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PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR JULY 8 FUNDERS' TELECONFERENCE
(June 21, 2010) Grantmakers are invited to join Funders for LGBTQ Issues for our July 8 teleconference, 2:30-4:00 ET. Please RSVP to Marvin Webb at marvin@lgbtfunders.org for dial-in information.

"BEYOND THE UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT: LGBTQ ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION"

What are the strategies and commitments that LGBTQ and immigrant activists and advocates bring to the intersection of our issues? While there has been intense focus on the Uniting American Families Act (which would allow U.S. citizens to sponsor their foreign born “permanent partners”), LGBTQ advocates and activists have a much broader immigrant justice agenda. Presenters on this call will discuss:

- strategies for supporting and sustaining LGBTQ immigrant rights work

- a human rights approach to inclusive, comprehensive immigration reform

- the history and necessity of queer engagement in the immigrant justice movement

- what the Arizona legislation means to the rest of the country

- the emphasis on skills and family reunification in US immigration law and what it has meant to LGBTQ communities and individuals

- the disproportionate detentions and deportations of transgender people

- labor, asylum, and detention issues for LGBTQ immigrants

PRESENTERS:

- Pooja Gehi, Sylvia Rivera Law Project

- Trishala Deb, Arcus Foundation

- Eric Berndt, National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities, National Immigrant Justice Center

- Nancy Ordover, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, moderator

Co-sponsored by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and Hispanics in Philanthropy.

For complete information on this and other upcoming teleconferences, please click the title above.



Funders for LGBTQ Issues Joins Arizona Boycott
[NEW YORK, NY] (May 12, 2010) In protest of the new Arizona law on immigration, Funders for LGBTQ Issues has pulled its January 2011 funders retreat from Tucson, and will relocate it to another state. For a full statement, click the headline.

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Releases New Reports on Grantmaking
[NEW YORK, NY] (April 9, 2010) Funders for LGBTQ Issues has released two reports on LGBTQ grantmaking. One is "LGBTQ Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations (2008)," available as a full report and in executive summary form. The other is an update from the Racial Equity Campaign, and highlights "U.S. Foundation Support for LGBTQ Communities of Color." Both reports are available at the publications page, at http://www.lgbtfunders.org/resources/publications.cfm

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Launches an Online Toolkit for Foundations Interested in Learning about LGBTQ Communities of Color
[NEW YORK, NY] (November 9, 2009) This evolving, online resource includes a range of original funder tools, perspectives from foundations and nonprofit leaders in the field, a library of publications and more.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Changes Its Name to ‘Funders for LGBTQ Issues’
[NEW YORK, NY] (October 14, 2009) New name highlights the importance of supporting transgender and gender non-conforming communities in achieving safety, equity and enhanced well-being.

Funders for LGBTQ Issues to Release Research Study on LGBTQ Grantmaking in Minnesota at a Daylong Convening in the Twin Cities
[MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (September 14, 2009) Co-Sponsored by the LGBT Funders Network of the Minnesota Council on Foundations, foundation leaders and nonprofits to discuss LGBTQ capacity throughout the state.

You're Invited: Funders Briefing about LGBT Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander Organizations
[NEW YORK, NY] (July 9, 2009) Take part in a special briefing on lesbian, gay, bisexial and transgender AAPI organizations across the country. The briefing will be held July 9 at The Foundation Center in New York City.

You're Invited: Facing Race. Expanding Impact. June 12 in Los Angeles.
[LOS ANGELES, CA] (June 12, 2009) FLGI to lead discussion with Liberty Hill Foundation on dealing with race within an organization.

New Study: U.S. Funding for LGBTQ Communities Continues to Rise
[NEW YORK, NY] (May 3, 2009) 293 US-based grantmakers awarded $77.2 million to LGBTQ communities in 2007—an 18 percent increase from 2006.

Register Now: Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues to Host National Gathering of LGBTQ Grantmakers on May 3
[ATLANTA, GA] (March 9, 2009) This interactive, daylong gathering will utilize key scenarios to identify how grantmakers can help ensure that LGBTQ rights are actualized—even in our economic climate.

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Co-Signs Open Letter to the Philanthropic Sector with the Joint Affinity Groups
[NEW YORK, NY] (February 12, 2009) The following letter was published in the February 12, 2009 edition of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

New Study: LGBTI Funding for Global South and East More than Doubles Between 2005 and 2007
[NEW YORK, NY] (January 28, 2009) Majority of foundation dollars to LGBTI efforts in the Global South and East in 2007 came from 40 funders based in Western Europe and North America.

Gill Foundation: 2009 State Equality Fund Issues Letters of Intent
[DENVER, CO] (December 12, 2008) The Gill Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, and an anonymous donor are pleased to announce the third year of the State Equality Fund, a fund of the Tides Foundation. The goal is to further equal opportunity for people at state and local levels regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.

Grantmakers in New England and the Midwest Begin Common Vision Initiatives to Promote Equity, Structural Change
[MANCHESTER, NH AND CHICAGO, IL] (November 24, 2008) Two regional cohorts met to commence a process that answers: How can grantmakers address the confounding inequities that impair a community’s health?

FLGI Coordinates LGBTQ Panel at the 2008 Facing Race Conference
[OAKLAND, CA] (November 14, 2008) LGBTQ people of color leaders discuss how to improve support for LGBTQ racial equity at the Applied Research Center’s conference attended by more than 900 activists

FLGI Presents Updated Study on LGBTI Funding in the Global South and East at International Conference for LGBTI Activists
[VIENNA, AUSTRIA] (November 6, 2008) Workshop on global LGBTI grantmaking featured at the International Lesbian and Gay Association’s world conference, attended by more than 80 countries

San Francisco Chronicle: 'Philanthropists ensure gay community's future'
[SAN FRANCISCO] (March 31, 2008) Individual philanthropists and their bequests are supporting LGBTQ foundation giving in the U.S.

Chronicle of Philanthropy: 'Foundation Grant Making to Gay Causes Increases by 24%, New Report Finds'
[WASHINGTON, DC] (March 6, 2008) Foundation giving to gay causes increased by $65.6 million in 2006, a 24-percent gain over the previous year, according to a new report by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues.

U.S. Foundations Award $66 Million to LGBTQ Issues in 2006—a 24 Percent Increase from 2005
[NEW YORK] (March 4, 2008) Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues releases fifth annual report on U.S. foundation giving to LGBTQ organizations and projects; report includes 67 more foundations than in 2005.

Historic Report on LGBTQ People of Color Organizations Reveals a Vibrant Sector of Small, Typically Local, Community-Based Groups
[NEW YORK] (February 6, 2008) Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues releases a first-ever study detailing 84 autonomous lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people of color groups throughout the U.S.

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