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The Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues. Specifically, Arcus works to advance LGBT equality, as well as to conserve and protect the great apes.

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<p> This program has worked nationally in the United States to achieve LGBT equality through increased state-level and federal legal rights and regulatory protections. Strategies toward reaching this goal include supporting a stronger, more coordinated LGBT movement and building alliances nationally and regionally to tackle key policy issues.</p>

National LGBT RIghts Program

This program has worked nationally in the United States to achieve LGBT equality through increased state-level and federal legal rights and regulatory protections. Strategies toward reaching this goal include supporting a stronger, more coordinated LGBT movement and building alliances nationally and regionally to tackle key policy issues.

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Grants

The Arcus Social Justice Program is currently not accepting new grant applications while it refines its strategy for pursuing its longstanding mission. The Foundation will provide further guidance by the fall of 2012 and looks forward to engaging with potential new partners and grantees at that time.

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Awarded Grants

ACLU Foundation
New York, NY $500,000

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This program works nationally in the United States to achieve LGBT equality through increased state-level and federal legal rights and regulatory protections. Strategies toward reaching this goal include supporting a stronger, more coordinated LGBT movement and building alliances nationally and regionally to tackle key policy issues.

Ultimate Goal:

To achieve LGBT equality in the United States.

Measureable Program Outcome:

Basic LGBT rights have been won; and a sustainable national LGBT movement is actively advancing equity for particularly vulnerable LGBT populations – those who historically have been marginalized because of race, class, gender, gender identity, citizenship status, age or other identity-defining attributes.

         
 

Goal 1

Key basic rights and intersectional issue victories build leverage and momentum for change, and address the needs of vulnerable / marginalized LGBT populations
 

Goal 2

A stronger, more inclusive, networked and sustainable national LGBT movement is better positioned to improve the lives of all LGBT people.
 
         
 

STRATEGY A

Support ongoing advocacy and organizing of the movement’s anchor organizations to (a) complete passage of the basic legal rights “Equality Agenda” and (b) address inequities experienced by vulnerable/marginalized LGBT populations.

SUB-STRATEGIES:

A1: Build stability and sustainability through multi-year general operating support combined with targeted capacity building
A2: Build targeted cross-sector alliances
A3: Foster sustained collaboration with grassroots advocates
A4: Dedicated funds to support continued growth of aging and transgender advocacy sector
 
   
 

STRATEGY B

Identify and invest in discrete intersectional issue campaigns focused on equity for vulnerable/marginalized LGBT populations, and which build cross-sector and intra-movement relationships.

SUB-STRATEGIES:

B1: Build and support LGBT Immigration cohort
B2: Research and convening to identify and prioritize high-leverage campaigns
B3: Field building and cross sector alliances
B4: Increase visibility of alliances to build momentum around progressive cultural change
 
   
 

STRATEGY C

Develop new funder resources to support the portfolio and ensure long-term movement sustainability.
 
         

What We Support

The creation of a more just and humane world, based on diversity, equality, and fundamental respect.

 

The Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice issues. Over the past 12 years, Arcus has worked to advance equality and social justice regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity through five program areas.

  1. International Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Rights
  2. National LGBT Rights
  3. Michigan LGBT Rights
  4. Religion and Values
  5. Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Stories of Impact

Uniting for Social Change

Leaders from several Kalamazoo nonprofits have been given a unique opportunity to look beyond immediate needs and work for long-term change through the Arcus Foundation’s Michigan Racial and Economic Justice Initiative. Read more >>

Liberation through Religion: A Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s life traces the arc of the LGBT rights movement. Today, as the rabbi of the largest LGBT synagogue in the world, she is one of the country’s preeminent religious voices for progressive values. Read more >>

 

Global State-Sponsored Homophobia Interactive Map

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International LGBT Rights Map

Source © ILGA—International Lesbian and Gay Association—www.ilga.org

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