When Identity’s Board of Directors sat down for their strategic planning session this past winter they grappled with the concern that people really didn’t know who they were. “How do we raise the identity of Identity?” they asked themselves. Identity, a Pride Foundation Grantee, is known as the organization that runs the Gay & Lesbian […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With a last name like “Rocks” – we knew she was going to be perfect. Pride Foundation is excited to welcome our new Community Giving Manager – Christina Rocks. She comes to the team with a deep passion for equal rights, education and building thriving communities. Christina has a history of working in student leadership […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What if you threw a Pride parade and nobody came? This is the question that members of Fairbanks’ LGBTQ community asked themselves several years ago when annually faced with disappointing turnout. Despite having the energy to organize the event, it was hard to feel like they were raising awareness and visibility when maybe only 100 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pride Foundation is thrilled to introduce a new member to Pride Foundation’s staff team. Starting in August, Jett Johnson will take on the role of Regional Development Organizer in Oregon! “Jett is clearly dedicated to LGBTQ equality and will be an amazing Pride Foundation ambassador in Oregon,” says Amy White, Pride Foundation’s Director of Regional […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you ask the average person what the big name issues are in the movement for LGBTQ equality, property tax exemption is nowhere near the top of the list. The issues that tend to receive the most attention from national and statewide LGBTQ advocacy organizations are gay marriage, employment nondiscrimination, and more recently, transgender equality. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…