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OUTFRONT MINNESOTA COMMUNITY SERVICES

Leading MN Towards LGBTQ Equality

aka OFMCS   |   Minneapolis, MN   |  www.outfront.org
Summary Programs + Results Financials Operations

Mission

OutFront Minnesota’s mission is to create a state where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination. We envision a state where LGBTQ individuals have equal opportunities, protection and rights. We are working toward the day when all Minnesotans have the freedom, power and confidence to make the best choices for their own lives.

Ruling year info

1988

Executive Director

Monica Meyer

Main address

310 38th St East Ste 209

Minneapolis, MN 55409 USA

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Fundraising Contact

Michelle Hesterberg

Development Manager

Fundraising contact phone: (651) 206-9685

development@outfront.org


Physical Address

310 38th St East Ste 209

Minneapolis, MN 55409


Payment Address

310 38th St East Ste 209

Minneapolis, MN 55409


Donation Payable

Legal name of organization: OutFront Minnesota Community Services

EIN for payable organization: 36-3550489


EIN

36-3550489

NTEE code info

Lesbian/Gay Rights (R26)

Hot Line, Crisis Intervention (F40)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)

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What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

While we have won many victories in advancing LGBTQ legal protections and policies in our state, these gains do not guarantee equity-- by which we mean a supportive and affirming culture−for... LGBTQ people. Minnesota has made great strides toward legal protections for our community by prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people in employment, housing, education and public accommodations; by enacting one of the strongest anti-bullying laws in the country; and by passing marriage legislation to provide the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Despite these gains, we know that LGBTQ people in our state continue to face hate crimes, discrimination, violence, bullying, and rejection from their families, neighbors and faith communities. For example, 85% of LGBTQ students report they have been verbally harassed at school. OutFront Minnesota will work until all LGBTQ people in our state are truly free to be who they are and love who they love. Read more

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Anti-Violence Program

Each year, OutFront Minnesota’s Anti-Violence Program assists with more than 1,000 incidents of anti-LGBTQ bias/hate violence, relationship abuse, and sexual assault. We provide crisis intervention services, legal assistance, confidential crisis counseling, and other advocacy services for LGBTQ+ victims of violence and harassment.

OutFront Minnesota's Anti-Violence Program is a broad-based effort to end violence and harassment against and within LGBTQ+ communities in Minnesota. We work in collaboration with survivors and community members to build safety and power - as well as opportunities for support and healing - through the provision of crisis intervention services, systems advocacy, counseling, community education, and outreach. We believe that everyone deserves to be safe from harm regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression. From the individual to the community to the state, we believe eliminating violence and harassment requires social change at every level.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people

Youth & Schools Program

85% of LGBTQ students report they have been verbally harassed at school. We have work to do. We are working to build schools where all youth can thrive through resources, trainings, events and more. OutFront’s Youth & Schools Program exists to further our mission by promoting safe and supportive educational environments for ALL students. We also work to ensure that LGBTQ people working within the educational system have an inclusive and affirming place to work. In addition to faculty and student body trainings, we focus on developing young leaders who we foster by centering the voices, needs, and priorities of LGBTQ+ youth. Racial, economic and gender justice comprise the core of our educational work.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
LGBTQ people

Policy and Organizing

OutFront works to build and support a statewide network of Minnesotans who are working toward LGBTQ liberation. Working with constituents, public institutions, and elected officials, including members of Minnesota’s Legislature, OutFront Minnesota works to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ Minnesotans. Our work shaping public policy—while always directed toward gaining recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ Minnesotans—takes many different forms. One of our most important activities at OutFront Minnesota is fostering and supporting informed constituencies across the state. We work to ensure that Minnesotans can effectively work to shape local and state policy and work to change hearts and minds so that Minnesota is an inclusive and welcoming state.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people

Where we work

Minnesota
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Awards

Community Champion of Pride Award 2015

Twin Cities Pride

Brian Coyle Award 2015

Human Rights Campaign

Community Organization Award 2014

DEAF Pride

Community Organization Recognition Award 2013

Bisexual Organizing Project

Nonprofit of the Year 2007

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Affiliations & memberships

Equality Federation 2019

TakeAction Minnesota 2019

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women , Minnesota Coalition Against 2019

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits 2019

Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault 2019

America Votes 2019

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    OutFront Minnesota: Leading Minnesota Towards LGBTQ Equality
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    OutFront Minnesota 2019 Youth Summit

    Goals & Strategy

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    What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

    OutFront was founded in August 1987 and since that time, has been the catalyst for an expansive statewide network of leaders who work for equity and organize for change. We believe that every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Minnesotan is a vital community member, that we all have intersecting identities, and that the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ Minnesotans is crucial to creating a stronger, more just world. This belief compels us to challenge structural and individual barriers that limit our self-determination and ability to thrive.

