Lesbian Leadership Council

In addition to representing a community that donates more to causes they care about than most other groups in this country, the Lesbian Leadership Council was the first of the five councils to create its own vehicle to support communities of interest through the Lavender Fund. This council provides leadership opportunities, hosts networking events, community-wide educational programming and has been a successful fundraising group within the Foundation. The Lesbian Leadership Council is inclusive of women and individuals who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning. The council focuses on issues affecting women and girls in their community which include access, representation, civil rights and equity. See Lavender Fund grantees here.

2012 COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS

Betsy Rubinstein
Laura Stempel

For more information about the Lesbian Leadership Council, including membership information and forms, please fill out our email contact form and select the council(s) you're interested in, or contact Rhiannon Rossi at (312) 577-2825 or rrossi@cfw.org.

PAST EVENTS

Monday, March 26, 2012: Lesbian Leadership Council HAMBingo at Hamburger Mary's
March 6, 2012: Lesbian Leadership Council Reading at POW-WOW
February 29, 2012: February Frolic to benefit the Lavender Fund
Feb. 1, 2012: Miss Representation Screening and Talk-Back
Dec. 13, 2011: Early to Bed Party to benefit the Lavender Fund
July 18, 2011: HamBINGO to benefit the Lavender Fund
July 12, 2011: Two Secrets to Nonprofit Financial Success (Budgeting Workshop) 
May 12, 2011: Spring Fling to benefit the Lavender Fund
March 23, 2011: March Mix 'n Mingle to benefit the Lavender Fund
March 4, 2011: Keeping It Real About STIs and HIV (Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick
     Family Foundation Health Series)
Nov. 7, 2010: FranCafé: Benefit for the Lavender Fund
Oct. 13, 2010: Sex, Chocolate and Your Pelvic Floor, with Women's Health Foundation
May 13, 2010: Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
April 21, 2010: Building Relationships with Funders: A Primer
March 12, 2010: "Any One of Us: Words from Prison" by Eve Ensler (with POW-WOW)
Feb. 23, 2010: The Landscape of Philanthropy
Feb. 4, 2010: February Fundraiser at Joie de Vine
Feb. 16, 2009: 2nd Annual February Fundraiser 
September 2008 through March 2009: Queer Funding Series
Nov. 12, 2008: Celebrity Bartending
Sept. 19. 2008: "Hurricane Season"
July 23, 2008: Mix and Mingle
Feb. 28, 2008: February Fever Frolic fundraiser
May 16, 2007: Town Hall - Chicago's LBTQ community ("What Will It Take?" program)
Nov. 16, 2006: An Autumn Affair house party