LGBTQ VICTORY INSTITUTE INC
1225 I Street NW No 525, Washington, DC 20005 www.victoryinstitute.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LGBTQ Victory Institute works to increase the number of LGBTQ people in public office and to provide programming, service and other support to help ensure their success.

To achieve full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people by building, supporting, and advancing a diverse network of LGBT public leaders.

The Leadership Development program: provides skills development, training and scholarships to LGBTQ leaders with varied levels of experience. Included in this effort is the David Bohnett LGBTQ Leaders Fellowship, which provides three-week fellowships to the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Senior Executives in State and Local Government programs. The Victory Empowerment Fellowship provides LGBTQ leaders of color and/or transgender leaders with a year-long mentoring fellowship that includes participation in Victory Institute's Candidate & Campaign Training and International LGBTQ Leadership Conference. The Victory Congressional Fellowship brings one outstanding LGBTQ young professional to Washington, DC, for a year-long fellowship in the office of a co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus supporting the Executive Director of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Similarly, the Victory Congressional Internship develops the next generation of LGBTQ public leaders each summer by providing internships on Capitol Hill for twelve outstanding LGBTQ undergraduate students and immersing them in an intensive leadership program. Victory Institute's International program aims to advance equality by increasing the participation of LGBTQ people in the democratic systems of their country through trainings, research, enhanced visibility, and the creation of open and safe spaces. Finally, the International LGBTQ Leaders Conference serves as the premiere learning, training and networking event for openly LGBTQ public leaders and movement thinkers bringing together more than 550 LGBTQ elected officials, advocates and leaders each year.

Candidate & Campaign Trainings and LGBTQ Leadership Summits: Victory Institute's four-day Candidate & Campaign Trainings provide comprehensive, non-partisan training to present and future LGBTQ candidates. Trainees learn necessary skills and strategies by engaging in tough, realistic campaign situations. Thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates and campaign workers have learned how to build winning campaigns at these trainings. Victory Institute's one-day LGBTQ Leadership Summits help participants develop the skills necessary to begin or advance a career in public service by providing them with important tools and resources and allowing them to make vital connections with other LGBTQ leaders in their community.

Research and Communications: Victory Institute manages the Out for America map a database and research tool that documents every known openly LGBTQ elected official in the United States. It also releases an annual Out for America research report that analyzes the current state of LGBTQ representation in elected office by demographics and position levels. Victory Institute also promotes the work and achievements of LGBTQ elected officials in the media and through its email listserv. It will provide media strategy and support to elected officials who face homophobic or transphobic attacks as well.

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