Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    - EXPANDED OCEF'S SUPPORTER LIST THROUGH DIGITAL ORGANIZING BY OVER 10,000 NEW SUPPORTERS, FOR A TOTAL OF 114,000 SUPPORTERS STATEWIDE. - ENGAGED 167 VOLUNTEERS TO WRITE POSTCARDS, SEND TEXTS, AND MAKE CALLS TO SUPPORT GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS DURING THE 2020 ELECTION. - THE ONE COLORADO CONNECTS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREDIBLE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SEEN IN THE 2020 ELECTION. COLORADO SAW AN UNPRESENTED 85% OF VOTERS TURN OUT IN THE 2020 ELECTION, WITH COLORADANS SUBMITTING 400,000 MORE BALLOTS THAN IN THE 2016 ELECTION. EVEN MORE HISTORIC WAS THE 95% VOTER TURNOUT AMONG OCEF SUPPORTERS. - OCEF SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE COLORADO RESIDENTS TO FILL OUT THE 2020 CENSUS BY HOSTING THREE WEBINARS: ONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, ONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO COUNTS CENSUS 2020, AND ONE INDEPENDENT TOWN HALL. DURING PHONE CALLS AND TEXT OUTREACH, OCEF VOLUNTEERS ASKED SUPPORTERS IF THEY COMPLETED THEIR CENSUS FORM AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON HOW TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS FORM. - THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATED 15,260 PEOPLE ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE 2020 CENSUS, FAR EXCEEDING OCEF'S GOAL OF 10,000. - OCEF REGISTERED 12,392 PEOPLE TO VOTE, EXCEEDING ITS GOAL OF 10,000 AND CONNECTED WITH 21,088 OLDER ADULT SUPPORTERS THROUGH "ONE COLORADO CONNECTS," AN INITIATIVE INTENDED TO CHECK ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF SUPPORTERS DURING THE EARLY MONTHS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. - COORDINATED A COALITION TO DEVELOP THREE HEALTH-RELATED BUYER'S GUIDES ON TOPICS RELATED TO COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE FOR TRANSGENDER COLORADANS, COVERAGE FOR HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, AND COVERAGE FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PRESCRIPTIONS. - PUBLISHED THE TRANSGENDER BUYER'S GUIDE, WHICH HIGHLIGHED THAT FOR THE THIRD TIME, ALL CARRIERS HAVE REMOVED THER EXCLUSIONS RELATED TO TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE AND ALL CARRIERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE FOR TRANSGENDER-RELATED CARE. - COORDINATED THE STATEWIDE LGBTQ HEALTH COALTION TO ELEVATE ISSUES IMPACTING COLORADANS IN AREAS OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. - OCEF HOSTED ITS GSA REGIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT VIRTUALLY, COMBINING ITS FIVE REGIONAL SUMMITS INTO ONE VIRTUAL EVENT TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING. OCEF ENGAGED 240 ATTENDEES IN ITS 2021 GSA SUMMIT, WITH HIGHER ATTENDANCE THAN USUAL DUE TO THE EVENT'S VIRTUAL FORMAT. - OCEF EDUCATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HEALTHCARE RIGHTS AND OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED IN ITS CLOSING THE GAP REPORT THROUGH TRAININGS DURING ITS "WHAT THE LGBTQ HEALTH?" STATEWIDE TOUR. OCEF MADE THREE STATEWIDE VIRTUAL STOPS IN MARCH AND APRIL AND SIX VIRTUAL REGIONAL STOPS IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER. OCEF EDUCATED AND TRAINED 202 PARTICIPANTS WHO REGISTERED THROUGH ZOOM AND MANY MORE THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE, FOCUSING ON LGBTQ HEALTH OUTCOMES, RIGHTS, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. - OCEF ENGAGED 253 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS TITLE VII SCOTUS DECISION VIRTUAL TOWN HALL, A VERY WELL ATTENDED RALLY CELEBRATING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO AFFIRM THAT TITLE VII OF THE CIVIC RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND TRANSGENDER STATUS. - ACROSS ALL OF THESE SUCCESSES, OCEF SHIFTED ITS PROGRAMMING TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE FOR LGBTQ COLORADANS ACROSS THE STATE, AS ANYONE COULD BE A PARTICIPANT REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHY BY PROVIDING VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. - OCEF IS EXCITED TO WELCOME NADINE BRIDGES AS ITS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NADINE HAS DEDICATED HERSELF TO WORKING WITH AND ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPEDED AND OPPRESSED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. - OCEF WILL BEGIN ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IN LATE 2021, LOOKING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTION FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. OCEF ANTICIPATES CENTERING BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ITS STRATEGY AND DIRECTION. - HOSTED A VIRTUAL ALLY AWARDS IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 150 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $701.7K

  • LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Community Engagement

    ONE COLORADO (OCEF) WAS ALERTED TO A CHANGE IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO'S INTERNAL GENDER AFFIRMING CARE POLICIES, PREVENTING YOUNG ADULTS FROM RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE. IN RESPONSE, OCEF ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND COALITION BUILDING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROVIDERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS, RESULTING IN A LETTER REQUESTING A CHANGE IN POLICY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. A PUBLIC LETTER, SIGNED BY NEARLY 1000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAKEHOLDERS, WAS SENT EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL EXPRESSED ITS COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE TRUE CLINIC AND PARTICIPATING IN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH OCEF'S PROVIDER COALITION. IN 5 WEEKS, OCEF VISITED 14 CITIES: COLORADO SPRINGS, FORT COLLINS, SALIDA, GUNNISON, MONTROSE, GRAND JUNCTION, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, EDWARDS, PUEBLO, BOULDER, LONGMONT, GREELEY, AURORA, AND DENVER DURING A STATEWIDE TOUR. OCEF ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE AND PROVIDED LGBTQ+ COLORADANS AND THEIR FAMILIES EDUCATION REGARDING THE RISK TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN THE STATE OF COLORADO AND TO LEARN FROM COMMUNITY REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASED ANTI-LGBTQ+ ATTACKS, ESPECIALLY ON THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING THE SCOTUS DECISION IN 303 CREATIVE LLC VS ELENIS WHICH RULED THAT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IS PROTECTED SPEECH UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT, OCEF HOSTED A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH AG WEISER AT THE CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING; WHICH INCLUDED FAITH LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADER, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AN OVER 50 LOCAL AND NATIONAL PRESS MEMBERS. OCEF HEALTH EQUITY TEAM WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY & FINANCING TO ALIGN MEDICAID POLICY WITH CURRENT WPATH BEST PRACTICES IN GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE TO REDUCE BARRIERS IN ACCESSING CARE. THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT'S HEALTH EQUITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE OCEF'S HEALTH EQUITY TEAM RECOMMENDED SOGI DATA SET TO IMPLEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO. OCEF COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDER TO PRODUCE A VOTER GUIDE AND GOTV CAMPAIGN ON EDUCATING COMMUNITY IN ADVOCATING FOR PRO-JUSTICE/PRO-EQUALITY SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. OCEF YOUTH AND SCHOOLS PROGRAM HOSTED THEIR IN-PERSON QUEER YOUTH SUMMIT. OCEF ATTENDED OVER 25 PRIDES THROUGHOUT COLORADO. OCEF STAFF AND BOARD FINALIZED THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 2022 AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2023. OCEF FINISHED A REBRANDING PROCESS AND LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.3M