1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgAndrew Wallacehttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/andrew/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F9XHbroOc9"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/the-cleveland-foundation-makes-lgbt-history-with-grant-to-gay-games/">The Cleveland Foundation Makes LGBT History with Grant to Gay Games</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/the-cleveland-foundation-makes-lgbt-history-with-grant-to-gay-games/embed/#?secret=F9XHbroOc9" width="600" height="338" title="“The Cleveland Foundation Makes LGBT History with Grant to Gay Games” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="F9XHbroOc9" 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/2017/12/rainbow-flag.jpg480480For the first time in its 31-year history, the Gay Games has a presenting sponsor: The Cleveland Foundation. With a $250,000 grant to the Gay Games, the Cleveland Foundation is set to nearly double the investments it has made in LGBT issues over the last 40 years. When we spoke with the Cleveland Foundation’s Executive Vice President, Bob Eckardt, he noted that, “[the Gay Games] are a very important event taking place in Cleveland and as a community foundation we should be an early supporter that helps the Games with early funding.” Mr. Eckardt said, “We thought being a presenting […]