Are you looking for an exciting nonprofit communications position that positively impacts LGBTQ equality? Pride Foundation is looking for a talented and energetic Director of Communications to join its team. Pride Foundation has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the Northwest. Staff work throughout the Northwest with our main office
The U.S. Supreme Court took no action Friday on the pending LGBTQ cases now on the docket. The next opportunity for the Court to make a decision on the cases is Monday, December 3. With the recent historic victories in marriage equality across our nation, we want to keep you—our Pride Foundation community—as informed as
A third and final reading of a proposed citywide ordinance in Boise prohibiting discriminatory acts in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression will take place on Tuesday December 4 at the Boise City Council meeting. If passed, the ordinance would go into effect on January 1, 2013, making Boise
Pride Foundation is proud to announce funding for 81 new projects supporting the LGBTQ and allied community. These grants, totaling $283,000, reflect the diversity of our region and community—addressing existing and emerging needs. To learn more about Pride Foundation’s grants program or to receive notice of future grant and scholarship application deadlines via our eNewsletter
We won. When I woke up yesterday on Election Day, I tried not to get overwhelmed by what was at stake. Waking up today, I struggled to put into perspective the unprecedented victories that we achieved. To say that today is a great day is an understatement. This is a joyous day for same-sex couples
Election Day 2012 is only 5 Days Away! Make sure to send in your ballot by (if early voting) or get to the polls to vote on November 6. To volunteer to Approve Referendum 74 – the freedom for all couples to marry in Washington State – contact Laurie Carlsson | laurie@pridefoundation.org For more information
Spokane native Danielle Carver, who goes by her last name, is not only a Pride Foundation former scholar and current Leadership Action Team member, but also an ambitious and community-minded person full of compassion with a big heart. She is one of Pride Foundation’s many scholars whose life has been transformed because of the support
Nurturing the next generation of leaders in the LGBTQ community is important to achieving and sustaining LGBTQ equality. Recently, Pride Foundation supported three young activists in building their leadership skills. Guest writer Mia Giardina shares their journey. I coordinate a program for queer homeless youth, QueerZone, which is a program of Outside In. Pride Foundation
At Pride Foundation, we often talk about the significance of our Scholarship Program in terms of its role in recognizing and supporting current and future leaders in the LGBTQ community and movement for equality. As important, for students like Richard Carter, our scholarships can also help alleviate an otherwise insurmountable financial burden. “I grew up
From the Desk of Kris Hermanns On Saturday, my partner Merri and I dressed in our rain gear and knocked on doors in West Seattle to Get Out The Vote—joining hundreds of energized volunteers in canvassing and phone banking. On Saturday alone, Washington United for Marriage estimates volunteers had over 53,000 conversations across Washington about