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Executive Director Opening

Job Opening:  Executive Director             

Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center

Position Summary          

This position functions as the Executive Director having overall management responsibility for the successful operations of the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center. The position requires excellent human relations skills, extensive political awareness and commitment to the causes and issues of the LGBT community. The position also requires an energetic and innovative leadership style and the ability to effectively interact with diverse and frequently critical opponents.

About This Organization               

The Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center is proud to serve the LGBT communities with a rich offering of programs and support.  We are currently in our 25 year and actively searching for a new Executive Director.

Through extensive use of Volunteers and a very small staff we provide a safe location for LGBT groups to meet.              

Full Time

Compensation

$45,000 - $55,000

Medical, Dental, Vision

Qualifications    

College degree required, master’s degree preferred. Experience in managing staff, and volunteers, and in working with a Board of Directors. Thorough knowledge of non-profit management necessary. Experience in fundraising required. Financial management and budget development experience necessary. Excellent writing skills required. Public speaking skills necessary. Must be able to balance multiple tasks.

Job Requirements          

Foster an environment within the community that provides broad support to the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian center as well as strong support for the mission of the Center.

Foster an environment within the center which promotes volunteer use, and effective and efficient programs and events.

Establish a Center culture that promotes excellence in program delivery and services and sound fiscal management.

Manage, direct, and be the leader of Center Staff and volunteers including ALL personnel activities.

Informs the board of progress in Center activities and programs.

Be responsible for Center program development and implementation of the programs.

Prepare program evaluations and reports and participate in the development of program standards.

As a member of the Executive Committee review board meeting agendas and pertinent data needed for the meeting.

Assist the Board of Directors with strategic visioning and implementation of policy.

Provide annual goals and implementation strategies to the board for consideration in strategic visioning.

Provide annual center budgets, and festivals, events, and program budgets.

Respond to viable opportunities for fund development with strong leadership, delegation, and management of the required processes. Oversee or perform Grant research and grant writing.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders including political figures, governmental agencies, local community leaders, local businesses.

Oversee and manage the design and production of all Center communication.

Represent the Center at regional and/or national events as deemed fit and approved by the board.

Provide LEVEL ONE development OR direction and management of all Center events.

Oversee all media activities.

Coordinating marketing strategy and materials.

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Application Deadline     

02/28/2010
 
Vote on Facebook for Gay Groups to win $1M

GLSEN, the Trevor Project, and the Matthew Shepard Foundation are among only 100 "Round 2" charities competing to win $1 million in the Chase Community Giving program on Facebook. Cast your Facebook votes starting Friday, the 15th..

The Chase Community Giving program, seeks to use the power of social networking to give individuals and communities a voice in corporate philanthropy. More than a million Facebook users already have registered as fans and cast votes in Round 1, where 500,000 small and local charities competed to reach the top 100 and receive $25,000 each.

Beginning on Friday, January 15, the top 100 vote-getters will move to round 2, which offers a $1 million prize for the winning charity and $100,000 each for five runners-up. The 100 finalists hail from 31 states and support an array of causes, including LGBT rights, alleviating homelessness, environmental protection, and aid to foreign countries in need.

In order to attract votes, each of the 100 organizations has created a profile page that details the Big Idea of what it would do with $1 million. Here’s what the LGBT finalists offer:

- GLSEN  proposes using the money to create safer spaces at American schools in order to curb the epidemic of anti-LGBT bullying.

- The Matthew Shepard Foundation, founded by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their slain gay son, wants to use the contribution to expand its educational outreach programs to combat hate crimes and bias.

- The Trevor Project says that it would apply the contribution to training for a corps of youth volunteers to help prevent suicide among LGBT teens, who are more vulnerable than straight peers.

Every Facebook fan of the program may cast five votes beginning Friday. Throughout round 2, fans will be able to check in regularly to see the progress of the finalists.

Show our community's collaborative power and strength by voting for GLSEN, the Trevor Project, and the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
 
Q-DEAF: Queer Deaf Empowerment and Advocacy Fellowship
Q-DEAF is a new group at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center: A collaboration of LGBTQ Deaf, friends, family, interpreters and allies.

Mirroring the community-based model of PFLAG, our goal is to incorporate the needs of the Deaf LGBT community while encouraging cross-cultural education, advocacy and fellowship among hearing allies.

American Sign Language (ASL) “skill shares” offer free weekly basic sign language lessons for the LGBT community. In collaboration with STEP Inc, EQCA and the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, Q-DEAF serves to address accessibility for the Deaf community at Sacramento LGBT events. Networking with community organizers and certified interpreters to improve accessibility to Sacramento LGBT events, and increase Deaf participation in local LGBT organizations.

3rd Friday Monthly LGBT Deaf Social and peer lead support group will provide social and emotional support, safe-sex education, information and referrals for LGBT Deaf access local LGBT services.

With an emphasis on healthy body-image, active community participation, leadership development and personal/identity enrichment, Q-DEAF encourages healthy relationships while mobilizing the Sacramento LGBT Deaf Community, increasing visibility and understanding of Deaf Culture in Sacramento LGBT community.

Fridays 5:00-7:30PM - Q-DEAF ASL Skill-share at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center

3rd Friday--monthly-- LGBT Deaf Social and Support Group meets 5:00PM - 7:30PM, upstairs in Room C

1927 L Street, Downtown Sacramento<
 
Prop 8 Goes to Federal Court

The trial to define whether Prop. 8 violates the U.S. Constitution began Jan 11.  Our opponents have repeated their tired arguments about the damage of same-sex marriage to children. On our side, there has been powerful testimony about the emotional damage the campaign for Prop 8 inflicted upon our families.
 
There are resources available from those who are inside the courtroom witnessing the trail and providing live commentary via blogs and twitter including:

 
Support the Center: Search or Shop with GoodSearch
Search or Shop with GoodSearchWhat if the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall that donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores, including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble, have teamed up with GoodShop--every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center as the charity you want to support. And be sure to spread the word!

 
Our Mission

The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center is dedicated to serving the lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual community of the Greater Sacramento area and surrounding counties and its allies by providing space, diverse programming, advocacy, and cultural competency awareness in an affirming, compassionate and safe environment.

 
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