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Resistance to GSAs in Eastern Washington
photo credit: graur razvan ionut
UPDATE March 9: Discussion about establishing GSAs is NOT on the agenda for the Feb 23 Kennewick School Board Meeting. The discussion will take place March 9 at 5:30pm.
High school is hard enough as it is, so it troubles me to hear that there is resistance from the Kennewick School Board to establishing a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) with official recognition and support of the Associated Student Body (ASB) and administrators.
If...
Last chance to apply for scholarships!
The January 31st deadline to apply for a Pride Foundation or GSBA Scholarship is just weeks away. Applications and additional details for the 2011 scholarship cycle are available online at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org!
Since 1993, more than $2 million in scholarships to support education and leadership development has been awarded to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and straight-ally students. Pride Foundation would like to encourage you to share...
Meet our new regional staff team!
We are thrilled to welcome five new Regional Development Organizers to the Pride Foundation staff team!From Anchorage to Bozeman, to Eugene to Idaho Falls – Pride Foundation is deeply committed to building and sustaining local leaders and organizations to increase visibility for LGBTQ people across the greater Northwest. Over this past year, staff, volunteers and donors have been working together to determine how to best leverage and increase Pride Foundation’s prior work in regional and rural communities. We’re so excited to expand our regional commitment.
By investing in full-time staff members in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Western Washington to lead our philanthropic and community development strategies, we know that we can...
Thank you, Fred Phelps!
Guest blogger and Pride Foundation regional organizer Farand Gunnels reacts to a visit by notorious anti-gay leader Fred Phelps.Thank you Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for galvanizing Spokane’s LGBTQ community!
During his tour of spreading hate through Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, hundreds of Anti-Phelps protesters took to the streets on Thursday. There were students, bikers, parents and community leaders honking their car horns, chanting words of peace and raising creative signs that...
Apply now! 2011 Scholarship apps now online
Apply online today!
Applications for the 2011 scholarship cycle are now available online at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org!
Since 1993, more than $2 million in scholarships to support education and leadership development has been awarded to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and straight-ally students. Pride Foundation would like to encourage you to share this excellent opportunity for students...
Mid-Columbia Pride Rainbow Award Winners
Columbia Basin 2010 Rainbow Award Winners and Presenters
It was a stunning scenic drive across Washington State last Friday as I headed off to Kennewick to kick off Mid-Columbia Pride Week at the 2nd Annual Rainbow Awards held at Allenbaugh Farms. Pride Foundation sponsors the Rainbow Awards to recognize individuals, businesses, and groups whose efforts have had a positive effect on the LGBT community in the Columbia Basin region.
Congratulations...
Nominate a Columbia Basin Leader
In honor of Pride Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, Pride Foundation/Columbia Basin is kicking off their first annual Pride Foundation Rainbow Awards, to honor individuals and organizations whose efforts have had a positive effect on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of the Columbia Basin. Nominations are now open and being accepted until June 15th, 2010! Please use our nomination form to let us know about a leader or organization that you think is deserving of recognition.This year’s Rainbow Awards will be apart of Mid-Columbia Pride week, and held on Friday, July 16th at the Allenbaugh Farm, in Kennewick WA at 6:00p.m. The evening will feature an awards program,...
Welcome Amy White!
Welcome to our new Director of Community Strategies and Engagement: Amy White. Amy will be working with our regional staff and volunteers to continue to grow the work we do to support leaders and advocates and non-profit organizations throughout the region. She will also utilize her evaluation skills to also measure our impact, so we will know what type of a difference we are making in every community.
Amy grew up in Sheridan, MT, population 700 and after moving from Montana to Minnesota, eventually graduated high school in Cheney, WA. Over the past...
Watch for These Ads
This week Pride Foundation will begin running ads in newswpapers around Washington State, thanking voters for approving Referendum 71 and keeping the State’s domestic partnership law. I really like that we are starting 2010 by thanking our neighbors for supporting LGBT equality.
We decided to place these ads in community papers where the LGBT community isn’t always as visible.
For this reason we...
$300,000 in Scholarships Available
Pride Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2010-11 school year. We anticipate awarding $300,000 in scholarships during this cycle. Along with our scholarship partner, the Greater Seattle Business Association, we offer 50 different scholarships, but have only one application to complete.
New this year is our online application. Gone are the days of paper, as now students can create an account at
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