“Less
than 5% of the LGBTQ community gives to an LGBTQ cause, according to
research from the Horizons Foundation and Movement Advancement
Project,” says Bolder Giving’s Executive Director Jason Franklin.
“Give OUT Day aims to raise awareness of the need to support LGBTQ
nonprofits and elevate the level of LGBTQ philanthropy.”
“We
expect to have over 500 or more LGBTQ organizations from all over the
country participate in this first Give OUT Day,” says Noris
ChavarrÃa, Give OUT Day Coordinator.
“We
are excited to be part of history in the making through the 1st
Give OUT Day and for it be launched here at Creating Change 2013,”
says Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay & Lesbian
Taskforce. “This effort is particularly timely now as LGBTQ rights
are gaining support and attention. There is a large untapped
potential donor base, both within the LGBTQ community and among
straight allies that Give OUT Day will engage.”
“The
timing is right for Give OUT Day. As fundraising and budget pressures
are making LGBTQ nonprofits more eager than ever to try new
strategies to compliment traditional fundraising efforts, Give OUT
Day is tailor made to offer an exciting new venue for online giving
for our community,” says Ben Francisco Maulbeck, President of
Funders for LGBTQ Issues.
Give
OUT Day will be breaking new ground as it adapts a fundraising model
that has proven successful for local multi-issue fundraising to a
national single-issue focus. Give OUT Day will engage and unite
thousands of donors and organizations across the country that believe
in the power and impact of LGBTQ nonprofits in daily life.
For
more information visit http://giveout.razoo.com/story/New-Mexico-Glbtq-Centers
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