Welcome to the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center
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Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center 1927 L Street. Sacramento, California. 95811 Office Hours Monday to Friday from 12pm to 6pm Phone: 916-442-0185 Fax: 916-325-1840 |
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Annual Financial Report 2009 |
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Gail Mancarti, President, Board of Directors 2009 has been a year of change for our Center and you have been a welcomed and significant part of it. Over the course of this past year the Board of Directors has focused on revitalizing the Center for the decade ahead. With the assistance of our interim Executive Director Bill Otton, dedicated volunteers, and community members like you, a bright future awaits us. This Annual Report demonstrates some of the changes that have occurred. We will offer this report every year as a way of communicating what we’ve done in serving our LGBTQI community. Highlights for 2009 were: a fun Lambda Awards dinner honoring individuals who have contributed to the welfare of our community, the biggest ever Sacramento Pride parade and festival, upgrading the Center with a new reception area, and a successful Fall fund drive that matched a $10,000 challenge from a Center volunteer.
We look forward to an exciting 2010 as we take the next step in being a Center for all our community. Please visit us soon!
William G. Otton, Interim Executive Director Welcome to a new decade and new year! It is a pleasure to be the interim Executive Director at this moment in our history and have the opportunity to help launch new processes that enable you to understand how the Center operates, and where we are headed. This Annual Report is an example of how the Center is committed to reaching out to all members of our community and sharing our progress. Thank you to each person, business and granting agency that helped us complete 2009 with revenues exceeding expenses. Many of these gifts were the result of an end of year membership and donor drive. As you might already know, ending the year in the “black” is considered a plus when granting agencies are considering our funding applications. To quickly understand the Center’s financial position we have prepared four charts. Two charts focus on 2009 financials – actual income and expense; and, two charts focus on 2010 financials – budgeted income and expense. On the income side we have kept the total budgeted amount for 2010 similar to 2009. However we have revised the percent allocation among each category. To adjust to economic realities in this new year there will be more focus on individual donations and corporate sponsorships and less on government and foundation grants. On the expense side there will be no change to allocation of funds for youth, adult, and community programs. Center leadership is enthused as we look forward to this new year, a new Executive Director and a new location for Sacramento Pride. It truly is a time when many changes are occurring, however, we believe these changes will bring new attention to the community and the Center. In addition to an ambitious plan to make Sacramento Pride a much more visible celebration, we are also finalizing a new vision statement that will be the result of a cross section of community, volunteer, and staff working together to state what the Center will be in the future. This year, we continue our commitment to youth and adult in-house programs. We also want to increase our role as a community partner that serves the health, political, business, humanitarian and cultural aspects of our community. Building positive collaborations with organizations, special interest groups and businesses across the community will benefit all of us. 2010 is off to a positive start and we hope your involvement and interest in the Center will continue throughout the year. We have a bright future as we build a strong foundation, bring in new members and donors, add staff, and continue existing programs and new initiatives that makes our community even better than it is today. You may download the excel spreadsheets with the budget data for 2009 and the projected budget of 2010 below: 2009 Budget 2010 Budget Projection |
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A Whole Month of Sacramento Pride!
For the past few year, Sacramento Pride has featured a series of Pride Week events—opportunities for local businesses and community organizations to spotlight their venues, products or services while showing their LGBT Pride and supporting the services of the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center.
Last year, there were so many Pride Week events that there weren’t enough days in just a week! So for 2010, Sacramento will offer Pride Month—an entire month of fabulous parties, workshops, art shows, open houses and more...!
Host an Official Pride Month Event!
Check back often for additions to our Official Pride Month Schedule!
We can’t wait to celebrate a whole month of California’s Capital Pride!
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Announcement from the Interim Executive Director |
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February 23, 2010. During the past several weeks, it has become apparent the Center Volunteer Program is in need of review. In consultation with board members and staff, I have determined we will place the program on “Hold” for the next several weeks. During this time, we will take steps that strengthen how we work together with our most valuable team of individuals who enable the center to succeed. Volunteers are truly the heart of the organization who include our Group Facilitators, Pride Committee, office staff and numerous other team members.
We appreciate the work that Jean Adams and Michael Moore did on behalf of the organization. While they are no longer involved in the program, Center leadership appreciates what they contributed to working with the volunteers during the past several months while I have been interim Executive Director.
In the weeks ahead, the Center will announce the re-launch of the Volunteer Program and looks forward to continuing to build a team of individuals willing to help us meet our goals.
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$2,500 Gift to Center from Rainbow Chamber Foundation |
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Sacramento, CA – Jason Russell, Rainbow Chamber Treasurer, recently presented a $2,500 check to Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center Board President Gail Mancarti, Vice President, Connie Axelrod and interim Executive Director, Bill Otton. The funds will support youth programs at the Center during 2010 and is part of a $10,000 pledge made by the Rainbow Foundation in late 2009.
“The gift represents the ongoing collaboration between the Center and prominent organizations in our community,” said Otton. “We are grateful that Chamber Foundation leaders continue to support our efforts to provide a safe and nurturing place for young people, where positive programming leads to productive lives.”
The Center is currently moving through a period of change while maintaining its various activities for all ages. A search for a new Executive Director is well underway with a goal to have the new leader in place before summer. New board members are being sought, membership and donor programs are growing and the largest Pride Festival in the Center’s history is currently being planned under the leadership of volunteer Chair, Josh Jacoby. “It is truly an exciting period to be involved,” said Axelrod, who has served on the Board of Directors since August 2008.
The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center serves the needs of the LGBT community and its allies. Board, staff and volunteers work together to bring the community together through educational and social programs that help end violence, hate crimes, and prejudice, while promoting greater tolerance and understanding for various points of view and lifestyles. |
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New Board of Directors Position |
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The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center is expanding its volunteer Board of Directors. We are in an exciting time of renewing our vision, services, and operations to better serve the Sacramento LGBTQI community in the coming decade. Please join us in this effort! Over the next two to six months, four new Board members will be selected. If you are interested in being part of the Board candidate pool please review the following information then submit a cover letter and resume to Gail Mancarti, Board President at:
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. For immediate consideration please respond by March 7, 2010. As a volunteer Board member we will ask for your commitment to: Be informed about and agree with the organization's mission, vision, services, policies, and programs. Be open with your sexual identity and your connection with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex community center. Attend at least 75% of regular and special board meetings. Be prepared for board meetings. Personally participate in financial giving to the Center. Be able to place the organization's purposes and interests above your own professional and personal interests when making decisions as a board member. Agree to board member contract. Attend and participate in Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center fund-raising events. Represent the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center at other organization’s events. Participate in board trainings, retreats and planning sessions. Inform others about the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center. Suggest candidates to serve on the board. Keep up-to-date on developments affecting the LGBTQI community. Follow conflict of interest and confidentiality policies. Refrain from making special requests of the staff. Volunteer to help.
Preferred qualifications for Board membership: Previously served on a non-profit Board of Directors. Ability to raise funds for the Center. Connections to the LGBTQI community. Policy level leadership experience. Energy and enthusiasm in building a community organization. Knowledge of LGBTQI issues.
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