1/1/08: Darren Walker, VP of Rockefeller Foundation, Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors More
11/21/07: Seasoned Nonprofit Manager, Jane Dunne, Named Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Arcus More
9/28/07: Arcus Foundation Appoints GLBT Organizer Johnny Jenkins Jr. to lead its Michigan Programs
The Arcus Foundation today announced the appointment of Johnny Jenkins Jr. as Michigan Program Officer of the Arcus Gay & Lesbian Program. More
9/07/07: Arcus Foundation Appoints Experienced Primatologist, Annette Lanjouw, to Lead Arcus Great Apes Program; Expands Team Working on Great Apes Program
The Arcus Foundation today announced the appointment of primatologist Annette Lanjouw, as the Director of the Arcus Foundation's Great Apes Program. More
Arcus Foundation’s EEO Policy Requirement is a “Must” Hold that letter! Don’t make the mistake of missing the Arcus Foundation’s foremost condition of funding. Click here to be sure your organization can meet the requirement before you apply.
Creating a More Inclusive EEO. Find out how one non-profit did it.
Putting Your Passion To Work
Engineering Social Justice Training Series
Dare To Get Active! Are you an activist or a progressive, passionate person who wants to create positive changes for your community but not sure how to begin? Join us for this six-session series funded by the Arcus Gay & Lesbian Program and offered by the Kalamazoo Gay & Lesbian Resource Center in partnership with the Kalamazoo Alliance for Equality. Read more
6/27/07: Grant Writing Workshop at Hotter Than July
Nuts & Bolts of Grant Writing
with Cindy Rizzo, Director of Grant Making Programs, Arcus Foundation
The Arcus Foundation's Director of Grant Making Programs, Cindy Rizzo, will present this grant writing workshop at the Genesis Conference Workshop VIII, part of Hotter Than July, Detroit's Black Same Gender Loving Pride Celebration on Friday, July 27 from 5 to 7pm. This free workshop will help those with little or no grant writing experience learn how to create effective funding proposals for foundation and corporate funders. The workshop will cover the following:
- Is grantseeking right for your organization?
- How to identify prospects
- Making contact with funders
- Developing a written proposal and required attachments
- Building a relationship with funders
All Are Welcome - No RSVP Necessary
Questions - 269.373.4373 or
Where & When
Hilton Garden Inn
351 Gratiot Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Friday, July 27th 5:00-7:00 PM
2/26/07: Domestic Partner Benefits Education
Michigan Equality will be traveling the state to educate members of the GLBT community and the community at large about the implications of the January 2007 Michigan Court of Appeals decision on domestic partner benefits offered by the state. Learn more
2/26/07:New Religion and Values Program
The Arcus Foundation announces the appointment of Tom Kam as Senior Fellow of the Foundation's new Religion and Values Program. (more)
1/26/07: Announcing our Fall 2006 Grant Awards
$5.1 million awarded to organizations working for GLBT Human Rights and Great Ape Conservation
Arcus Gay
and Lesbian Fund
Arcus Fund
Arcus National Fund
Arcus Great Apes
Fund
Read the press
release
12/20/06: Cathy J. Cohen Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors
The Arcus Foundation announces the appointment of Cathy J. Cohen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, to the Board of Directors of the Arcus Foundation, effective January 1, 2007. (more)
10/12/06:Arcus Foundation Announces New Director of Grant Making Programs
The Arcus Foundation announces the appointment of Cindy T. Rizzo as Director of Grantmaking Programs. (more)
Partner Profiles
Read about just some of our many grantees working to advance GLBT equality and conservation of the world's Great Apes.
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan LGBT Rights Project
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
International Primate Protection League (IPPL)
Soulforce Equality Ride
ACLU Foundation Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
The Ruth Ellis Center
4/25/06:Arcus Announces Great Apes Fund Senior Fellow
The Arcus Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Hansen as the Arcus Great Apes Fund's first Senior Fellow. (more)
5/25/05: We
are pleased to announce the
appointment of Urvashi Vaid as the new Executive Director of the
Arcus Foundation. (more)
7/12/05: Together
in Faith, a national conference
for people of all religions and spiritualities creating lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender-affirming communities will be presented by
the American Friends Service Committee Faith Action Network August
5-7, 2005 on the campus of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti,
Michigan. For more information, please visit togetherinfaith.com.
5/1/05: Governor Signs Law Making Maine
6th State to Protect Gender Identity Read
the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition’s press release at gpac.org.
5/1/05: The 2005
Volunteer Guidebook is now available. Published
annually by the Volunteer Center of Greater Kalamazoo, the guidebook
lists volunteer needs
of
nonprofit organizations throughout Kalamazoo county. You may pick up a free
copy at the Volunteer Center office located at 709-A S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo,
the
Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce office, or any library in Kalamazoo County. Visit
the Volunteer Center’s website at volunteerkalamazoo.org.
5/1/05: The American Civil Liberties
Union of Michigan has announced the filing of a lawsuit requesting
that the court declare that the amendment passed by Michigan voters
in November 2004, regarding same-sex marriage, does not prohibit
domestic partnership (DP) benefits offered by public employers. Read
more at aclumich.org
4/14/05: Art therapy
group for GLBT teens now forming at the Urban Institute for Contemporary
Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan (more)
3/23/05: The Arcus
Foundation Endorses the Day of Silence, April 13, 2005 (more)
2/16/05: Thinking
Outside the Gender Box
"You have to learn to look
with new eyes. That’s what emerging social movements do." An interview with Riki Wilchins, Executive
Director of GenderPAC, January 13, 2005 (read)
1/4/05:
SLDN
Continues Work to Defeat 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'; Files Historic Court
Challenge (read
about it)
10/15/04: The
Battered Immigrant Project provides
immigration and referral services for immigrant survivors of domestic
violence, including those survivors in the gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender (GLBT) community. More
9/15/04: Judy Shepard
Coming to WMU
OUTspoken, WMU’s lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgendered and ally student organization, is proud to
announce that
Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, will be speaking in the WMU
Dalton Center on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. to present The
Legacy of Matthew Shepard: An End to Hate Crimes. It will be followed
by a meet and greet reception. This event is free and open to the public,
through generous funding by the Western Michigan University Campus Activities
Board. (More)
Thailand’s Morning
Songs
by Josh Vandeburgh, Former Arcus
Intern
"I had seen pictures and videos of gibbons
in captivity while an intern at the Arcus Foundation, but it was nothing
like the experience of seeing them in the wild. Here
is my story."
9/1/04: The Arcus Foundation
is pleased to announce the addition of new staff member, Katie Weigel. Ms.
Weigel will fill the role of Office Manager, overseeing the administrative
operations for the foundation. Ms. Weigel brings eight years of human
resource experience to the foundation, and has worked in both the public
and private sector. Welcome Katie!
8/25/04: On Friday, August 13, the
Center for Great Apes was slammed by the eye wall of a category 4 hurricane
(Charley)
packing 145
mph winds. Read
more
8/5/04: Save the Chimps update from
Executive Director, Dr. Carole Noon. A
major expansion, significantly funded by the Arcus Foundation, will create
the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world at Save the Chimps in Ft.
Pierce, Florida. More
5/25/04: It is with great excitement
and anticipation that we introduce a new phase in the evolution of
the Arcus Foundation: the opening of new offices in Kalamazoo and New
York City.
Read
the letter to Partners, Colleagues and Friends
Read the
press release
5/1/04: Here’s What You Told
Us
At Arcus, we firmly believe our work could not
exist without the partnership of our funded organizations. To determine
how we can better serve our community, the Foundation recently conducted
an intensive three-month evaluation. An independent consultant contacted
previously funded organizations and grant seekers of the Arcus Gay & Lesbian
Fund to evaluate Arcus in several areas, including our grantmaking process
and funding requirements. More
5/1/04: Ministry
with Community The
mission of Ministry with Community is to provide food, daytime
shelter and other basic services to central Kalamazoo’s
homeless, poor, mentally ill and hard-to-serve adults. Through community
cooperation, Ministry with Community provides these services in an
atmosphere of dignity, hope and unconditional acceptance. Learn
about the work of Ministry with Community
4/26/04: The Arcus
Foundation Salutes Nathan Triplett When
school staff failed to act after he was assaulted inside the school
gym locker room by bullies who assumed he was gay, Nathan Triplett
turned frustration into action and formed Portage (Michigan) Public
School’s first Gay/Straight Alliance. Four years later, at
20 years old, Nathan Triplett is one of the country’s foremost
advocates for GLBT rights and safe schools. More
1/15/04: Arcus
Foundation Names New Program Associate
The Arcus Foundation has named Carol Snapp
its new Program Associate, a position which was added to meet the
needs of the growing foundation. Ms. Snapp will oversee communications
and work with grant seekers and grantees for the Foundation. Ms.
