ANNUAL REPORT WE THANK ALL OUR FUNDERS, DONORS, AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY 25 YEARS CENTERS FOR BELIEVING IN OUR WORK AND SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS IN CREATING A STRONGER LGBTQ STRONG COMMUNITY CENTER MOVEMENT. THANK YOU FOR where people can find resources, services, Leadership Summit attendance, serving over and partners, and for the important work support, and a safe, welcoming space to just 250 LGBTQ centers and programs across we have committed to do around diversity, MAKING 2019 ‘be’! Local LGBTQ centers work tirelessly to the US, Canada, and beyond. We were on equity, and inclusion. address the needs of their community, and the ground visiting over 31 centers, and YET ANOTHER As we continue our journey of growth we’re proud to stand behind them. conducting 38 in-person trainings, in addition within our own organization and further REMARKABLE YEAR to the 639 virtual assistance requests we You see, supporting LGBTQ community strengthening our community center FOR CENTERLINK! answered! We continue to develop new centers isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. Our network, we are honored that you have resources and forge new partnerships to DENISE SPIVAK THIS YEAR MARKED dedicated staff has done an incredible job of chosen to join us as a partner, supporter, support our members, and to serve as a voice CEO expanding our outreach and strengthening our and friend. A tremendous thank you to all OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY for the LGBTQ community center movement, programs and services. As you will note from our funders, donors, and LGBTQ community OF STRENGTHENING, SUPPORTING, amplifying the vital and often lifesaving work the successes detailed in this year’s Annual center members for your generosity and they do each and every day. AND CONNECTING LGBTQ Report, supporters like you have helped belief in CenterLink. COMMUNITY CENTERS. us create a larger, stronger, more united We also spent a great deal of time in 2019 community center movement – connecting working on the future of CenterLink, to SINCERELY, And while the landscape of community executive directors, CEOs, and program staff ensure that it will be there to serve our STACIE WALLS ROBERT BOO DENISE SPIVAK centers has changed significantly over the with their peers, providing education to board members well in the long term. Our Board BOARD CO-CHAIR BOARD CO-CHAIR CEO past quarter century, CenterLink’s role members, offering resources and leadership of Directors embarked on updating our has not – we remain the only organization coaching and training, and creating even more Strategic Plan to usher us into the new committed to advancing the success and funding streams for capacity-building and decade – listening to feedback from our sustainability of LGBTQ centers! program advancement. members, our partners, and other key stakeholders. The plan will set the direction Centers are the heart and soul of For the fifth consecutive year we’ve for our future work with members, funders, LGBTQ communities – a place reached new milestones in membership and 2 CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 3 STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL MOORE CO-CHAIR STACIE WALLS CO-CHAIR ROBERT BOO SECRETARY MARVIN WEBB TREASURER DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, CEO, CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION LGBT LIFE CENTER PRIDE CENTER AT EQUALITY PARK FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES LOS ANGELES, CA NORFOLK, VA FORT LAUDERDALE, FL NEW YORK CITY, NY ADRIANA OROZCO ANA MACHADO, MPH DEBORAH S. CONTROLLER SENIOR MANAGER, LEVINE STRATEGIC PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT LGBT YOUTHLINK SARAH ANDERSON CHRIS BARTLETT SELISSE BERRY CECE COX CONSULTANT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER, CEO, CAMPBELL AND COMPANY WILLIAM WAY LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OUT & EQUAL WORKPLACE ADVOCATES RESOURCE CENTER SEATTLE, WA PHILADELPHIA, PA SAN FRANCISCO, CA DALLAS, TEXAS DENISE SPIVAK DONNA DR. JANELLE JULIA LANDIS CEO SOLOMON-CARTER TAVERAS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR, OPERATIONS AND OUTREACH MANAGER HEALTHLINK MEMBER RELATIONS PORTER GILBERG LORRI L. JEAN MICHELLE KRISTEL LORRAINE LANGLOIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CEO, PARTNER, CEO, THE LGBTQ CENTER LONG BEACH LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER McCORMACK+KRISTEL METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH LONG BEACH, CA LOS ANGELES, CA NEW YORK, NY ST. PETERSBURG, FL DR. REGINA TANYA TASSI TERRY STONE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF JAY MADDOCK GLENNDA TESTONE MODESTO TICO VALLE LANCE TOMA HR ENGAGEMENT PARTNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CEO, CEO, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIONLINK BELLS BREWERY THE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER CENTER ON HALSTED SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH POLICY MANAGER KALAMAZOO, MI NEW YORK, NY CHICAGO, IL HEALTH CENTER PROGRAMS SAN FRANCISCO, CA 4 CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 5 2019 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019 HIGHLIGHTS In 2019 CenterLink provided over $300,000 in pass-through funding to support capacity-building efforts at seven centers across the U.S. Funding was used to INVESTING IN CENTERS expand staff, purchase technology, engage in strategic development, and more. INVESTING IN SUCCESS Participating centers had budgets ranging from $50,000 to $250,000, and funding ranged from $25,000 to $50,000. The grant program was designed to increase sustainability of developing centers. