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Basic Rights Oregon 2011 Annual Report Cover Art by Ben Brown Jr Dear friends, What an amazing time in the fight for equality. We are building a politically powerful movement for equality across Oregon - and across the U.S. We made historic strides in all three of our program areas last year, and we are already hard at work building on our successes. We’re busy travelling the state, but wanted to drop you a line to update you on the important work being done toward marriage equality, racial justice and transgender justice. Mail To: 2012 is shaping up to be a politically divisive year. We need your continued support to maintain a presence across Supporters of Equality Oregon as we work to advance equality and counter efforts to divide communities. Everytown, Oregon Please read about the accomplishments of the past year and keep in touch to be a part of our ongoing work. Yours in solidarity, Jeana BASIC RIGHTS OREGON 2011 ANNUAL REPOR T Cover art by Ben Brown Jr. Our Mission: to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories. We are building a politically powerful movement We are building a politically powerful movement We are building a politically powerful movement FOR TRANS JUSTICE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR RACIAL JUSTICE The priorities of our Trans Justice program are set by a volunteer Working Basic Rights Oregon is expanding support for the freedom to marry by engag- Basic Rights Oregon’s Racial Justice program centralizes the experiences and Group of community leaders. In 2011, Oregon became the first state with two ing Oregonians in conversations about why marriage matters. In 2011, we made leadership of LGBT people of color through the Our Families education cam- municipalities providing trans-inclusive health care (Portland and Multnomah huge gains in support for the freedom to marry, and in 2012 we’re traveling the paign, as well as training and mobilizing LGBT and allied activists in support of County). In 2012, we are working with businesses and municipalities across the state to expand our majority for marriage. racial justice campaigns for immigrant rights and social and economic justice. state to remove barriers to medically-necessary, gender-affirming health care. 2011 by the numbers: 2011 by the numbers: 2011 by the numbers: DEVELOPING LEADERS SHARING StoRIES OF LGBT FAMILIES OF coLOR BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR TRANS-INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE 236 Volunteers engaged in our 5-week fall persuasion conversations 20,000 YouTube views of our three powerful Our Families videos 1,420 People updated each month through BRO’s Trans Justice email list campaign, the largest phone bank campaign since 2004! 200+ attendees at over a dozen Our Families community education screenings 1,100 Pledges collected at Portland Pride 35 Volunteers trained to tell their stories through our speaker’s bureau 45 straight community leaders of color publicly endorsing Our Families 200 Individuals trained through Trans Justice program workshops 8 Faith congregations that held speaking engagements 20 LGBT families for color highlighted through Our Families materials 150 New volunteers identified at the summer events series SHARING OUR StoRIES BUILDING A STRONG PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT ACROSS RACE MOVING TRANS-INCLUSIVE HEALTH POLICY ON THE GROUND 23,800 Facebook fans (up from 8,250) 100+ LGBT and allied activists trained in our Political Education Series 4,000+ City of Portland employees who now have trans-inclusive health care 9,697 Persuasion conversations with Oregonians across the state 23 Pieces of legislation examined in the Racial Equity Report, a ground- 24 Elected policymakers reached through our educational meetings 88 Speaking engagements and house parties across the state breaking report on the legislature’s performance on racial equity 30 Business leaders educated on trans-inclusive health care 41 Community events and Prides attended over the summer 6 partnerships with organizations of color strengthened through Western States Center’s Uniting Communities program DEVELOPING NEW LEADERS FOR TRANS JUSTICE 140 Attendees at Trans Justice Health Care Summit OPENING HEARTS AND CHANGING MINDS DEVELOPING AND CENTRALIZING LEADERSHIP OF Our 36 Volunteers who made the Trans Justice 11,882 New marriage equality supporters More than PEOPLE OF COLOR 300,000+ Health Care Summit a success trans-inclusive identified at community events 60 hours of in-depth training for volunteer people saw the Our health care campaign 1.5 million people 8 Leaders recognized for their Trans 1,350 Times our Spanish-language ads ran leaders who developed and launched the Families campaign on Justice work at BRO’s annual dinner won the “New Policy on on Spanish radio in six counties