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2022-2023 GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH IMPACT DE&I PROJECTS
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PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
The Gala Pride & Diversity Center
1994
The Gala Pride & Diversity Center
770372544
501-c-3.pdf 60.72KB
Dusty Colyer-Worth
141,484
Grants, Donations, Special Events, and Training Sessions
The Gala Pride & Diversity Center supports and empowers people of all sexual orientations, gender
identities, and expressions to strengthen and unite our Central Coast community.
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Gary Borjan
GPDC Org Chart (1).pdf 108.93KB
Serrin Ruggles
Organization M ailing Addre ss:*
Phone :*
E-mail:*
Brie fly de scribe your organization’s mission, primary activ itie s, and ope rating structure s.
De scribe the community(ie s) your organization supports.
Name of DE&I Proje ct *
Est. numbe r of pe ople se rv e d through this proje ct:*
Est. numbe r of SLO CITY RESIDENTS se rv e d through this proje ct *
Total Proje ct Cost:*
AM OUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:*
City
San Luis Obispo
State / Province / Region
CA
Postal / Zip Code
93401
Country
United States
Street Address
1060 Palm St
Address Line 2
805-541-4252
sruggles@galacc.org
The Gala Pride & Diversity Center supports and empowers people of all sexual orientations, gender
identities and expressions to strengthen and unite our Central Coast community. To this end, we provide
support and social groups, youth services, special events, in-house affirming therapy services, community
informational sessions, and connecting those in need with affirming services. We also provide regular
community newsletters, cultural competency training, meet with community stakeholders to enact policy
changes, and work with state run organizations to help them meet state and federal anti-discriminiation
requirements. Our community service center work is informed by community members who attend listening
sessions, information sessions, or reach out to us directly, and there are no membership fees or
requirements for receiving services. We have a volunteer board of directors, who work with our Executive
Director to guide the organization forward. We also have two volunteer youth directors, as well as
volunteer run committees such as our Pride and governance committee, another key way we engage our
community in the development and delivery of our work. All of our work is framed by the DEI statement
developed through collaboration with QueerProfs and BIPOC stakeholders in our community, which is
posted on our website. The day-to-day work is overseen by the Director of Operations and carried out by
our general staff members.
Please be specif ic in the population and geographic area.
The Gala Pride & Diversity Center is an LGBTQ+ resource center based in the city of San Luis Obispo
offering a wide variety of support and advocacy services in San Luis Obispo County and Region. The
majority of those receiving direct services are either organizations seeking to improve DEI efforts or
LGBTQ+ individuals and families based in San Luis Obispo County. However, we collaborate with other
local nonprofits to advocate for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, immigrant, disabled, and incarcerated communities, and
to ensure that those communities are well represented in all of our training and social programming.
Intersectional considerations for these and other marginalized communities are woven into all training
sessions and services that we provide.
PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION
Intersectional Educational Empowerment and Expansion Project
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1100
79,200
De scribe your propose d proje ct or program.
66,700
Specify w hat the requested f unds w ill be used f or, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available.
The Intersectional Educational Empowerment and Expansion Project is a two-pronged project to expand
our current training program offerings and capacity, and to increase educational offerings to our
community stakeholders. One prong is the expansion of our current training program, which includes
developing additional training modules and building our training program capacity. Our current program
has 8 trainers on our roster and consists of a comprehensive overview of sexual orientation, gender
identity, and expression, with 10 total modules, including those exploring specific considerations for youth,
disabled people, survivors of intimiate partner violence, older adults, and therapuetic considerations.
Included in this proposal is the development of 3 additional modules focusing on intersectionality and the
addition of at least 5 new trainers to be experts in the new content we’re developing. The second prong is
empowering our community through education, which includes offering low to no-cost training sessions to
key community partners and increasing our capacity to bring empowering educational sessions to our
LGBTQ+ community stakeholders.
