Information on giving to charity and to politicians for donors interested in achieving legal equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans...
IT GOES BEYOND GIVING AWAY MONEY TO CHARITIES... IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN NONPROFITS TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY
IT GOES BEYOND CONTRIBUTING TO POLITICIANS... IT IS ABOUT PASSING LEGISLATION FOR EQUALITY
DONORS FREQUENTLY ASK:
> Should I contribute to local, state, or federal candidates, and which candidates specifically?
> Should I give to local organizations or national ones, and which organizations specifically?
> Should I give to presidential candidates?
> Should I give to many organizations or only a few?
The answers depend on the interests of the donor, budget, and goals to be achieved. All these factors are considered in this donor guide.
READ OUR PHILANTHROPY ARTICLES TO GET AN ANSWER THAT FITS YOUR INTERESTS AND BUDGET...
GIVING TIPS
This article explains how to allocate your money into four buckets for achieving equality for LGBTQ Americans. It is the most basic allocation a donor can do. Major and mega donors can also read the articles below to refine their giving strategies.
GIVING CENTER
Presents major and mega donors with multiple approaches for intelligent giving so that they can determine the best one(s) for their personality, budget, and goals.
STRATEGIC GIVING FOR EQUALITY
This article presents eQualityGiving's overall framework to reach legal equality. It guides our recommendations of organizations and endorsements of candidates.
STRATEGIES FOR EACH EQUALITY GOAL
Registered Members get exclusive access to this analysis of which combination of strategies is most relevant to achieve each of the Equality Goals. This allows donors to further refine the type of organizations and political candidates (local, state or federal) to whom they want to donate to achieve specific goals.
GIVING TO REACH EQUALITY GOALS
Registered Members also get exclusive access to an evaluation of each of the Equality Goals. Major and mega donors can use this analysis, in combination with the Strategies for Each Equality Goal, to determine the goals most appropriate for them to fund.
TAX WISE GIVING
This is a must read for donors who give to nonprofits by writing a check from their checking account. This article could save these donors lots of money.
POLITICAL GIVING: FEDERAL LIMITS
Andrew Tobias, the Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the current limits to give to candidates, party committees, and political action committees and how to use the limits strategically.
TODAY'S ECONOMIC REALITIES: A TIME FOR NEW PARTNERSHIPS?
Lila Gracey, strategist and founder of Grace Concepts, discusses how donors and nonprofits can look for new partnerships.
CHECK ALSO...
PHILANTHROPY BOOKS
A selection of books that will help you be a more strategic donor.
OR FOR DONORS WHO PREFER ONE-STOP GIVING, CONSIDER...
COLLABORATIVE GIVING
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