1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgFunders for LGBTQ Issues Staffhttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hDfjFy4NFm"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/inspiration-for-a-year-of-planning-and-building/">Inspiration for a Year of Planning and Building</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/inspiration-for-a-year-of-planning-and-building/embed/#?secret=hDfjFy4NFm" width="600" height="338" title="“Inspiration for a Year of Planning and Building” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="hDfjFy4NFm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4d845686128681.5d909dad4ddd3.jpg900406[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Friends, I have spent the first month of 2022 reflecting on the conditions of this moment. My incredibly rich and powerful conversations with staff, board, funders, organizers, and other stakeholders both inspire me and raise challenging questions.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] I am inspired because I know we can harness our momentum, abundance, and nimble infrastructure to move towards freedom. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To do that, we need to ask ourselves: How can our network be more accountable to LGBTQ movement leaders? How can we defer to — and thereby support — the leadership of dark-skinned Black and Brown trans and gender non-conforming organizers, undocumented folks, […]