Even when nonprofits work toward the same goal, their decision-making processes can differ drastically, which can lead to major, publicly aired, disagreements.
The Tokyo-based non-profit LGBT advocacy organization Good Aging Yells is preparing a “hospitality venue” for LGBT athletes and fans called Pride House Tokyo.
Liberals and progressives from outside the LGBTQ community may find it prudent to accept the advantages of a movement in rebirth. As members of the community are doing work on the ground, nonprofits should be handling the behind-the-scenes details.
Though survey respondents found significant bias in the nonprofit sector against LGBTQ persons, racial bias still imposes greater barriers.
Can tolerance grow in Brooklyn? An LGBTQ protest brings attention to human rights issues at home and abroad.
Interviews with foster youth led this local nonprofit to believe that it was most important to have supportive caring adults as advocates. But what if they could include community demographics as a consideration? That would set an example of what a truly reflective and inclusive volunteer community could look like.
Transitioning from a founder’s leadership is often stressful, but when the plan includes demoting the founder and setting up three leaders, the challenges are especially daunting.
Alice Hom discovered in 2009 that less than 1% of foundation funding went to LGBTQ-focused organizations for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. With the help of AAPIP, largely funded through giving circles, they created the Queer Justice Fund to increase funding and awareness.
The president of the Salesforce Foundation speaks on why the company’s advocacy of the LBGTQ community is good business.
In this “Voices from the Field,” an advocate tells the story of his organization’s role in the decade-long fight for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the U.S., and the importance of investing deeply in understanding public opinion when crafting a message of change.
