tribute video for Ben.
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Earlier this fall, Funders for LGBTQ Issues joined Filantropía Puerto Rico to pledge support to a just and resilient Puerto Rico. Read the full statement and call to action here.
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Last week we released the latest research in our Philanthropy OUTlook series. Philanthropy OUTlook: LGBTQ Black Communities, produced in partnership with ABFE, offers an overview of the unique needs of LGBTQ Black communities, shares a snapshot of current philanthropic support, and offers key recommendations for funders looking to better support LGBTQ Black communities and Black-led organizations.
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RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND UPDATES
The 2020 biennial LGBTQ Community Center Survey Report provides a detailed picture of centers’ staff and boards, program priorities, constituencies and services, infrastructure, fundraising, budgets, and technical assistance needs.
Monica Roberts, a transgender advocate and journalist who chronicled the lives of transgender people through her blog TransGriot, died on Oct. 5 at her home in Houston. She was 58.
A comprehensive new study from the Center for American Progress finds that many LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, in the workplace and the public sphere, and in their access to critical health care.
RECENT GRANTS AWARDED
FEATURED REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
International Trans Fund
Deadline: December 4, 2020
Deadline: November 13, 2020
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Glenn Magpantay
Glenn Magpantay recently stepped down as the Executive Director of NQAPIA, Thank you for your service to our movements, Glenn!
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Julia H. Rhee was appointed to serve as Interim Executive Director at NQAPIA. Congratulations, Julia!
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Glo Ross
Glo Ross joins Arcus Foundation as the new U.S. Social Justice Program Officer. Congratulations, Glo!
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Jocelyn Samuels will depart the Williams Institute to join the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Congratulations, Jocelyn!
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Brad Sears
Brad Sears was recently elected to serve as Interim Executive Director of the Williams Institute. Congratulations, Brad!
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Demian Yoon joins the Trans Justice Funding Project as the new Database and Communications Coordinator. Congrats, Demian!
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Marvin Webb
In recognition of over ten years of service to Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Marvin Webb was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration. Congratulations, Marvin! Thank you for all that you do for this network!
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FEATURED JOBS IN LGBTQ PHILANTHROPY |
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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
(New York, NY)
Santa Barbara Foundation
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Kauffman Foundation
(Kansas City, MO)
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Rickke Mananzala, Chair (Philanthropic Consultant)
Cynthia Renfro,Vice Chair (Civis Consulting, LLC)
Kristine Stallone, Treasurer (Philanthropic Consultant)
Rye Young, Secretary (Philanthropic Consultant)
Karen Appelbaum (Northwest Area Foundation)
Namita Chad (Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice)
Alfredo Cruz (Philanthropic Consultant)
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Paulina Helm-Hernandez (Foundation for Just Society)
Kelli King-Jackson (The Simmons Foundation)
Jason McGill (Philanthropic Consultant)
William (Bill) Smith (May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust)
Beatriz "Bia" Vieira (The Women's Foundation of California)
Judy Yu (Wellspring Philanthropic Fund)
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April Bethea
Development & Membership Associate
Nicole Fernandes
Finance and Administrative Associate
Chantelle Fisher-borne
Project Director, Out In The South Initiative
Alexander Lee
Project Director, Grantmakers United For Trans Communities
Luis Rey Ramirez
Research & Communications Associate
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Andrew Wallace
Acting Vice President of Research & Communications
Marvin Webb
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration
Kristina Wertz
Acting President
Rebecca Wisotsky
National Director Of Philanthropic Outreach
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American Jewish World Service
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Arcus Foundation
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Baltimore Community Foundation
Borealis Philanthropy
Boston Foundation
California Wellness Foundation
Civil Rights Defenders
Cleveland Foundation
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
Community Foundation of Northeast Florida
Con Alma Health Foundation
Cornerstone Capital Group
Cream City Foundation
David Bohnett Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ford Foundation
Foundation for a Just Society
Foundation for the Carolinas
Gay Community Endowment Fund
Gilead Sciences
Gilmour-Jirgens Fund
Groundswell Fund
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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Henry van Ameringen Foundation
Horizons Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
Johnson Family Foundation
Kicking Assets Fund
Kresge Foundation
Laughing Gull Foundation
Levi Strauss Foundation
Libra Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Mukti Fund
Nathan Cummings Foundation
NEO Philanthropy
New York Women's Foundation
North Star Fund
Northwest Area Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Our Fund, Inc.
Overbrook Foundation
Pacific Foundation Services, LLC
PFund Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Pride Foundation
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Proteus Fund, Inc.
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rosenberg Foundation
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Simmons Foundation
Small Change Foundation
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Stonewall Community Foundation
Surdna Foundation
The California Endowment
The Collins Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Palette Fund
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Third Wave Fund
Tides Foundation
Trans Justice Funding Project
Tzedek Social Justice Fund
Wallace Foundation
Washington Grantmakers AIDS Partnership
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Wild Geese Foundation
William Blair
Women's Foundation of California
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