It’s been a busy month here at Pride Foundation, to say the least. I love that I get this time in these first days of autumn to pause, and reach out to the community that makes this work possible—the scholars, grantee partners, donors, and storytellers who make Pride Foundation a community foundation in the fullest
Since December, Hand-Knit Hats by Molly has been generously donating a portion of her proceeds from each order to Pride Foundation! With each custom order, Molly hand-knits a beautiful beanie and fuels the work for LGBTQ+ justice across the Northwest. We feel so lucky to witness our supporters showing up for LGBTQ+ communities in fun and
Over the last month, many of us have ventured back out into the world and reconnected with our friends, family, and loved ones. For our team and folks in our communities, this meant finding meaningful ways to celebrate Pride month safely and creatively. We’ve also used the natural slowing down of summer to reflect on
How can we show up with our full humanity at work? Pride Foundation CEO, Katie Carter, tackled this question as a speaker at R/evolution, the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) national virtual conference. In this session entitled “Collective Loss, Collective Care: What We Need From Our Institutions,” Katie and her fellow panelists Keri Gray and
*This piece was originally published by our friends at Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington (GOSW) and has been published again here with permission. Pride month is always an interesting time of year working at an LGBTQ+ community foundation. It is a time of celebration, joy, connection, and remembrance for our community, and also the
Today, on Juneteenth, I’m reflecting on just how much has happened since June 19th, 2020. In the fight for racial justice, we’ve seen a global reckoning since the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, that has culminated in very public momentum in the movement for Black lives. Earlier this month marked
All of May, and particularly this week, I’ve been reflecting on the dualities inherent in this moment we’re living in. Vaccination rates are going up and overall Covid-19 case rates are going down across the country. Changes stemming from last year’s community uprisings for racial justice continue to spark conversations and action in profound ways. Incredible stories of
Pride Foundation has made some changes to our staffing structure and staff roles so that we can better support LGBTQ+ communities in the Northwest. While they are a big shift for us as a staff team, it won’t have a massive impact on the way supporters, grantees, and other folks in our communities work with
Today it’s my pleasure to introduce you to our 2021 Pride Foundation Scholars—95 incredible LGBTQ+ student leaders from across the Northwest who we are so proud to support along their educational journeys. These scholars aren’t just learning and leading in normal times—they’re showing up for their educations, their futures, and their communities during a global pandemic, and
We can hardly believe it either: Not only did we write a blog about a budget—you clicked on it! But if you’re like us, you know a budget can be a thing of beauty. It not only provides a guide for how we carry out operations, it is also a deep reflection of how we