THE IMPORTANCE OF PHILANTHROPIC ADVOCACY FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITIES EPIP Webinar March 2, 2016 EPIP Host: Biz Ghormley Presenters: Naa Hammond, Luis Vivaldi, Kristi Andrasik

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Speakers Naa Hammond, Funders for LGTBQ Issues Kristi Andrasik, The Cleveland Foundation Luis Vivaldi, Foundation for a Just Society

2014 U.S. FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES

NAA HAMMOND

FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES

IT’S YOUR TURN: ANONYMOUS POLL How does your foundation support LGBTQ issues? (select all that apply) 1) We make some LGBTQ-specific grants 2) LGBTQ issues are a core part of our grantmaking strategy 3) We are open to making grants but haven't yet 4) There is no discussion of LGBTQ issues at my foundation yet 5) There is resistance to supporting LGBTQ issues at my foundation

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SOURCE: Funders for LGBTQ Issues

LGBTQ PHILANTHROPY, 1973-2014

SOURCES OF LGBTQ FUNDING

Top 10 Funders

48%

11 - 25 Funders

19%

All Other Funders

33%

62 out of 100 made no LGBTQ grants in 2014

33 provided less than 1% of total grantmaking

Only 5 dedicated more than 1% of their total grantmaking to LGBTQ issues

HOW MANY TOP U.S. FOUNDATIONS MADE LGBTQ GRANTS?

SOURCES OF LGBTQ FUNDING, BY FUNDER TYPE

Anonymous, 10%

Community, 4%

Corporate, 12%

Private (Non-LGBTQ), 26%

LGBTQ Private, 23%

Public (Non-LGBTQ), 14%

LGBTQ Public, 10%

FUNDING BY ISSUE

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Civil Rights International Human Rights

Health Human Services & Community

Building

Education Arts, Culture & Media

Philanthropy Employment & Housing

Religion Science & Environment

Overall Foundation Funding LGBTQ Funding

$7,708,263

$1,201,870

$8,310,434

$14,928,634

$2,490,250

$12,872,562

HIV/AIDS Criminalization and Criminal Justice Reform

Transgender Communities

2014 INCREASES: KEY ISSUES & POPULATIONS 2013

2014

2013 2014

Half the states and DC saw decreases in funding for LGBTQ issues between 2013 & 2014.

SEE MORE AT: WWW.LGBTFUNDERS.ORG

Power of Advocacy for LGBTQ Communities from All Levels of Philanthropy Luis F. Vivaldi

Our Vision For The Future

Queer African Youth Network

Grantmaking 2011 – 2015

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Queer Philanthropy In A Region Where We Don’t Say “Queer”

Kristi Andrasik, LISW-S Program Officer

The Cleveland Foundation

What’s the Cleveland Foundation all about? u  Founded in 1914 – the world’s first community foundation!

u  One of the largest community foundations today:

u  $2.2 billion in assets

u  Grantmaking in 2014 = $98 million

u  Mix of board-directed strategies, responsive grantmaking, donor designated/donor advised funds

u  Grants can range anywhere from <$5,000 to $1mill+

u  Place-based funding focused on Greater Cleveland region

u  Support local organizations across a wide variety of sectors, ex: arts, social service, neighborhood revitalization, advocacy, etc

The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to

build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.

Queer in Cleveland u  Home to the nation’s 3rd oldest LGBT

Community Center

u  Situated in a state with no protections from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations

u  Prior to last year’s SCOTUS ruling, Ohio was a “super DOMA” state with no marriage equality

u  City of Cleveland’s ordinances do include non-discrim protections for LGBTQ community EXCEPT for gender identity/expression in public accommodations

Then this happened…. Seeking an opportunity to “make history in America’s heartland”, the Federation of Gay Games selected Cleveland + Akron, OH to host the 2014 Gay Games –

- bringing over 20,000 people to Northeast Ohio for the largest international sports and culture festival in the world open to all participants

The Cleveland Foundation Steps Up

Poll Time! (your responses are anonymous)

How prepared do you feel to help your foundation step up its LGBTQ support? (select all that apply)

1) I have a good working knowledge of current LGBTQ issues impacting my foundation’s local community (or nationally for national foundations)

2) I have good relationships and open communication with the LGBTQ-serving organizations in my foundation’s local community

3) I know how to find and use resources related to LGBTQ philanthropy

4) I am comfortable discussing LGBTQ issues and the work of local LGBTQ-serving organizations with colleagues at my foundation

5) Are you kidding me? I can barely imagine trying to explain the term “LGBTQ” to my foundation colleagues let alone putting meetings on my calendar with LGBTQ organizations!

Move Intentionally to Move Your Foundation u  Educate yourself. Seriously. Learn a lot. Learn more than you think you really need to

know. Seek information about all things LGBTQ in your community, nationally, and in philanthropy. Keep learning. Things change constantly, which means your knowledge needs to be constantly updated too.

u  Build relationships within your foundation, between foundations, and in the community.

u  Get thoughtful about the interplay of your LGBTQ identity and your professional identity.

u  Stay grounded in the reality of the community you work with. Always remember your experience is YOUR experience and is not representative of all.

u  Find a support network for yourself. You’re going to need it.

Move Intentionally to Move Your Foundation u  Identify the language and norms that make up the culture of your foundation and

work WITH that culture not against it.

u  Use questions intentionally to get others thinking about LGBTQ issues.

u  If there’s a catalyst – use it!

u  Partner partner partner to build a sense of legitimacy, safety, and interest.

u  Chronical the successes, however small. This work is nuanced and long-term. Documentaries and fiction films can both be powerful and exciting- but the process of writing them is not the same. You are writing a documentary.

So you basically just told me this work is going to be slow, possibly painful, will add extra hours to

my workweek, and might destroy my ability to see joy in the

world…

why the heck would I do this?!

Oh, that.

Partnership Matters.

Visibility Matters.

Intentionality Matters.

Leverage Matters.

Capacity-Building Matters.

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organization working to win hearts and minds to create an Ohio

that everyone can call home.

Impact Squad benefits Equality Ohio, a 501(c)(4) organization

working to secure legal victories and hold elected officials accountable.

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