Tag: Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Human Rights Campaign Foundation Announces 2023/2024 Global Small Grants Recipients

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, announced the 25 organizations awarded with Global Innovation Small Grants as an initiative of HRCF’s Global Partnerships Program. This year’s small grants program is once again made possible through the generous support of ADM. The grant recipients, from 24 different countries, will receive grants up to $5,000, and all share one common goal: to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in their communities. Grants were awarded to…

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New Human Rights Campaign Foundation Report: Business Success Depends on Playing an Active Role in Accelerating LGBTQ+ Equality

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation – the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization – released Future-Proofing Business: Embracing Today and Tomorrow’s LGBTQ+ Workers and Customers, a report underscoring that as more consumers and workers identify as LGBTQ+ and allied, expectations for businesses to support the community beyond Pride Month are rising. The report notes how global businesses must embrace pro-equality actions and LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion in order to meet the needs of the growing number of out LGBTQ+ people and…

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation Releases New Data Highlighting the Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ Community

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation released new data highlighting how the LGBTQ+ community, particularly Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and Latinx LGBTQ+ adults, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic across various facets of life. The report, conducted in partnership with Community Marketing and Insights (CMI) with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, found that BIPOC LGBTQ+ respondents were twice as likely to test positive more than once compared to white LGBTQ+ respondents. Furthermore, 9 out of 10 LGBTQ+ adults reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative…

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation Launches Inaugural Report LGBTQ+ School Inclusion Efforts

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization has released the 2021 Annual Report from the Welcoming Schools Program. The inaugural Welcoming Schools Annual Report exhibits marked growth and expanded equitable access to virtual PreK-12 training opportunities for educators across the country and internationally. In 2021, Welcoming Schools trained over 16,000 educators in 37 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Taiwan impacting over 3.9 million students. As educators across the country are facing unprecedented challenges…

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation Releases Business Guide for Supporting Employees in Texas and Beyond

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization launched a guide for businesses in Texas and around the country on how to support transgender and other LGBTQ+ employees during recent waves of anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-transgender legislative attacks. The new resource is called “An Employer Guide to Supporting Employees in Texas and Beyond.” The resource shares best practices that companies can implement to foster a safe and affirming workplace environment for employees living in states currently considering,…

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