The first stage of the expansion portion of this project would be supported by the hiring of a part-time
Training Coordinator . The Training Coordinator would significantly increase our capacity for training by
establishing a position dedicated to seeking out, curating, and organizing training sessions. This position
would be partially funded by this grant for the first year, but the groundwork we’re laying out will allow us to
increase our revenue to fund the Training Coordinator role and grow it into a full time position funded by
ongoing training services in 2024. We would set aside $12,500 to cover half of the Training Coordinator ’s
wages in 2023.
The second stage of the expansion project would re-engage our community-based Education Committee
to develop 3 additional training modules. Our Education Committee members bring a wide variety of
perspectives to our training development, and includes lawyers, therapists, teachers, disability resource
specialists, and those with lived Black, Indigenous, Latine, and immigrant experiences. We plan to add 3
modules; one would focus on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Black experiences and shared history
between these communities. The second module would examine the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Latine
experiences and history. The third module would discuss interfaith LGBTQ+ groups, their history, and
support the development of affirming faith communities. Our training program is in high demand and with
that, we are hearing more requests for modules focused on these key intersections. $30,000 would be set
aside to support the development of these modules by our staff and committee, and properly compensate
those who provide expert insight.
The final stage of the expansion project would be to provide another Train the Trainer session to bring
established trainers up to speed with the new modules and expand our retinue of available trainers. This
16 hour, 2 day program allows us to have a more robust and sustainable training program. $7,200 would
be set aside to develop and provide this training session to bring on at least 5 new trainers.
We want to empower our community through education. In the empowerment segment of this project, we
will bring education to LGBTQ+ community members, as well as to impactful San Luis Obispo City and
County organizations who stand to make a big difference in our community. In 2022, we identified a need
to host informational sessions for LGBTQ+ community members and stakeholders to better understand
issues impacting their lives and what actions they can take on those topics. We have already started to
provide these sessions around topics such as Mpox and how upcoming Supreme Court decisions might
affect our local LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ often feel powerless or forgotten in the face of systemic
oppression, and these sessions draw attention to the issues that impact us the most, educate our
constituents on how they can help themselves and each other, and empower them to engage with their
greater community. We would set aside $8,000 to host at least eight of these LGBTQ+ community
informational sessions in 2023.
In 2021, we hosted four free training sessions to the public through a grant from The Community
Foundation’s Growing Together Fund. These sessions empowered community members to better
understand their LGBTQ+ neighbors and family members. In the spirit of the SLO DEI grant’s goal to
enhance the sense of belonging for all people in our community and support local projects, programs, and
initiatives that contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive, equitable, and safe SLO, we would like to offer
the completed version of our intersectional and affirming LGBTQ+ inclusivity training to the SLO Office of
DEI and all recipients of the SLO High Impact DEI Grant, and an additional two sessions for the general
public. The training sessions with grant recipients would be tailored to the needs of the project, program,
De scribe the community the proje ct will support.
De scribe the e quity gaps and community ne e ds this proje ct will addre ss.
In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or
measurable outcomes.
M e thods of Ev aluation Indicators of Succe ss / M e asurable Outcome s
public. The training sessions with grant recipients would be tailored to the needs of the project, program,
or initiative to ensure they get the most impactful training possible. These sessions cost $1,500 apiece in
trainer and administrative fees, and we are requesting $9,000 to provide four sessions open to the
organizations and their constituents who have received the SLO DEI Grant, and two sessions open to the
general public in 2024.
Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identif iers your proposed project w ill support.
The work on this project would directly impact the lives of LGBTQ+ people in San Luis Obispo City and
County, especially those with multiple marginalized identities. By providing LGBTQ+ community
informational sessions, we uplift our community from within, centering our voices in our issues and
empowering marginalized people to engage with their communities. By expanding our training program, we
are better able to empower our community as a whole to be more welcoming and increase inclusivity,
safety, and equitability. We will divide any public sessions supported by this grant between zoom, in-
person, or hybrid options to increase accessibility with the goal to make the events available to all SLO
County residents. The training sessions we provide to organizations, programs, and employers set them
up to be welcoming and knowledgeable when LGBTQ+ people access their services, empower LGBTQ+
employees, and better understand how intersectionality impacts all of our lives.