    OutFront’s mission is to create a state where LGBTQ people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination. In our effort to make our state a place where all people are valued, we engage in community education, direct service, organizing, and policy advocacy. The overall goals of our work are to: (1) strengthen the movement for LGBTQ equity; (2) develop leaders who can organize others to work toward LGBTQ liberation; (3) win over the hearts and minds of Minnesotans.

    What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

    Educating the public about our community and our issues to increase the support and understanding of LGBTQ people and to address the inequities our community members’ experience.

    Educating the leaders, staff and volunteers of public and private organizations and government to promote inclusion and the equitable treatment of all LGBTQ people.

    Expanding leadership development work across the state to support sustainable community-centered base-building, organizing and activism dedicated to working for equity for LGBTQ Minnesotans.

    Working with coalition partners to create a durable, broad-based, inclusive movement for economic, racial and gender justice.

    Our specific focus areas:
    ● Eradicate bullying and mistreatment of LGBTQ youth and support youth leadership.
    ● Eliminate legal barriers and the social and economic disparities among those in our state who are trans and gender nonbinary.
    ● Fight for racial justice.
    ● Organize for equity in Greater Minnesota.
    ● Partner with faith communities on LGBTQ issues to change hearts and minds.
    ● Eliminate discrimination and social and economic disparities among LGBTQ elders.

    What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

    OutFront is the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in Minnesota, and one of the largest state-based LGBTQ advocacy groups in the country. We have been leading the fight for LGBTQ equity for more than 30 years.

    OutFront works to engage Minnesotans in making our state a welcoming, accepting, and affirming home for all LGBTQ people; defending the gains we have made; and building the power and influence necessary to build on our successes. Through events, media outreach, and online organizing, we educate and engage hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans each year around LGBTQ issues.

    In 2018, we trained over 5000 people on advancing LGBTQ equity. These trainings are intersectional and include strategies to address racism, white supremacy, sexism, xenophobia and ableism. We use the trainings as opportunities to support local leaders in organizing and building power to advance equity.

    We also partner closely with leaders and changemakers to enact policies to protect LGBTQ people in Minnesota and across the country.

    What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

    OutFront Minnesota was founded in 1987 to fight for LGBTQ justice and equity. Over the past 32 years we have worked to ensure that our values of liberation and intersectional justice guide our work until full equality under the law and full equity in practice is realized.

    One of our organization’s first successes was passing legislation to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in emplyment, housing, education and public accomodations in 1993, making Minnesota the first state to include protections for trans people. We won marriage by defeating an anti-marriage amendment at the ballot box and passing marriage equality through the legislature in 2013. We ensured that our kids have safe and supportive environments to learn in by passing the Safe and Supportive Schools Act in 2014 and the Trans Toolkit in 2017.

    In 2018, through our advocacy and organizing work with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Vehicle Services, we became the second state in the country to provide gender neutral driver’s licenses. This progress follows the success of our work with the Minnesota Department of Health and the Registrar to secure gender-neutral birth certificates.

    Recently, we also ensured that insurance providers will cover healthcare for trans Minnesotans by filing complaints with the MN Department of Human Rights and convincing the Department of Commerce and the Department of Health to issue a memo to health care providers informing them that it is discrimination to deny trans-related health care in Minnesota.

    We also worked recently with the Department of Labor and Industry to change building codes in Minnesota to mandate that all newly built single-stall restrooms be gender neutral moving forward.

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    OUTFRONT MINNESOTA COMMUNITY SERVICES

    Board of directors
    as of 12/22/2021
    SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
    Board chair

    Shamayne Braman

    Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Health Partners

    Term: 2017 -

    Dan Livak

    501c3 Treasurer

    Connor Suddick

    Student, Hamline University

    Anne Hodson

    Production Manager, One Voice Mixed Chorus & Owner, Anne Hodson Photography

    Kathryn Ross

    Director of Development & Communications, Casa de Esperanza

    Meggie Wittorf

    Brand Manager, General Mills

    Tony Rivera

    Project Manager, Adventure Creative

    Erin Maye Quade

    Advocacy Director, Gender Justice

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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? No
    • CEO oversight
      Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
    • 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
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