Dear Ariel,
As our fiscal year comes to an end, I am writing to ask you to renew your partnership with Astraea!
We need your support to increase funding for LGBTI social, racial and economic justice in communities across the U.S. and around the world.
Our goal this year is to distribute $1.8 million in grants-up from $1.3 last year. Next year we plan to give out grants totaling more than $2 Million!
Your gift or pledge TODAY will help ensure that we reach our grantmaking
goals. And reaching these goals ensures that the work of creating a more just and equitable society continues to thrive and succeed.
In the past few months you've received our grants docket as well the Astraea newsletter, threads-both highlighting the formidable successes of Astraea's work and that of our grant partners:
You
saw that last year Astraea gave away more than $1.3 million to support
the important work of 168 organizations and individuals in 24 U.S.
states, Puerto Rico and 41 other countries.
These critical resources enabled the work of Aireana, the first and only lesbian organization in Paraguay. An $8000 grant from Astraea made it possible for Aireana to rent their first office and open their doors to the local community. With a physical space in which to gather, women are now coming out of isolation and building a shared political consciousness.
SONG / Southerners on New Ground (Durham,
North Carolina) is using a grant of $150,000 over 3 years to integrate
work against racism, sexism and economic injustice into LGBT
organizing, and anti-homophobia work with other freedom struggles in
the U.S. South.
It is clear that, together, we have made a difference. Your continued support allows us to do even more.
There are two easy ways you can renew your membership today:
1) Click here or visit www.astraeafoundation.org, to make a secure online
donation through Groundspring. 2) Print and mail the contribution form with a check or pledge information to
Astraea at 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003.
On
behalf of Astraea's staff and grant partners throughout the world, I
deeply appreciate your past support and hope that you will renew your
annual membership. |