Black, Latine, and LGBTQ+ people face barriers towards acceptance and equal access to services in our
county. From the California Healthy Kids Survey, which is given to public school children in 7th, 9th, and
11th grade, we know that 37.0% of students in SLO county who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual report
being physically attacked on school campus compared to 22.4% of heterosexual students. Transgender
students are even more at risk, with 54.4% of trans students reporting being assaulted compared to 22.9%
of cisgender students. Furthermore, the data tells us that LGBTQ+ students are at a higher risk to
experience bullying, assault, suicidal thoughts, and feeling isolated at school in San Luis Obispo County
schools compared to the rest of the state of California. These numbers only get more concerning when
their LGBTQ+ identity intersects with a Black, Latine, or interfaith identity, which increases the risk of
encountering prejudice and other barriers. If this is what’s happening to our students, we can see this as a
reflection of what’s happening in the day-to-day lives of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ employees, customers,
neighbors, and those seeking social services. Our training sessions provide people with destigmatizing
information about marginalized groups and help them build the skills they need to be more welcoming,
inclusive, and equitable to make San Luis Obispo County a safer place for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people.
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Number of Intersectional Modules
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
3 more by end of 2023
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Number of training sessions offered outside of this
grant
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
At least 1 per month by beginning of 2024
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Number of Informational Session Attendees
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Avg of 20 per session
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Training program sustainability
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Training income covers Training Coordinator
Salary by 2023
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Number of training recipients
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
At least 30 members of the public, and at least 30
representatives from DEI Grant Recipients
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Increase number of trainers
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
At least 10 total trainers available
In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this
project, and their roles.
Name of Partne r Activ ity/Se rv ice The y Prov ide for This Proje ct
Prov ide the time line for this propose d proje ct.
De scribe your plan for sustainability be yond the City’s one -ye ar award funding, if applicable .
Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project,
including the source of any matching funds.
Ite m De scription *Total Cost *Amount Prov ide d by
City Funds *
Amount of Othe r
Funds and Source of
Funding *
Example: ABC Business
Q Profs
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Consulting for Black and Latine modules
Example: ABC Business
Gala Education Committee
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Intersectional input and consultation for modules
Example: ABC Business
SLO Office of DEI
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Receiving training and giving support in offering
training to DEI Grant recipients
The project components will be completed by the end of 2023 with training delivery in early 2024.
January - February 2023: Search for part-time Training Coordinator to begin January 2023 & re-engage
the Gala Pride & Diversity Center Education Committee
January - December 2023: Implementation of 8 LGBTQ+ Community Informational Sessions
February - April 2023: Development of the Black & LGBTQ+ Intersections Module
May - July 2023: Development of the Latine & LGBTQ+ Intersections Module
August - October 2023: Development of the Interfaith LGBTQ+ Module
November - December 2023: Development and Implementation of Train the Trainer Program
Beginning of 2024: Implementation of training to DEI Grant recipients, SLO Office of DEI, and the general
public
The development of the additional training modules will take one year to complete and then will be part of
our established training program. Similarly, once our trainers have completed the Train the Trainer
session, they will be prepared to present the training modules and their future costs will be covered by the
income from training sessions we book with them. The public session and community informational
sessions will be completed within the year an d additional efforts to make these sessions available in the
future will be covered by future grants and community fundraising. These public sessions increase public
awareness and engagement with our organization, which means more sustaining donors to make this work
possible. Any funds granted for the Training Coordinator position will be used to support the first year of
development for this position. Our existing training program is in high demand, and the Training
Coordinator would support expanding the program to meet the current demand and increase our capacity
to seek out and implement new training opportunities. As it stands now, we have more demand than we
have capacity to fulfill all training requests, so we feel confident that this position will pay for itself as we
move forward. Our goal with this position is to get enough groundwork in the first year to expand the
position into a full-time job that is paid for by income from training sessions.
PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET
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*During application review , you may be asked for f urther f inancial information or f or proof of any matching f unds
De scribe the plan for promoting this proje ct within the City of San Luis Obispo.
How will you highlight the City's support of your proje ct?
By signi ng thi s applicaon, I ce rfy that the i nformaon containe d w i thin is true and corre ct to the be st of my
know l e dge . I agre e to comply w i th the re quire me nts of the Ci ty of the San Lui s Obispo.
Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application:*
Signature *
Title :*
Date :*
Training Coordinator Salary 25,000.00$12,500.00$12,500.00$
Black LGBTQ+ Training
Module
10,000.00$10,000.00$0.00$
Latine LGBTQ+ Training
Module
10,000.00$10,000.00$0.00$
Interfaith LGBTQ+ Training
Module
10,000.00$10,000.00$0.00$
Training New Trainers 7,200.00$7,200.00$0.00$
Community Informational
Sessions
8,000.00$8,000.00$0.00$
SLO DEI Grant Recipient
Training
6,000.00$6,000.00$0.00$
Public LGBTQ+ Training 3,000.00$3,000.00$0.00$
PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY
Community informational sessions are advertised on our website, calendar, weekly and monthly
newsletters, and boosted social media posts. We often partner with other local nonprofit organizations to
spread the word about special events such as these, and will lean on them to help us spread the word
about these impactful programs.
All promotional materials and marketing for the training sessions and community informational sessions
impacted by this grant will include the logo provided by the City of San Luis Obispo. Special recognition will
also be given at the end of training sessions as part of the PowerPoint presentation in perpetuity, as well
as in the community informational sessions. If we receive the grant, we will also put a shoutout to SLO
Office of DEI and the SLO High Impact DEI Grant on our social media and monthly newsletter.
PART 5: CERTIFICATION
Serrin Ruggles
Director of Operations
8/30/2022
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DISTRICT DIRECTOR
P. O. BOX 2508
CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number:
77-0372544
Date: DLN:
17053023713039
Contact Person:
MIKE CRONIN ID# 31094
GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE OF THE Contact Telephone Number:
CENTRAL COAST (877) 829-5500
P.O. BOX 3558 Our Letter Dated:
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93403-3558 May 1994
Addendum Applies:
No
Dear Applicant:
This modifies our letter of the above date in which we stated that you
would be treated as an organization that is not a private foundation until the
expiration of your advance ruling period.
Your exempt. status under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) is still in effect. Based on the
information you submitted, we have determined that you are not a private
foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because you are an
organization of the type described in section 509(a)(2).
Grantors and contributors may rely on this determination unless the
Internal Revenue Service publishes notice to the contrary. However, if you
lose your section 509(a)(2) status, a grantor or contributor may not rely on
this determination if he or she was in part responsible for, or was aware of,
the act or failure to act, or the substantial or material change on the part of
the organization that resulted in your loss of such status, or if he or she
acquired knowledge that the Internal Revenue Service had given notice that you
would no longer be classified as a section .509(a)(2)organization.
If we have indicated in the heading of this letter that an addendum
applies., the addendum enclosed is an integral part of this letter.
Because this letter could help resolve any questions about your private
foundation status, please keep it in your permanent records.
If you have any questions, please contact the person whose name and
telephone number are shown above.
Sincerely yours,
Letter 1050 (DO/CG)
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MAR 24 1999
Dusty
Colyer-Worth
Executive Director
Gary Borjan
President
Elissa
Dehart
Vice President
Doug
Heumann
Past President
George
Seibert
Treasurer
Amanda
Burke
Secretary
CJ Tilford
Ila Moncrief
Jorge Jimenez
Molly Swan
Rusty Cook
Sol Valdes
Board Members
Serrin
Ruggles
Director of Operation
Lola White-
Sandborn
Content Curator
Organization
Leadership