Basic Rights ORegOn2011 annual RepORt
Dear friends,
What an amazing time in the fight for equality. We are
building a politically powerful movement for equality across
Oregon - and across the U.S.
We made historic strides in all three of our program areas
last year, and we are already hard at work building on our
successes.
We’re busy travelling the state, but wanted to drop you a
line to update you on the important work being done toward
marriage equality, racial justice and transgender justice.
2012 is shaping up to be a politically divisive year. We need
your continued support to maintain a presence across
Oregon as we work to advance equality and counter efforts
to divide communities.
Please read about the accomplishments of the past year
and keep in touch to be a part of our ongoing work.
Yours in solidarity,
Jeana
Mail To:
Supporters of Equality
Everytown, Oregon
Cover art by Ben Brown Jr.
We are building a politically powerful movement
FOR Racial JusticeWe are building a politically powerful movement
FOR tRans JusticeWe are building a politically powerful movement
FOR MaRRiage equalityThe priorities of our Trans Justice program are set by a volunteer Working Group of community leaders. In 2011, Oregon became the first state with two municipalities providing trans-inclusive health care (Portland and Multnomah County). In 2012, we are working with businesses and municipalities across the state to remove barriers to medically-necessary, gender-affirming health care.
2011 by the numbers:BuIldInG a MOveMenT fOr Trans-InClusIve healTh Care1,420 People updated each month through BrO’s Trans Justice email list1,100 Pledges collected at Portland Pride200 Individuals trained through Trans Justice program workshops150 new volunteers identified at the summer events series MOvInG Trans-InClusIve healTh POlICy On The GrOund4,000+ City of Portland employees who now have trans-inclusive health care24 elected policymakers reached through our educational meetings 30 Business leaders educated on trans-inclusive health care develOPInG neW leaders fOr Trans JusTICe140 attendees at Trans Justice health Care summit36 volunteers who made the Trans Justice
health Care summit a success 8 leaders recognized for their Trans
Justice work at BrO’s annual dinner
Basic rights Oregon is expanding support for the freedom to marry by engag-ing Oregonians in conversations about why marriage matters. In 2011, we made huge gains in support for the freedom to marry, and in 2012 we’re traveling the state to expand our majority for marriage.
2011 by the numbers:develOPInG leaders236 volunteers engaged in our 5-week fall persuasion conversations
campaign, the largest phone bank campaign since 2004!35 volunteers trained to tell their stories through our speaker’s bureau8 faith congregations that held speaking engagements
sharInG Our sTOrIes23,800 facebook fans (up from 8,250) 9,697 Persuasion conversations with Oregonians across the state 88 speaking engagements and house parties across the state 41 Community events and Prides attended over the summer
OPenInG hearTs and ChanGInG MInds11,882 new marriage equality supporters
identified at community events 1,350 Times our spanish-language ads ran
on spanish radio in six counties
Our Mission: to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories.
Basic rights Oregon’s racial Justice program centralizes the experiences and leadership of lGBT people of color through the Our families education cam-paign, as well as training and mobilizing lGBT and allied activists in support of racial justice campaigns for immigrant rights and social and economic justice.
