Funders for LGBTQ Issues is thrilled to introduce the newest member of our team!
This month we welcomed April Bethea to Funders for LGBTQ Issues as the Development and Membership Associate, joining Rebecca Wisotsky as the second member of the Development and Membership team.
Click here to learn more about April.
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The Out in the South Fund recently held its third grantee convening in Durham and is currently in the process of awarding its fourth round of grants to catalyze LGBTQ philanthropy in the South. In this dispatch, Chantelle Fisher-Borne shares some key learnings from the convening and other updates from OTS.
Click here to learn more.
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We are excited to launch a brand new funding resources page on our website! This new listing page will serve as a dedicated hub for active requests for proposals (RFP) and other funding opportunities.
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Funders for LGBTQ Issues,
The Chicago Community Trust
, and
Forefront invite you to join us for a funder briefing on LGBTQ philanthropy in Chicago and the Midwest. Happy Hour to follow!
Click here to learn more and to register!
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November 18-22, 2019 (Seattle, WA)
The Unity Summit will host over 800 participants to expand individual and institutional practice to advance equity with an intersectional lens, and build community.
Click here to learn more!
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March 25 - 27, 2020 (Chicago, IL)
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Funding Forward brings together more than 200 of the most influential LGBTQ funders and movement leaders to connect with one another, learn from each other, coordinate their efforts, and maximize their impact.
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On photo above: Chantelle joined the rest of the Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) conference planning committee on stage.
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Left to right:
Alexander (Alex) Lee
, Funders for LGBTQ Issues,
Ms. Janetta Johnson
, TGI Justice Project,
Aldo Gallardo
, GUTC Fellow/Borealis Philanthropy,
Victoria Castro
, El/La Para TransLatinas
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- The Out in the South Initiative and Grantmakers for Southern Progress continue to partner to increase funding for social justice efforts in the South. Chantelle Fisher-Borne, project director of the Out in the South Initiative, served on the planning committee for this year's GSP conference held September 4-6 in Montgomery, AL. The conference brought together national and Southern funders to learn from Southern movement leaders and develop social justice grantmaking strategies for Southern communities. In partnership with the Equality Justice Initiative, the conference was designed to help funders better understand how the legacy of slavery and lynching in the US South shapes the current conditions facing communities of color in the region and throughout the country.
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- Alex Lee attended the Women's Funding Network Conference and participated in a panel titled "The State of Funding and Collaboratives for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Communities." The session featured candid conversations with leaders in the Transgender and gender non-conforming rights movement, and the funders and organizations who support them.
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And these are just the highlights! Stay tuned for more updates from our
network in action
in the next edition of Q Notes!
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RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND UPDATES
Ryan Li Dahlstrom writes about righting historical wrongs and makes a case for why funders should support trans-led organizing in Nonprofit Quarterly.
The Awards, a program run by Nonprofit New York for more than a decade and they shine a spotlight on exceptional nonprofits.
Funders for LGBTQ Issues issued public comments in opposition to a proposed rule that would allow LGBTQ people to be discriminated against in the workplace.
The infographic, produced in partnership with the Schott Foundation for Public Education, highlights the challenges facing LGBTQ students and analyzes trends, gaps, and opportunities in funding for LGBTQ education issues.
The Culture Change Fund will use culture to change how the public thinks about wide-ranging issues including economic security, income inequality, and more.
New digital report explores disparities and funding opportunities in the Australian LGBTIQ+ communities.
The Center for Ameican Progress highlights how the Trump administration’s proposed rule would weaken nondiscrimination protections available under executive order (EO) 13672.
A new report from the Center for American Progress examines
data to show that nutrition and housing assistance, Medicaid, and unemployment benefits are critical to LGBTQ people’s economic security.
The Center for American Progress unpacks HUD plans to
eliminate critical nondiscrimination protections for transgender people seeking safe shelter.
A new study by the Williams Institute finds that an estimated 1.7% of sexual minority adults identify as asexual.
RECENT GRANTS AWARDED
Astraea’s longest-standing fund awarded over $1.5 million in grants to 58 grantee partners in 19 states and Puerto Rico
PFund Foundation awards more than $50,000 in scholarships to 29 LGBTQIA leaders across the Midwest region.
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Application Deadline is December 3
Desi Queer Diaspora
Application Deadline is December 1
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE IN LGBTQ PHILANTHROPY
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Ezra Nepon
Ezra Nepon was recently promoted to Senior Program Officer for Knowledge and Learning at the Global Philanthropy Project. Congratulations on your promotion, Ezra!
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Maryse Pearce
Maryse Pearce joins the Stonewall Foundation as the new Program Manager. Congrats on this new role, Maryse!
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Patricia Eng
Patricia Eng was recently appointed as
President and CEO at AAPIP,
congrats on this new role, Patricia!
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JOBS IN LGBTQ PHILANTHROPY
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The California Wellness Foundation
(Los Angeles, CA)
Borealis Philanthropy
(Boston, MA)
The New York Women's Foundation
(New York, NY)
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Rickke Mananzala, Chair
(Borealis Philanthropy)
Jason McGill, Vice Chair
(Arcus Foundation)
Kristine Stallone, Treasurer
(American Jewish World Service)
Rebecca Fox, Secretary
(Wellspring Philanthropic Fund)
Alfredo Cruz
(Foundation for Louisiana)
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Beatriz "Bia" Vieira
(The Women's Foundation of California)
Cynthia Renfro
(Civis Consulting, LLC)
Kelli King-Jackson
(The Simmons Foundation)
Rye Young
(Independent Consultant)
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Ben Francisco Maulbeck
President
Lyle Matthew Kan
Vice President Of Research & Communications
Marvin Webb
Vice President Of Finance & Administration
Kristina Wertz
Vice President Of Engagement & Philanthropic Outreach
Rebecca Wisotsky
National Director Of Philanthropic Outreach
Alexander Lee
Project Director, Grantmakers United For Trans Communities
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Chantelle Fisher-borne
Project Director, Out In The South Initiative
Andrew Wallace
Research & Communications Officer
Luis Rey Ramirez
Research & Communications Associate
April Bethea
Development & Membership Associate
Nicole Fernandes
Executive & Operations Assistant
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American Jewish World Service
Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund
Andrus Family Fund
Arcus Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Baltimore Community Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Borealis Philanthropy
Boston Foundation
Calamus 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
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ford Foundation
Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg
Foundation for a Just Society
Foundation for Louisiana
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Foundation for the Carolinas
Freeman Foundation
FSG
Gilead Sciences
Gilmour-Jirgens Fund
Groundswell Fund
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Henry van Ameringen Foundation
Horizons Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
Johnson Family Foundation
Kicking Assets Fund
Kresge Foundation
LA84 Foundation
Laughing Gull Foundation
Levi Strauss Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Mukti Fund
Nathan Cummings Foundation
NEO Philanthropy: Four Freedoms Fund
New York Women's Foundation
North Star Fund
Northwest Area Foundation
Our Fund, Inc.
Overbrook Foundation
Pacific Foundation Services, LLC
PFund Foundation
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Philadelphia Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Pride Foundation
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 Colorado Health Foundation
The Edward W. Hazen Foundation
The Palette Fund
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Third Wave Fund
Tides Foundation
Trans Justice Funding Project
Washington Grantmakers AIDS Partnership
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Wild Geese Foundation
Women's Foundation of California
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