Snapp has eight years of non-profit arts administration experience,
formerly serving as Executive Director of Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Curator of Exhibitions and Collections
at the Art Center of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays:
P-FLAG offers support and education. Kalamazoo Chapter meets on
4th Sundays at People's Church, 1758 N. 10th St. Info: (269) 327-8107. Visit
the national website.
7/29/03 Gov. Davis signs on:
California is the fourth state (following New
Mexico, Rhode Island and Minnesota) to pass laws prohibiting discrimination
based on gender expression and identity.More
Construction Highlights
Seeing concrete results is always gratifying
in the nonprofit world. Here
are a few bricks-and-mortar building projects that have taken place
at Arcus-funded organizations.
1/2003 Fall Cycle 2002 Grants Awarded
11/12/02 Thanks to everyone who attended Arcus’ special presentation
of “Oliver Button is a Star!” in
October. If you haven’t
yet seen this uplifting production about gender-based bullying, we have
one video copy available to borrow. It’s a must-see for anyone
who cares about kids! Call (269) 373-4373. Seen it already? Share your
feedback and comments with us at
.
11/12/02 To all who attended the Nov. 1st Art Hop
at Arcus, thanks for visiting our space! More
than 100 people dropped by to view Brian Mosher’s
show of black and white photography, “Places Seldom Visited.” Brian’s
work is for sale; you can contact him at (269) 226-8816.
10/12/02 "Oliver
Button is a Star!"
Arcus is proud to sponsor a special community
screening and panel discussion with the filmmaker and educators on Saturday,
October 12 from 1-4 p.m. at Kalamazoo College's Dalton Theater in the
Light Fine Arts Building. This award-winning PBS special production is
based on Tomie DePaola's classic children's book "Oliver Button is a Sissy." Join
us for an exploration of childhood, gender stereotypes and bullying.
Features poignant interviews with DePaola and others who defied traditional
gender roles as kids: Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft, dancer Bill T. Jones
and the late makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin. Advance tickets $5 for adults;
$1 for youth 18 and under. Available through Miller Auditorium Ticket
Office and the Epic Center Box Office. Call 387-2300 or visit www.millerauditorium.com.
Remaining seats, if any, will be sold at the door. Refreshments following
the discussion will be provided and served by Girl
Scouts of Glowing Embers Council. This event is presented by Kalamazoo
Coming Out Proud Film Festival.
10/12/02 Arcus to host Nov. 1 Art Hop
Celebrate the arts with us! Stop by our Rose Street office after work
on Friday, Nov. 1, between 5 and 9 p.m. We'll be proudly hosting an exhibit
for the Arts Council's monthly Art Hop. On display will be photographs
by Brian Mosher, a faculty member of the Kalamazoo
Institute of Arts.
Art Hop is a free event held on the first Friday of each month to celebrate
new art exhibits in the Kalamazoo area. The exhibits are open to the
public and you can hop from one art show to another. It's a fun and casual
way to meet artists, visit with friends and enjoy a variety of artwork.
Join us!
9/18/02 Arcus helps
Florida sanctuary to retire all chimpanzees and monkeys at defunct Coulston
primate lab
The notorious
Coulston Foundation primate-testing laboratory has shut down and each of
the 266 chimpanzees and 61 monkeys will be permanently removed from research,
the Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care announced today. More
7/28/02 Kalamazoo City Park Revitalization
The Arcus Gay & Lesbian Fund will help make possible the revitalization
of a Kalamazoo City park and endow parks and recreation activities for
Kalamazooans. The $750,000 gift was made in concert with other community
donors, including the Stryker-Johnston Foundation, Patricia Stryker’s
foundation, Pharmacia, National City and others. more
7/21/02 Civil Rights
and Employment Forum Discuss the civil
rights health of our community at Kalamazoo City Hall, Monday, July 29,
4-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. (residents may attend one or both sessions).
For info, call the YWCA at (269) 345-5595.
6/26/02 The Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Fund
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation respects and celebrates diversity
that contributes to a healthy, caring community. more
6/26/02 Gay Pride Month
The Arcus Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of Gay Pride Month programs
on WGVU TV 35/WGVK TV 52 more
6/4/02 First grants
from GLBT Equality Fund awarded
by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. more
5/1/02 Spring Cycle Grants Awarded
4/6/02 CARES to hold annual banquet in April
CARES' 5th Annual Benefit Banquet and Auction "Make It Happen..." took
place at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo.
12/15/01 Eleven
New Grants Awarded in Fall Cycle 2001
9/18/00 $1million
fund created for UC Berkeley