across Oregon Our Families statewide education series the Block” award from saw our marriage local & national web- the Bus Project! TV ads! sites and blogs! Board of Directors: Vanessa Usui, Board Chair • Kerry Johnson, tor • Kodey Park Bambino, Racial Justice Organizer • Sasha Buchert, Manager • Juan Martinez, Development Director • Dave Mathews, BASIC RIGHTS Board Secretary • Al Machemehl, Board Treasurer • Moira Bowman Communications Manager • Khalil Edwards, Racial Justice Organizer Field Organizer • David McElhatton, Trans Justice Organizer • Raahi OREGON • Debbie Burke • Dave Cutler • Frank Dixon • Nancy Haque • Margi • Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director • Mike Grigsby, Field Organizer • Reddy, Organizing Director • Aaron Ridings, Development Manager • BOARD & STAFF Hoffmann • Steven Johnston. Staff Members: Cathy Abbruzzese, Aubrey Harrison, Program Director • John Joo, Racial Justice Manager tash shatz, Trans Justice Manager • Jessica Ventura, Field Organizer • Donor Outreach Coordinator • Shauna Ballo, Communications Direc- • Joe LeBlanc, Development Coordinator • Jessica Lee, Racial Justice Kyle White, Field Manager • Dan Yonker, Finance Director Basic Rights Oregon & Basic Rights Education Fund Consolidated Financials ASSETS 2011 2010 2011 Program Allocation Cash & equivalents 709,583 484,849 Pledges receivable 770,270 111,191 Other assets 5,827 6,522 Racial Justice 8% Property & equipment, net 42,596 60,453 TOTAL ASSETS 1,528,276 663,015 Marriage Trans Justice LIABILITES & NET ASSETS 2011 2010 77% 9% Accounts payable 32,818 37,097 Net Assets: Unrestricted 1,096,961 518,918 Temporarily restricted 398,497 107,000 TOTAL LIABILITIES Mgt & F/R 1,528,276 663,015 & NET ASSETS 6% LIBERTY CIRCLE McDonald Jacobs, P.C. ($10,000+) Metro Al Machemehl & John Harrell Basic Rights Oregon Leadership Council Miller Nash LLP Anonymous We are pleased to acknowledge donors who made gifts totalling $1,000 Mother’s Bistro & Bar Arcus Foundation Neil Kimmelfield or more in 2011. Your generosity has made it possible for us to be on the New Democracy Resources of Bill Dickey & David Wagner/ frontlines, taking equality across Oregon. We thank you for your investment. Morel Ink Oregon Terry Bean / Charles M Holmes Oregon AFSCME Council 75 Kaiser Permanente Southern - Odom Spirits West Dr. Penny Domm Patrick Reiten Supporting Foundation Kristi Gray & Marty Roberts Sunny Radcliffe & Leslie Welker Dr. Raymond Frye/Bling Dental Civil Marriage Collaborative Paul Finlay Lane Powell The Astraea Foundation Ed Reeves & William Fish Paul King & Walter Jaffe Comcast Cable Communications Nancy Skinner Nordhoff The Boeing Company Eric & Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman Doug Davault & Clark McDonald Perkins Coie New Seasons Market The ODS Companies Erin Olson Portland Association of Teachers Four Freedoms Foundation Nordstrom, Inc. The Portland Trailblazers Ezra Milchman & James Turney Freedom to Marry Portland Business Alliance Northwest Natural Gas Tonkon Torp LLP Fred Miller & Karla Wenzel Quinton Hawks & Mike Sauer Gill Foundation PFLAG Portland Vibrant Table Genoa Restaurant Jeff Heatherington/Family Care, Inc. Randy Mannen & Darryl Saunders Providence Health & Services Greg Goodman Ray & Jean Auel Meyer Memorial Trust Robert Goman & Stephen FREEDOM CIRCLE Gregg Macy & Eric Steinhauser Rejuvenation Inc NGLTF Foundation Beaudoin ($1,000 - $2,499) Herenow Creative Network Nike Inc. Russell Street Bar-B-Que Schwab Charitable Fund Alison Bailey Hotel Monaco Portland Ryan Hagemann Oregon Education Association Steven & Linda McGeady Annie Brown & Anita Stelling James & Marilyn Salter Oregon Health Science University S Brooks & Associates, Inc. Stoel Rives LLP Ara Serjoie James Greene & Wade Walter Sally Bixby Portland General Electric Susan Nestor Beatrice Dohrn & Jennifer Middleton Janet & Stephen Webster Pride Foundation SEIU Local 503 The New World Foundation Bill Patton Jason Zidell/JEZ Foundation Sigma Financial Corp Robin Castro & John Halseth U.S. Bank Bill Wyatt Jeanne Fitzpatrick Service Employees International Steven W Dotterrer Val Solorzano & Nicole Hamann Bobbie Regan & Barrett Stambler & Yolanda Lozano & Kevin Kraus Union Wells Fargo Bonnie Cameron & Devon Dorn Jeff Miller & William Carter Spirit Mountain Community Fund Steven Westly Weston Milliken & Anand Pandya Brian Wilson Jon Andrew Howe & Duane Stumptown Coffee Roasters The Standard Brian Thomson McKenery The Henry Van Ameringen Suzanne Bonamici JUSTICE CIRCLE Brian Wannamaker Josh & Melissa Kardon & Michael Simon Foundation ($2,500 – $4,999) Buchanan, Angeli, Altschul, & Julia Felsman & Cynthia Ondrick Tides Foundation Ted Blaszak Anne Hoot & Laura Stepp Sullivan LLP Karen Shah Teddy Keizer Unitarian Universalist Veatch Cary Jay Davis & John McGinn Carl Creasy Kathryn M Dunning
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