Alise Crittendon’s Post

As we approach the year's end, let's applaud the resilience and wisdom of LGBTQ+ older adults! Dedicate your year-end donations to guarantee they receive the support and resources they rightfully DESERVE, enabling them to thrive in communities throughout Colorado. Your generosity holds the power to create a significant impact, nurturing inclusivity and preserving the dignity of those who've paved the way. Click the link or go to envision-you.org to give back today! https://bit.ly/47VBKWh . . . . #LGBTQ #lgbtq #mentalhealth #nonprofit #donate #giveback #SupportLGBTQ+ #MentalHealthMatters #MakeADifference . [Image Description: Grey background with an image of an older adult partially shown in color. The person is wearing a white shirt and has facial hair and standing in front of a green background. The words "LGBTQ+ Coloradans Deserve Affirming Care and Communities" is at the top of the image. The word "deserve" is in green to match the background. A small black box with the word "DONATE" is in the bottom right corner with "envision-you.org" below.] End Description.]

As the year comes to a close, consider making a lasting impact with your year-end donation! Let's join hands to ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals have the resources and services they need to not just survive but to THRIVE in the coming year. Your support can make a significant difference in fostering inclusivity, understanding, and empowerment. Together, let's create a brighter and more affirming future that LGBTQ+ people DESERVE! Head to the link or go to envision-you.org to make a donation! https://bit.ly/47VBKWh . . . . #LGBTQ #lgbtq #mentalhealth #nonprofit #donate #giveback #SupportLGBTQ+ #MentalHealthMatters #MakeADifference . [Image Description: Grey background with an image of a person partially shown in color. The person has curly hair and purple eyebrows. The words "LGBTQ+ Coloradans Deserve Affirming Care and Communities" is at the top of the image. The word "deserve" is in purple to match their eyebrows. A small black box with the word "DONATE" is in the bottom right corner with "envision-you.org" below.] End Description.]

This year-end, let's make a difference that resonates for a lifetime! Commit your donations to ensure LGBTQ+ youth have the unwavering support and resources they DESERVE to thrive in communities across Colorado. Your contribution can empower and uplift, creating a brighter future for these incredible individuals. Together, let's build a community where every youth feels seen, supported, and free to be their authentic selves. Click the link or go to envision-you.org to donate TODAY! https://bit.ly/47VBKWh . . . . #LGBTQ #lgbtq #mentalhealth #nonprofit #SupportLGBTQ+ #MentalHealthMatters #MakeADifference . [Image Description: A white background with a green border. Text at the top of the image in green and black says “LGBTQ+ Youth DESERVE:” A green paint smear is in the middle of the image with a comic text bubble, and a quote that says “To grow up embraced by their community, loved unconditionally, and without feeling ‘different’. -Envision:You community member.” The Colorado Gives Day logo is in the bottom right corner and the Envision:You logo is in the bottom left corner.] End Description.]

As allies, advocates, philanthropists and corporations celebrate #Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ month, it’s important to lift up the intersectional nature of the #LGBTQ community. Queer people are not only Black, brown, white, AANHPI, Gen Z, old, wealthy, or under resourced. Millions of LGBTQ people also live with disabilities (both visible and invisible) — and instead of overlooking disabled people, let’s make an effort to elevate and equalize by: 1) Donating to organizations that work within the community 2) Intentionally including disabled people in your Pride marketing campaigns 3) Centering disabled queer voices in your messaging this month…and all year long. #DEI / #ESG / #Media / #ERG / #Marketing folks: If you are looking for a great grassroots organization to support and partner with, check out Arkansas Support Network (ASN). It’s an amazing non-profit in the mid-South empowering close to a thousand people in the disabled community with the ability to make decisions and direct their lives — including those who are LGBTQ 🏳️🌈. Their work is making a difference on a local, regional, and national level. If you want more info on the org, would like to become a partner, or make a Pride donation that will truly make a difference, connect with ASN CEO, Dr. Syard Evans. (Also an acclaimed speaker on disability inclusion…you’ll be glad you invited her to your corporate or policy event).

Happy Pride Month! We are allies. 🌈 Here are 5 ways to celebrate Pride Month: 1. Educate yourself Learn all about the history of the LGBTQIA+ community, its history, and its challenges.    2. Donate Give back to the LGBTQIA+ community by donating to an affiliated nonprofit in your area.   3. Increase LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the workplace If your workplace does not have a culture that promotes LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, speak to your manager about ways the company can be more inclusive to this community.    4. Watch a documentary on the Stonewall Riots Learn how it all began by watching an informative documentary on the Stonewall Riots and the events that preceded and followed them, like “Stonewall Forever” or “Stonewall Uprising”.   5. Be supportive If someone you know is LGBTQIA+, be supportive as they pursue their journey. #pridemonth #LGBTQIA+ #loveislove #metabolichealth #obesitymedicine #obesity #ally Courtney Younglove, M.D., FOMA, FACOG, DABOM Maribeth Orr, D.O., DABFM, DABOM Maren Ozier Here is more about Pride Month from The National Council for Mental Well Being 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNmtJ-4M

