General Lesbian Buisness and Finance - Associations - Lesbian College Financial Aid/ Grants - Directories - Employment - Marketing - Web Marketing

General Lesbian Buisness and Finance

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Christopher Street Financial - http://www.christopherstreet.com/ Firm providing wealth management in the United States. Profiles of employees and clients, services offered, and related news. Compass IFA - http://www.compassifa.co.uk/ Financial advisers offering advice on mortgages, life assurance, pensions, investments, personal finance, and money, without fear of discrimination. Based in London, United Kingdom. Echelon Magazine - http://www.echelonmagazine.com/ National, bi-monthly GLBT business publication. News, events, and subscription rates. Estate Planning For Gay and Lesbian Couples - http://www.lataxlawyer.net/samesex.html California law firm providing an overview of the estate-planning issues faced by same-sex couples. Financial Avengers - http://www.financialavengers.com/ Advice for minority groups. Articles, services, and fees. Gay Financial Network - http://www.gfn.com/ Free daily news, weekly features, online trading, insurance, banking, and how-to advice. Gay Money - http://www.gaymoney.com/ Same-sex strategies for financial security. About the book and the author, with related news and articles. Gayfinance.info - http://www.gayfinance.info/ Offers advice from Isis Financial Planners. Explains how to minimize the impact of financial service discrimination. Out Estate Planning - http://www.outestateplanning.com/ Retirement and estate planning articles and advice for same sex couples. Pinkfinance.com - http://www.pinkfinance.com/ Finance magazine providing specialist advice on mortgages, life assurance, pensions, investments, personal finance, and money, without fear of discrimination. Rainbow Card - http://www.rainbowcard.com/ Rainbow Endowment Visa card. News on donations, questions and answers, savings calculator, and application form. Sovereign Alternative - http://www.sovereignalternative.com/ Gibraltar and London based financial planning specialising in gay men and lesbians.

Lesbian Associations - Buisness and Finance

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Gay Business Association - http://www.gba.org.uk/ Like a chamber of commerce, it exists to promote the aims of businesses throughout the United Kingdom, offering advice and information to businesses of all kinds. Directory of members, membership information, events, and newsletter. Greater San Diego Business Association - http://www.gsdba.org/ Empowers and promotes gay and lesbian businesses, professionals, and supportive members of the gay and lesbian community. Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association - http://www.lgvma.org/ Includes resources, calendar, news, healthy pet information, and membership information for this national organization. National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce - http://www.nglcc.org/ Promotes growth and prosperity of gay- and lesbian-owned and gay-friendly businesses. Includes information about policies, benefits of becoming a member, and a mailing list. Out Professionals - http://www.outprofessionals.org/ New York network offering workshops, seminars, celebrity lectures and informal socializing. History, member directory, and job listings. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association - http://www.gaybusiness.com.au/sglba/ Serves the consumers and businesses that make up the Sydney community. Events and articles. VK-Online - http://www.vk-online.de/inhalte/inhalte_andere_sprachen/inhalte_eng/englisch.htm European professional organisation for senior and junior executives. Goals and membership benefits.

Lesbian College Financial Aid/ Grants

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Alexander Foundation Scholarship Grant Program - http://www.thealexanderfoundation.org/scholarship.html Support for students in Colorado. American Atheists Gay/Lesbian College Scholarship - http://www.atheists.org/family/temp/scholarship/body_index.html Organization for activist atheists; with a downloadable application form. Astraea Grant Programs - http://www.astraea.org/ Five grants programs: the U.S. Grants Program; the International Fund for Sexual Minorities, the Lesbian Writers Fund, the Margot Karle Scholarship, and Donor-Advised Funds. Barry H. Marshal Undergraduate Scholarship - http://www.sa.psu.edu/lgbt/b_m_scholarship.shtml Aid for undergraduates at Penn State University; with downloadable application. Center for LGBT Life at Duke University - http://lgbt.studentaffairs.duke.edu/resources/scholarships/Carolina%20Gay%20and%20Lesbian%20Scholarship.html A North Carolina based university; with details of the application procedure. Equity Foundation Scholarships - http://www.equityfoundation.org/scholarships.htm A variety of programs in Oregon; with details of past winners. Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students - http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml Financial assistance to people involved in the LGBT community. Also awards grants to tenth and eleventh graders who plan to pursue postsecondary education. First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarships - http://www.ffbciowa.org/scholarship.htm Support for high school seniors in Iowa. Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Scholarships - http://scc.net/~t-bonham/EDLINKS.HTM List maintained by The Minnesota GLBT Educational Fund of known scholarships programs in the United States and Canada. Karmel Scholarship - http://www.karenandmelody.com/KarMelScholarship.html For high school students; focused on artistic creations. Mark Bingham Leadership Fund - http://www.markbingham.org/fund.html Available to full-time students at the University of California, Berkeley; with details of eligibility criteria. Peacock in the Park - http://www.peacockinthepark.com/ Benefit to raise money for scholarship fund as held every year in Washington Park. Includes general information and photograph album. Pride Foundation - http://www.pridefoundation.org/ Provides grants and scholarships in the Pacific Northwest to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships - http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gender/applicat2.html Support for postgraduate scholars for the study of sexuality, gender, health, and human rights. SSRC Sexuality Research Fellowships - http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/sexuality/ Post-doctoral fellowships from the Social Science Research Council. Stonewall Scholarship - http://www.law.uchicago.edu/financial/stonewall.html Support for those studying at the University of Chicago Law School. The Point Foundation - http://www.thepointfoundation.org/ Details of a United States scholarship; with an online application process, and details of past winners. Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund (TSELF) - http://www.tself.org/ Scholarship and education legacy fund for transgender identified students in the helping and caring professions. Includes application information. University of Southern California Lambda Alumni Association Scholarship - http://alumni.usc.edu/lambda/pages/scholarships.html Organization providing support in a variety of academic disciplines. Vance Lancaster Graduate Research Grants - http://genderstudies.uchicago.edu/grad/fellowships.shtml Endowment supporting those undertaking a masters or doctorate at the University of Chicago. ZAMI Audre Lorde Scholarship Fund - http://www.zami.org/scholarship.htm Gives awards to lesbians of African descent in the Atlanta Metropolitan area; with details of past award winners.