2011 by the numbers:sharInG sTOrIes Of lGBT faMIlIes Of COlOr20,000 youTube views of our three powerful Our families videos200+ attendees at over a dozen Our families community education screenings 45 straight community leaders of color publicly endorsing Our families 20 lGBT families for color highlighted through Our families materials
BuIldInG a sTrOnG PrOGressIve MOveMenT aCrOss raCe100+ lGBT and allied activists trained in our Political education series 23 Pieces of legislation examined in the racial equity report, a ground-
breaking report on the legislature’s performance on racial equity 6 partnerships with organizations of color strengthened through
Western states Center’s uniting Communities program
develOPInG and CenTralIzInG leadershIP Of PeOPle Of COlOr
60 hours of in-depth training for volunteer leaders who developed and launched the Our families statewide education series
Basic RightsORegOn
BOaRd & staff
Board of Directors: Vanessa Usui, Board Chair • Kerry Johnson, Board Secretary • Al Machemehl, Board Treasurer • Moira Bowman • Debbie Burke • Dave Cutler • Frank Dixon • Nancy Haque • Margi Hoffmann • Steven Johnston. staff Members: Cathy Abbruzzese, Donor Outreach Coordinator • Shauna Ballo, Communications Direc-
tor • Kodey Park Bambino, Racial Justice Organizer • Sasha Buchert, Communications Manager • Khalil Edwards, Racial Justice Organizer • Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director • Mike Grigsby, Field Organizer • Aubrey Harrison, Program Director • John Joo, Racial Justice Manager • Joe LeBlanc, Development Coordinator • Jessica Lee, Racial Justice
Manager • Juan Martinez, Development Director • Dave Mathews, Field Organizer • David McElhatton, Trans Justice Organizer • Raahi Reddy, Organizing Director • Aaron Ridings, Development Manager • tash shatz, Trans Justice Manager • Jessica Ventura, Field Organizer • Kyle White, Field Manager • Dan Yonker, Finance Director
Our trans-inclusive
health care campaign won the “new Policy on
the Block” award from the Bus Project!
More than 1.5 million people
across Oregon saw our marriage
Tv ads!
300,000+ people saw the Our
families campaign on local & national web-
sites and blogs!
Basic Rights Oregon & Basic Rights Education Fund Consolidated Financials
ASSETS 2011 2010 Cash & equivalents 709,583 484,849
Pledges receivable 770,270 111,191
Other assets 5,827 6,522
Property & equipment, net 42,596 60,453
TOTAL ASSETS 1,528,276 663,015
LIABILITES & NET ASSETS 2011 2010
Accounts payable 32,818 37,097
Net Assets: Unrestricted 1,096,961 518,918
Temporarily restricted 398,497 107,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 1,528,276 663,015
Marriage 77%
Racial Justice 8%
Trans Justice 9%
Mgt & F/R 6%
2011 Program Allocation
Basic Rights Oregon Leadership CouncilWe are pleased to acknowledge donors who made gifts totalling $1,000 or more in 2011. your generosity has made it possible for us to be on the
frontlines, taking equality across Oregon. We thank you for your investment.
LIBERTY CIRCLE($10,000+)
Al Machemehl & John HarrellAnonymousArcus FoundationBill Dickey & David Wagner/
Morel InkTerry Bean / Charles M Holmes
Supporting FoundationCivil Marriage CollaborativeComcast Cable CommunicationsDoug Davault & Clark McDonaldFour Freedoms FoundationFreedom to MarryGill FoundationJeff Heatherington/Family Care, Inc.Meyer Memorial TrustNGLTF FoundationNike Inc.Oregon Education AssociationOregon Health Science UniversityPortland General ElectricPride FoundationRobin Castro & John HalsethService Employees International
UnionSpirit Mountain Community FundThe StandardThe Henry Van Ameringen
FoundationTides FoundationUnitarian Universalist Veatch
Program at Shelter Rock
EQUALITY CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)
ACLU of OregonAnne TaftBank of AmericaBob Speltz & Dwight AdkinsCurtis Thompson & Joseph
MitchoffDavid Cone/Northwest Custom
ElectricDan Winter Dennis Johnson & Steven SmithEquity FoundationFred MeyerGerald Cacciotti & Wai PocGwenn Baldwin & Judith Gray
Kaiser PermanenteKristi Gray & Marty RobertsLane PowellNancy Skinner NordhoffNew Seasons MarketNordstrom, Inc.Northwest Natural GasPFLAG PortlandProvidence Health & ServicesRobert Goman & Stephen
BeaudoinSchwab Charitable FundSteven & Linda McGeadyStoel Rives LLPSusan NestorThe New World FoundationU.S. BankVal Solorzano & Nicole HamannWells FargoWeston Milliken & Anand Pandya
JUSTICE CIRCLE ($2,500 – $4,999)
Anne Hoot & Laura SteppCary Jay Davis & John McGinnCharlie HinkleDebbie Burke & Rich DurantEileen Brady & Brian RohterEnterprise Rent-a-CarEquality FederationJody & Jan WardJohn Grigsby & James VegherJP Morgan Chase & Co.Kerri Robinson & Karen WeiszKey BankMark Clift & Jeff KnappMetropolitan GroupNorm Kalbfleisch & Neil MatteucciNorth Star FoundationPacific PowerPride Financial PartnersRegence Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Oregon
Southern - Odom Spirits WestSunny Radcliffe & Leslie WelkerThe Astraea FoundationThe Boeing CompanyThe ODS CompaniesThe Portland TrailblazersTonkon Torp LLPVibrant Table
FREEDOM CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499)
Alison BaileyAnnie Brown & Anita StellingAra SerjoieBeatrice Dohrn & Jennifer MiddletonBill PattonBill WyattBobbie Regan & Barrett StamblerBonnie Cameron & Devon DornBrian WilsonBrian ThomsonBrian WannamakerBuchanan, Angeli, Altschul, &
Sullivan LLPCarl CreasyCarl HalvorsonCarol & Wendy BlenningCarol AdlerCarol Jane Bernick & Mark
HackettCarole SmithCasimir GrochowskiCentral DrugsCH2M HillCharlie Frasier & Rick TaylorChristopher Cox & Glen YorkConnie SeeleyCorriedawn Greiling-Fritsch &
Michael FritschD. Carter & Jennifer MacNicholDan & Ginny LaferriereDavis Wright TremaineDon Tankerley & Mark Solon
Dr. Penny DommDr. Raymond Frye/Bling DentalEd Reeves & William FishEric & Rebecca Friedenwald-FishmanErin OlsonEzra Milchman & James TurneyFred Miller & Karla WenzelGenoa RestaurantGreg GoodmanGregg Macy & Eric SteinhauserHerenow Creative NetworkHotel Monaco PortlandJames & Marilyn SalterJames Greene & Wade WalterJanet & Stephen WebsterJason Zidell/JEZ FoundationJeanne Fitzpatrick
& Yolanda LozanoJeff Miller & William CarterJon Andrew Howe & Duane
McKeneryJosh & Melissa KardonJulia Felsman & Cynthia OndrickKaren ShahKathryn M Dunning
& Kari SzukalskiKenton Kullby & Timothy SmithKregg Arntson & Ted FettigLarry Laughead & Steven LienLeslie JensenLieselotte & Mary Zorn-McCartyLinda Campbell
& Nancy LynchildLinda Eyerman
& William GaylordLivingston Foundation, Inc.Loren SmithMarilyn Stewart-FrankMark & Ann EdlenMarli MillerMary UsuiMaura Roche & Lisa Horowitz
McDonald Jacobs, P.C.MetroMiller Nash LLPMother’s Bistro & BarNeil KimmelfieldNew Democracy Resources of
OregonOregon AFSCME Council 75Patrick ReitenPaul FinlayPaul King & Walter JaffePerkins CoiePortland Association of TeachersPortland Business AllianceQuinton Hawks & Mike SauerRandy Mannen & Darryl SaundersRay & Jean AuelRejuvenation IncRussell Street Bar-B-QueRyan HagemannS Brooks & Associates, Inc.Sally BixbySEIU Local 503Sigma Financial CorpSteven W Dotterrer
& Kevin KrausSteven WestlyStumptown Coffee RoastersSuzanne Bonamici
& Michael SimonTed BlaszakTeddy KeizerThe Gilt ClubThe Original DinerantThe Sweet Life PatisserieThe Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable
TrustThomas Aschenbrener
& Richard NeumanThomas Mark & Richard BrownTim Daily & James HansonTim ThunderTraci RoseTravel PortlandVanessa Usui
& Kimberlee StaffordWarren Page & Steve RauskeWhole FoodsWilliam Apt & Grant Molsberry
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