As Pride Month comes to a close, we reflect on the importance of inclusivity and solidarity.🌈✨ At Ringer Sciences, we stand with the LGBTQ+ community in celebrating diversity, equality, and love. This month, we dove deeper into the #CorporatePride conversation, from how the Fortune 100 marked the occasion, with 47% of companies participating, to social media discussions of brand involvement in Pride Month celebrations. From logo changes to charitable initiatives, brands showed their support in various impactful ways. Concurrently, consumer discussions highlighted the significance of brand involvement in Pride Month celebrations, focusing on the authenticity of support, the impact of donations, and community engagement. Let's continue to champion diversity and equality every day. #RingerSciences #PrideMonth #Inclusion #LGTBQ #RainbowCapitalism #F100

🌈 I am queer. And I don’t like Pride Month 😮💨 I’ll be honest — I have complicated feelings about Pride right now. We have an entire month to celebrate our existence thanks to Black and Brown, Queer and Trans people who riot made it possible for us to get our rights — rights that are still being challenged today everywhere in the world. Pride started as a riot, it should be about resistance and community. But instead, I/we need to work so much harder than any other month because this is the only month our voices get tolerated — and on top of that, corporations use them to make a (huge) profit. 💔 It is draining. This is why at Lutalica, I’m not pushing our comms team to make as much noise as we could during Pride Month. We work for the LGBTQ+ community all year round, and I don’t want my colleagues to feel overwhelmed because this is the only time of the year when straight people acknowledge us. 💪 We want to keep working for the community, providing free support to non-profits who struggle to raise funds for an inclusive brand or an accessible website. These things are not only important, they are crucial, and I will keep shouting this to whoever will listen. I wish we could have started our crowdfunding earlier than Pride Month. We could have done it later, but July and August are holiday months, in September people have no money post-holiday, and then it’s basically Christmas. So here we are — and honestly, it’s not going as well as we hoped because we’re being drowned out by voices that only speak up in the month of June. But we still need your support. 👉 Please watch the video in this post where I explain why this is important. Check out the testimonials we’ve been posting — they are proof that our work is necessary. And then, please reshare and donate to our crowdfunding campaign here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekREhQ3U ✨ Help us design a brighter future for women and queer communities. #QueerAndProud #LGBTQSupport #PurposeOverProfit #Crowdfunding #InclusiveDesign #CommunitySupport #DesignForChange #HappyPride #PrideMonth I'm curious about what other trans and queer entrepreneurs/professionals think. Do you feel the same? Ruth Faulkner Susie Cuthill Matt Dabrowski Patrick Dickinson Ceysa McKechnie Thea Bardot Araxie Boyadjian Lu 🍋 Castello Cat Halsan Hugh O'Keeffe Lou Beardsmore Jaron Soh Taylor 🌹 Gobar Aby Hawker Kirsty Lunn Francesca Allen

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate diversity, and inclusivity, as well as highlight the ongoing fight for equal rights and opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community. We are proud to stand with and support the incredible work of Mermaids, a charity close to our hearts.   Mermaids is dedicated to supporting transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families. We believe that embracing and empowering all members of the trans community is crucial for any organisation, regardless of the industry. This is why we are honoured to fund Mermaids’ local group activities, which create a safe space to celebrate and uplift the community. Jo and the Thornicroft family have felt the benefit of the amazing work of this charity first-hand. The care they have provided, and their unwavering support have been a huge help and immeasurable comfort in such a turbulent and troubled time. We strive to support them, as they have us, in the hope they will be able to continue their important work and care for other families just like ours. Mermaids also helps businesses to improve their support of LGBTQ+ employees and customers through essential resources and CPD-accredited training. If you're interested in learning more about Mermaids' training courses and how to foster a more inclusive environment within your organisation, check out the link here: Training - Mermaids (mermaidsuk.org.uk)   #Mermaids #PrideMonth #Community #Inclusivity #Equality

LGBTQ+ organizations are disproportionately underfunded—that needs to change. Amidst an increasingly hostile political climate, the Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans. The impact of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has directly correlated to a decrease in support for organizations that serve the LGBTQ+ community. Support for LGBTQ+ organizations makes up less than 1% of all philanthropic giving in the United States. At the same time, data from GLAAD tells us that a supermajority of non-LGBTQ+ Americans support equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. It’s time to turn that support into direct action. Make no mistake, LGBTQ+ nonprofits deserve our investment. When we invest in organizations that serve LGBTQ+ folks, we are directly contributing to the vitality of our community. The stakes have never been higher. In this compelling op-ed, Tina M. Barber, MPA, (she/her) Director of Community Philanthropy, unpacks the “perfect storm” that situates LGBTQ+ organizations during this unique and unprecedented moment in charitable giving—and how LGBTQ+ allies can help navigate the waves of change. Read the full Op-Ed Below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gXNN_Khq