This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It comes as a shame then that most of his philanthropy work went unreported during his lifetime – a request that the singer himself made to keep knowledge of his charitable donations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sadly, we don’t know how many LGBTQ people work in philanthropy. However, with our new Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, we’re hoping to find out! The DAPP Survey (a completely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For purpose-driven companies, these are interesting times. We have always believed that our mission at Salesforce is to improve the state of the world. In fact, studies show that purpose is a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study has found that acceptance of LGBTQ people among U.S. adults has faced a “swift and alarming erosion” in the past year. GLAAD’s Accelerating Acceptance report, conducted by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time in four years, Americans are less accepting of LGBTQ people in a not wholly unexpected reversal of progress. GLAAD released the findings from its fourth annual Accelerating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If the goal of reentry programming is to empower people returning from incarceration to make the most of their lives, then the system is failing women. For nearly two years, I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trina Olson, executive director of PFund Foundation, and Anil Hurkadli, program officer at Thrivent Financial Foundation, sat down with Minnesota Council of Foundation’s Levi Weinhagen to talk about persistent myths and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Figure skater Adam Rippon will be the first openly gay man to compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics. The 28-year-old celebrated qualifying for the Games, which take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By next fall, millions of K-8 students in California schools may be learning from history textbooks that astronaut Sally Ride was a lesbian, Walt Whitman was gay, and a Gold…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This month we celebrate LGBTQ Pride and the end of legalized slavery on Juneteenth in the midst of increasing political turmoil and what seems like rising levels of intolerance. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. GROWING UP CAN BE TOUGH. Between school, parental pressure, raging adolescent hormones, and trying to fit in, young people often feel overwhelmed and unable to cope. In the last few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Funders for LGBTQ Issues explored funding for LGBTQ immigrants and refugees in the report Pathways Forward. Immigration issues have evolved significantly since the release of that report. Just a…