LGBT Groups Face Uncertain Financial Times
About 35 LGBT leaders met in Washington, D.C., to discuss how they can conserve resources and still advance the movement in a down-turned economy.
By Kerry Eleveld
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Advocate.com exclusive posted February 20, 2009
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid73492.aspAmid the economic downturn and strained budgets nationwide, LGBT movement leaders representing about 35 organizations assembled in Washington two weeks ago to discuss a number of options that might ultimately save them money.
"The goals in my view were very simple," said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the Family Equality Council, "it was to open a dialogue for folks to think creatively about the ways in which we could work more efficiently and collaboratively for maximum benefit to the movement."
The groups ranged from some of the movement's largest, such and the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, to mid-sized organizations like the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and the Family Equality Council, to smaller shops such as the National Black Justice Coalition and the National Center for Transgender Equality.
