Equality Foundation of Georgia, Inc
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Georgia Unites Against Discrimination
Started in 2015, Georgia Unites Against Discrimination (GUAD) is a nonpartisan grassroots campaign dedicated to advancing non-discrimination protections for LGBT Georgians and ensuring that no individual, business, or other entity is granted a License to Discriminate under Georgia law. Our greatest success was leading the effort to secure Governor Deal's veto of a bill that would have led to discrimination against the LGBT community, women and single parents. This effort entailed working with dozens of state and national organizations, mobilizing over 75,000 Georgians and aligning our messaging with hundreds of businesses and faith leaders.
Georgia HIV Advocacy Network
The Georgia HIV Advocacy Network is a statewide network of providers, consumers and citizen advocates who advocate for HIV policy initiatives on both state and county levels through policy analysis, advocacy training and coordinated community activities. While the Georgia HIV Advocacy Network works within the statewide reach of the Equality Foundation of Georgia, we have prioritized our work in those areas where HIV prevalence rates are the highest (specifically the metro-Atlanta area). We remain committed to statewide work and prioritize policy initiatives such as Medicaid expansion and HIV criminalization that will impact all people living with HIV in Georgia. In April 2015 EFG started the Youth HIV Policy Advisors Program because all laws and policies related to HIV should be informed by the experiences of people living with HIV. The YHPA Program is a leadership development program that trains young people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Metro Atlanta in policy advocacy and provides them resources to educate state, city, and county level policymakers to make better decisions related to HIV prevention and treatment. The program has graduated 43 participants in 4 cohorts and is currently preparing for its fifth group of young people living with HIV in metro-Atlanta.
TransActionGA
TransActionGA is focused on coordinating story collection among transgender and allied Georgians, training corporate leaders on transgender competency and advocating for trans-inclusive policies at private businesses, schools and colleges, and state and local governments. The TransActionGA Leadership Academy was created in 2018 as a leadership development program to train a cohort of transgender advocates from around Georgia on developing and analyzing policies, community mobilization, how legislation is developed and passed on a local and state levels and how to work effectively with elected officials and other civic leaders.
Where we work
Awards
Gender Rights Award 2003
Gender PAC
Quality of Life Award 2000
Metropolitan Community Church
Close the Book on Hate 2000
Anti-Defamation League
Best Community Services 1999
Greater Atlanta Business Coalition
Outstanding Non-profit 2003
Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Affiliations & memberships
Equality Federation 2021
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of municipalities protecting LGBTQ residents and visitors from discrimination
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Related Program
Georgia Unites Against Discrimination
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Four Primary Strategic Goals
1. Defending LGBTQ+ identities: All LGBTQ+ people in the state of Georgia have the opportunities, support and services to thrive and grow in a just society no matter where they live.
2. Equity-Centered Programming: Ensuring organizational programming supports all LGBTQ+ communities racially, by gender and geographically.
3. Shaping the Public Narrative: Creating awareness, visibility and effectively telling the story of Georgia Equality and the key issues.
4. Organizational Sustainability: Ensuring the organization is fiscally sound, while successfully fulfilling the vision and mission.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Equality Foundation of Georgia, Inc
Board of directorsas of 06/13/2023
Dr. De'Andre Pickett
4 Brighter Futures Fdn.
Term: 2020 - 2023
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as: