National PFLAG Strategy/Plan

I. Build the capacity of our organization at every level so that we may have all the resources, in the form of information, people and funding, necessary to move forward in our work with the greatest possible effect.

II. Create a world in which our young people may grow up and be educated with freedom from fear of violence, bullying and other forms of discrimination, regardless of their real or perceived gender identity or sexual orientation or that of their families.

III. Make our vision and our message accessible to the broadest range of ethnic and cultural communities, ending the isolation of families with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender family members within those communities.

IV. Work toward full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons within their chosen communities of faith.

V. Create a society in which all GLBT persons may openly and safely pursue the career path of their choice, and may be valued and encouraged to grow to their full potential in the workplace.

VI. Create a society in which all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons may enjoy, in every aspect of their lives, full civil and legal equality and may participate fully in all the rights, privileges and obligations of full citizenship in this country.

Each year the leadership team establishes a work plan. The work plan sets our goals for the year within the guidelines of the strategic goals. It is not meant to represent all the national office does, but it sets measurable goals for major projects for the year. Each year we work to balance projects that we believe are needed by our members or are requested by our members and/or funding trends.

First Quarter Report

Moving Equality Forward through Support, Education & Advocacy

1. Build the Capacity of Our Organization

• Provide field-based support and training to 100 chapters in 20 states

- Met with 6 chapters in 3 states to date

• Recruit at least one member from 100 chapters to attend the national convention

- Sent out first save-the-date, established staff convention committees and developed convention website and online registration

• Develop straight for equality field workbook to assist chapters in projects, showcase chapter successes and launch certification program at national convention to create trainers and advocates to engage more members in Straight for Equality outreach

- A test training has been created based on the “How to Be an Ally” workshop that can be conducted by chapters. The training has been used by CO PFLAG members and feedback is being used to refine content

2. Make Schools Safe for ALL Students

• Conduct 5 Safe Schools certification trainings around the country, develop and maintain a training listserv and provide on-going assistance to training recipients

- Launched new training and scheduled five trainings in CA (2), CO, IA, and MI

• Redesign safe schools website to correspond with new training and materials

- Completed redesign and update of safe schools website to correspond with new safe schools materials

• Develop 3 new training modules and a resource on gender policing in schools

- Began research for new modules

3. Make PFLAG Accessible to Diverse Families

• Provide 7 seed grants at higher dollar amounts to chapters to expand outreach to diverse families

- Launched diversity grant application, advertised the application through emails and an FYI

on past successes and began collecting applications

• Develop full-day anti-oppression training and resources; pilot the training in 5 chapters and work with pilot chapters on outreach projects

- Drafted full-day training with the help of a curriculum expert, scheduled first round of trainings with pilot cities, and began work editing current publications to reflect more diverse audiences

4. Make Faith Communities More Welcoming and Inclusive of LGBT people

• Conduct faith community outreach training with 10 states to accompany new faith field guide

- Trained four states to-date on new faith publication

• Develop new Straight for Equality guide targeting faith communities

- Development of a Straight for Equality Faith committee is in the works. This group will be used to determine the direction of resources and advise on content

5. Make Workplaces Safe and Welcoming for LGBT People

• Facilitate the implementation of 35 corporate trainings in 15 corporations

- Based on Gala participation, we are on target to add more than 15 new corporations to our training roster. We are also working with at least three new non-gala corporations to schedule workshops

• Integrate Straight for Equality in the Workplace into the larger diversity and inclusion field through participating (through presenting, exhibiting, or both) in 2 non-LGBT diversity and inclusion conferences

- By March, we will have presented at two non-LGBT conferences, with at least 1-2 additional opportunities being investigated

6. Secure Full Civil and Legal Equality for LGBT people

• Work with chapters in 30 states to conduct federal in-district or state level educational and/or lobbying meetings

- Continue to manage 10 state level ENDA local action teams that met with representatives regularly to advocate for an inclusive ENDA

• Increase PFLAG national presence on Capitol Hill by conducting 25 meetings with congress members or their staff

- Coordinated a key strategy meeting between the United ENDA Coalition and Congressman Barney Frank shortly after the November 4th elections to review the 2009 ENDA strategy that will ensure passage of a fully inclusive-bill