Lesbian Buisness and Finance Directories

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Gay and Lesbian Yellow Pages - http://www.glyp.com/ Publisher of annual telephone directories for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Advertisers are a mix of upscale, gay and gay-friendly businesses that have recognized the spending power of an often overlooked community. Listings browsable by city. Gaybusiness.com.au - http://www.gaybusiness.com.au/ Australian directory searchable by keyword or state and category. Gayellow Pages - http://www.gayellowpages.com/ Business and resource listings searchable by location or subject. LambdaBusiness.com - http://www.lambdabusiness.com/ Gay and lesbian owned of friendly business listings. Searchable by business type and region or keyword. Pink Pages - http://www.linkpink.com/ Listings of accommodations, bars, services and professionals in New England.

Lesbian Employment

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Gay and Lesbian Professionals - http://www.glpcareers.com/ Job search engine providing employment opportunities and resources. Includes job postings and resume pre-screening. GayWork.com - http://www.gayjob.biz/ A place to match GLBT employees with companies with gay friendly policies. Includes sections for job seekers and companies, and searches for jobs or for resumes. ProGayJobs.com - http://www.progayjobs.com/ A free service for job seekers to locate jobs and employers to locate employees that are GLBT friendly. Includes sections for job seekers, employers, consulting, and a directory for consumers.

Lesbian Marketing

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Commercial Closet - http://www.commercialcloset.org/ Organization working to lessen social discrimination of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by encouraging corporations and ad agencies' to improve LGBT portrayals in mainstream advertising. Gay and Lesbian Consumer Census - http://www.glcensus.com/ Major university study on consumerism and its effect on mainstream marketing. Lists sponsors and prizes offered for participation. Gay Market Express - http://www.gaymarketexpress.com/ Offers research, seminars, and outline of marketing services. Gay Media Express - http://www.gaymediaexpress.com/ Advertising agency for reaching the gay and lesbian community. Services offered for both media buyers and providers. OpusComm Group, Inc. - http://www.opuscommgroup.com/ Marketing, communications, and public relations services on the Gay/Lesbian market. Details of services offered, portfolio, and the 2001 G/L Census press releases. PlanetOut Partners, Inc. - http://www.planetoutpartners.com/ Diversified media and services company serving gay and lesbian customers and businesses worldwide. Information for prospective advertisers wishing to reach this market. Wilde Marketing - Gay Marketing Canada - http://www.wildemarketing.com/ Canadian full service marketing communications consulting practice. Information on services and portfolio. Web Marketing GayLinkTravel.com - http://www.gaylinktravel.com/ Providing travel packages to other gay and lesbian sites and businesses. GayWebsiteTools.com - http://www.gaywebsitetools.com/ Providing travel packages, e-commerce sales and advertising sales to sites and businesses. GUBE - http://www.bizorg.co.uk/GUBE/ Banner exchange scheme for non-pornographic, non-commercial or small business gay websites in the UK. Hyperion Interactive Media - http://www.hyperioninteractive.com/ Provides travel, e-commerce and advertising revenues to other gay and lesbian internet businesses. Services offered in site design and content providing. Lesbian-Business.com - http://www.lesbian-business.com/ A resource centre for lesbian in business on the Internet or for the ones who wish to start one. Includes gay affiliate programs, rainbow and pride clipart, marketing tips and a messageboard.