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The 8th Annual Executive Director Boot Camp was held in Fort Lauderdale, FL, for center directors with 1-4 years of experience. Seventeen executive directors HEALTH HIV CONSULTATIONS CONFERENCES & CONFERENCE from 12 states attended. The program is an intensive 5-day training covering PROGRAMMING PROVIDED TO PRESENTATIONS AND TRAINING leadership, finance, fundraising, diversity, equity & inclusion, programming, board 20 CONSULTATIONS 8 MEMBER CENTERS 9 ATTENDED 2 PRESENTATIONS governance and more. A total of 19 webinar sessions were presented during CenterLink’s annual E-Summit during the month of October. The sessions fell into at least one of the following 8 CenterLink provided over $90,000 tracks: Health, Youth, Governance, Seniors, Trans and Gender Non-conforming, PARTNERSHIPS in sub-grant funding to five Advocacy, Fund Raising and Financial Health, and Leadership. member centers to engage LGBTQ+ individuals to accelerate research and improve health through the CenterLink provided grants to six member centers All of Us Research Program. 34 19 756 234 to expand the capacity of their mental health VOLUNTEER SESSIONS REGISTRANTS ATTENDEES programming. The centers were: Edge Pride Center, SPEAKERS LGBTQ+ people, like many other groups, have often In Our Own Voices, Out Boulder County, Side by been left out of medical research. As a result, we Side, Time Out Youth, and Triangle Community know less about your health and ways to provide you Center. Funding totaled $150,000. Capacity with the best care. The All of Us Research Program building included purchase and implementation of an wants to change this. The All of Us Research Program electronic medical record system, development and is a historic effort to collect and study data from one review of trauma-informed organizational policies and million or more people living in the United States. The practices, and development and delivery of specific goal of the program is better health for all of us. training programs around suicidality, critical incidence 130 response, mental health first aid. RETURNING 279 ATTENDEES Our 13th Annual Leadership Summit held September 19-21, 2019 ATTENDEES LGBT HealthLink provides member centers, agencies, and individuals with an ever- in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles LGBT Center saw our highest 149 expanding library of LGBTQ health-related materials, all FREE! In 2019 we filled 288 attendance ever with 279 total attendees including 130 returning BRAND-NEW individual orders, had 177 document downloads and more than 30 videos viewed attendees and 149 brand-new attendees. Our previous to date ATTENDEES from our online resource library. high was in 2018 with a total of 143 attendees. RESOURCES 288 177 30 INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT VIDEOS ORDERS DOWNLOADS 6 CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CENTERLINK 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 7 2019 SUMMARY 2019 OVERVIEW DIRECT SUPPORT AND PEER NETWORKING MAY Over 150 LGBT Community Centers sign LGBT COMMUNITY CENTERS a letter addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ADVOCATE FOR THE office, advocating for the passage of the 7 EQUALITY ACT 28 20 27 Equality Act. The Act passed in the House but 150+ WEBINARS CONSULTATIONS COACHING GENERAL INFO SESSIONS SESSIONS failed to be heard in the Senate. 13 4 ACTIONLINK JULY ActionLink collects 13,600 comments in CONDUCTED REFERRALS Q CHAT SPACE TRAININGS COMMENTS opposition to a proposed rule by the Dept. of YOUTHLINK 13,600 COLLECTED Health and Human Services that was aimed at NEEDS changing protections offered to LGBTQ people in ASSESSMENT Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act 67 12 LISTSERV POSTS RESOURCE NEWSLETTERS OCTOBER The U.S. Supreme Court hears three cases to decide if Title VII’s ban on workplace ACTIONLINK DISTRIBUTES CENTER- sex discrimination protects LGBTQ people from FOCUSED GRAPHICS & TALKING discrimination. ActionLink distributes personalized POINTS REGARDING SCOTUS graphics and center-focused talking points. Our statement about the cases is shared with Los TITLE VII CASES Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s entire staff. DECEMBER The Dept. of Health and Human QCHATSPACE.ORG Services proposes a new rule that would allow ACTIONLINK programs receiving their grants to discriminate COMMENTS on the basis of sex and gender. ActionLink 2,500+ COLLECTED collects over