EQUALITY FLORIDA INSTITUTE INC
PO BOX 13184, ST PETERSBURG, FL 337333184 www.eqfli.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EQUALITY FLORIDA INSTITUTE IS THE EDUCATIONAL ARM OF THE LARGEST CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN FLORIDA DEDICATED TO ENDING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DURING 2018, WE CONTINUED TO INVEST HEAVILY IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THIS PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS.

CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY

OUTREACH: WE EXPANDED OUR "EQUALITY MEANS BUSINESS" COALITION TO OVER 100 MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISES, AND OUR BILINGUAL "OPEN DOORS/PUERTAS ABIERTAS" SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORY TO OVER 1,800 MEMBERS THAT HAVE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE FLORIDA'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT, BY PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE AS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING THE SKILLS, PERSPECTIVE AND OTHER ASSETS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE IN FLORIDA.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR FIELD TEAM ORGANIZED 81 VOLUNTEERS AND 70 PAID CANVASSERS TO STAFF 19 LGBTQ PRIDE EVENTS AROUND THE STATE, RESULTING IN THE ADDITION OF 13,729 NEW MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS.

EDUCATION: WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND FLORIDIANS IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL COST OF ANTI-LGBT DISCRIMINATION IN OUR STATE. IN 2018, WE EXPANDED OUR SAFE & HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROJECT INTO 60 OF FLORIDA'S 67 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND IN TWO YEARS HAVE PROVIDED TRAINING TO OVER 5,500 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT LEADERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL. WE HOSTED THE 6TH ANNUAL ALL TOGETHER NOW CONFERENCE, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 130 HIGH-LEVEL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM 36 DISTRICTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE EXPANDED OUR TRANSGENDER INCLUSION INITIATIVE FROM A 35-MEMBER TRANSACTION ADVISORY COUNCIL TO A 65-MEMBER TRANSACTION FLORIDA NETWORK. THIS TEAM WORKED WITH MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE HANDLING AND REPORTING OF CRIMES AGAINST TRANSGENDER FLORIDIANS, HELD 12 PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL TOWN HALL-TYPE SESSIONS, AND FACILITATED 16 CORPORATE TRANSGENDER INCLUSION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.

ADVOCACY: DURING 2018, EQUALITY FLORIDA CONTINUED ITS WORK OF BUILDING AND MOBILIZING LOCAL COALITIONS OF LGBTQ AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS, POLICIES TO PROTECT LGBTQ YOUTH FROM HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE, AND RECOGNITION AND BENEFITS FOR OUR FAMILIES. WE ADDED NEARLY 14,000 NEW SUPPORTERS, BRINGING OUR TOTAL BASE OF SUPPORTERS TO OVER 325,000, WHICH CONTINUES TO INCREASE OUR INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND THE BORDERS OF THE NATION'S THIRD LARGEST STATE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION TO REVENUE AND EXPENSES REPORTED HERE FOR OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED $253,863 IN PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, PRIMARILY FOR THE FILING OF AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ON BEHALF OF MUNICIPALITIES ENGAGED IN LITIGATION OVER EXISTING LGBTQ PROTECTIVE ORDINANCES.

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