Please enjoy thoughtfully, get fired up by, and/or giggle while reading this week’s pieces from Pride Foundation staff’s recommended reading. A federal appeals court rejected a request to review its own ruling throwing out a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California. It’s looking more and more likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh
Scholarships Available for Activists Mobilizing for Power Conference
Pride Foundation Grantee Idaho Safe Schools Coalition is awarding scholarships to attend the annual Activists Mobilizing for Power (AMP – formerly Community Strategic Training Initiative or CSTI). The Idaho Safe Schools Coalition seeks to send folks to the conference at Reed College in Portland, Oregon July 27-29. AMP is a unique three-day training and networking
Second Annual Chocolate Feast for LGBTQ Equality
Join us in welcoming Pride Foundation’s Executive Director, Kris Hermanns, on her inaugural trip to the Last Frontier! The Chocolate Feast is a reception for Pride Foundation friends, donors, scholars, and grantees past and present hosted by Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge. Second Annual Chocolate Feast for LGBTQ Equality Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:30 PM
Six Degrees of Pride Foundation
“How did you first hear about Pride Foundation?” Usually when I ask this question of our Alaskan donors, they tell me about their personal connection to one of our grantee organizations. So I was caught off guard when one of our supporters in Juneau began to tell me about a resident of Washington State named
Everyone Deserves to Feel Safe
When it comes to abusive relationships, domestic violence doesn’t discriminate on which couples it effects. Pride Foundation is proud of our relationship with Bradley Angle, a longtime grantee and champion for survivors of domestic violence. Bradley Angle is the first domestic violence shelter on the West Coast. They provide a continuum of domestic violence and
Pride Weekend in Bozeman, MT June 15-17
Montana Pride Network (MPN) celebrates the second year of Bozeman Pride with a weekend full of drag, music, a parade, rally and other events aimed at celebrating Montana’s LGBTQ community in all our diverse glory. MPN generously donated $3,500 to Pride Foundation’s grants and scholarships in Montana and we’ve worked closely with the Bozeman Pride
Idaho Shout Outs: Philanthropy of the Human Spirit
The generosity of the human spirit is something I’ve come to see and appreciate on a grand scale since I’ve joined Pride Foundation’s family, and it never ceases to make me smile. I remember thinking that the most challenging part of my role as Idaho’s regional development organizer would be fundraising. It’s not something
Grant Application Now Online
2012 Pride Foundation Letter of Inquiry Application Available! July 31 Deadline. Pride Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of the online Letter of Inquiry (LOI) application for the 2012 Pride Foundation Grants Cycle. The LOI is the first step for organizations to apply for a Pride Foundation grant. Pride Foundation funds a wide range
Applause to JC Penney for Inclusive Father’s Day Ad
I love a Father’s Day ad: they’re a sign that summer’s coming and they always seem to celebrate the best that fathers can be. Fathers being active with their children are a common theme, as are lawn mowers, fresh-cut grass, and those ubiquitus ties. This year, JC Penney shows a type of father different from
Growing Up Trans in Small Town Montana
One of the best parts about my job is hearing stories from LGBTQ and allied people who daily exhibit brilliance, humor, grace, and resiliency in our collective struggle to build safer and more welcoming schools, workplaces, and communities. Shay’s story is one of the most poignant I’ve come across in the past year and a