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Your financial support gives us the power to expand and improve services for LGBT communities around Wisconsin, to strengthen educational programs, and advocate for the right of all people to exercise their freedom. Your donation is a gift to thousands of people in Wisconsin - your own family, friends, and neighbors - lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who deserve the opportunity to flourish in healthy, safe, whole communities. There are many ways for you to donate. All are fast, easy, and convenient. All are tax-deductible. And, you may rest assured that Diverse and Resilient will never sell your name to, or exchange your name with, any other organization.

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Donations made easy

Diverse and Resilient wants to make it easy for you to make a gift. You may donate by:

• On-line credit card gifts. Just click here to enter a secured area that will prompt you through the simple steps needed to charge a gift to your credit card. In addition to being fast and easy, this method may also earn you awards (depending on your credit institution policies) while providing immediate support for Diverse and Resilient.
   
• Cash, check, or credit card. Simply print, fill in, and mail the donation form that appears when you click here
   
• Electronic funds transfer. Some people choose to make monthly donations directly from their checking accounts. It's fast, easy, and completely secure. Your monthly contribution is electronically transferred from your checking account to us for the period of time you designate. Simply send us a cancelled check from your account and a completed mail-in form which you can print when you click here.

Remember, all gifts to Diverse and Resilient, Inc. are tax deductible. Diverse and Resilient will not sell your name to, or exchange your name with, any other organization.

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What your donation does

Even though it may be obvious, it is worth stating. Your donation to Diverse and Resilient supports our mission of healthier tomorrows for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Wisconsin. So every dollar you give is really an investment in the everyday lives and futures of the LGBT people in your community - that translates into a stronger Wisconsin.

Your donation supports capacity-building. In 2003, D&R will host 2 two-day workshops for leaders of LGBT youth groups to increase their skills in fostering development of the young people with whom they work. We will also facilitate our signature event, The Wisconsin Youth HIV Prevention Institute - a three-day workshop in Whitewater that prepares 60 youth leaders to further the important work of HIV prevention through peer education. Two new groups are being brought into the Rainbow Alliance for Youth, our statewide network of excellent youth groups. New this year, we will also be hosting forums for transgender people, for women, and for men on their emerging health needs.

Your donation supports healthy development. The work of Diverse and Resilient is based on the premise that as human beings, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are good. They are African-American, Latina/o, Asian, Native American, and European Heritage. They have disabilities and are able-bodied; they are young, old, female, transgender, and male.

They are deeply connected to one another and to other people who identify as heterosexual or who do not identify based on sexual orientation. They are intelligent, powerful, beautiful people who, like all other people, deserve opportunities to flourish in safe, health-promoting environments.

The individuals, leadership, and organizations in LGBT communities around the state are made aware of these health and development messages through the efforts of Diverse and Resilient.

Your donation supports advocacy. Diverse and Resilient positions itself in the arenas of government, philanthropy, and social services to increase awareness and promote right action for LGBT people in Wisconsin. We serve as a lever to increase and to direct funding that supports local LGBT organizations. We assist decision makers in understanding issues and directly meeting with LGBT organizational leadership. We move a health and development agenda forward in both the broader community and within the LGBT communities.

Your donation supports justice. When you contribute to Diverse and Resilient, you are clearly taking a stand for LGBT youth, adults, and elders. You are also taking a stand moving away from the rejection and avoidance that still too often characterizes reactions to LGBT people and causes. Diverse and Resilient works to have LGBT people everywhere being accepted as strong contributors to society and being appreciated for our unique and valuable assets.

You are also taking a stand for all people in Wisconsin; we will only become stronger, more accepting, and more alive when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are afforded their full rights to be completely involved in the fabric of our communities.

To read real stories of organizations and teens who have benefited from your generous support, click here.

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Foundations and Major Donors

Diverse and Resilient has earned the trust and support of both foundations and individuals. These include family, corporate and community foundations who believe in our mission and the vital services we provide. Diverse and Resilient counts on this generosity to help fund many of our programs - from increasing the capacity of communities to address the needs of LGBT youth to creating a vision for the healthy development of all LGBT people. Though Diverse and Resilient enjoys significant support from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, these service grants provide only the basic funding for critical HIV prevention efforts. Other critical projects that address the developmental needs of our community are not covered through state funding.

Listed below are grants of $1,000 or more D&R received recently. We are grateful to these funders for helping us improve the overall health and quality of life in our communities.

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