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Matthew Vines

Dismantling the religious argument against gays and lesbians

How did a conservative Christian from Wichita, Kansas, become an advocate for LGBT rights?

Matthew Vines was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. Throughout his youth, Matthew’s family was deeply involved in a conservative evangelical Presbyterian church. After Matthew came out as gay while attending Harva…

We Still Have Miles to Go

June 24, 2013 | by

Summer 2013 Letter from the President

We are at a historic time for marriage equality in this country. Now, how will we build on these victories?

Today’s Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the freedom to marry are groundbreaking advances for the movement to secure equality under the law for gay and lesbian people. This remarkable – indeed, extraordinary – pr…

How Grantmakers Can Help Nonprofits Build Fundraising Muscle

April 7, 2013 | by

Balancing immediate and long-term goals

Foundations could and should do more to help grantees break out of chronic fundraising struggles. Here’s how.

Every foundation wants to see its grantees succeed in raising the resources they need to carry out their work, so when an organization requests money to hire a fundraiser, it’s tempting to jump at the chance to help…

Rachel & Felicia

Six weddings later, married for the first time

They jumped through legal hoops as laws affecting same-sex couples were passed and overturned - but their love and commitment remained the same.

Rachel Timoner, 41, and Felicia Park-Rogers, 41, were married on June 17, 2008. Their wedding took place on the first day that it was possible for same-sex couples in California to marry. It was shortly after the st…

Sara & Paloma

Our big, gay, Persian wedding

Across languages, cultures, and legal hurdles, Sara and Paloma celebrate love and a lifelong commitment.

Sara Razavi, 33, was born in Iran and came to the United States at age 10. She grew up in Orange County, California. Paloma Wu, 30, grew up in Reno, Nevada; her father is Taiwanese and her mother’s family is from Ge…

It Takes Dedicated Funding to Do Leadership Development Right

October 18, 2012 | by

General operating support is important. But does it support long-term capacity-building?

In this blog guest post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Linda Wood describes the value of unrestricted general operating support, and why it’s not always enough.

At the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, we believe strongly in the critical importance of unrestricted general operating support because it provides nonprofit leaders with the flexibility to direct spending toward…

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