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Debra Chasnoff will be representing at this week’s Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit. Sharing our work with Let’s Get Real, Straightlaced, and It’s Elementary.

Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summitwww.wciconferences.com

AdvOcAcy: Proud to be helping shape the government’s response to the national bullying epidemic.

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Our Respect for All Project training team will be in Ithaca, NY to work with the Finger Lakes Library system using our film, Let’s Get Real. The teen librarians at the system’s 33 branches will get trained on how to use the film to run programs to address bias, bullying, and harassment.


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Focus on the Family is at it again. Our film, That’s a Family! is one of the targets of FOF’s “Sexualizing Our Schools” attack that claims

groups are “pushing gender confusion into schools” and that “tax dollars are being used to promote the homosexual agenda.”

CoMMitMeNt: We don’t back down. When conservative groups try to stop schools from adopting LGBT-inclusive curriculum, we support teachers and administrators to do the right thing.

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We just sent our beautiful 160-page curriculum guide for Straightlaced to the printer! Congrats to author Amy Scharf who did an amazing job developing ways to use the film to encourage meaningful classroom discussion about gender expectations, homophobia and more.


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A Japanese professor reports on efforts in Toronto to educate young students re sexual orientation diversity, including using That’s a Family!. This subject is almost completely taboo in Japanese education, and students are bullied because of it.

iMPACt: Our work keeps spreading across the globe—this year we were in India, Brazil, Canada, and Germany!

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Outstanding reception at Frameline Fest for Celebrating the Life of Del Martin. Now producers Debra Chasnoff and Brittney Shepherd get started finishing the DVD.

NeW FiLM: labor of love—finished the documentary version of the memorial service for this beloved civil rights hero.

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Today we are launching our work with the San Francisco Unified School District to pilot staff training on how to use Straightlaced—How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up with high school students to address school climate issues.

SUPPoRt: It makes a huge difference when professionals working with youth get Ground-Spark’s help with addressing challenging issues.

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Something is shifting in this country. Working with educators in Kentucky and Fresno, CA to address bullying and bias with Let’s Get Real, It’s Elementary, It’s STILL Elementary, and Straightlaced.

oUtReACH: Noticeable uptick in state and district wide requests, most recently in Maryland, state of Washington, Rhode Island, and Kentucky.

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We are very proud to announce many of our national partners for the national distribution campaign for Straightlaced—How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up! Thank you for helping us reach all the teens, educators, and parents who need to see this film.

PARtNeRSHiP: By collaborating with a diverse crossection of advocacy and education organizations we amplify the impact of our films.

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Take action to stop the wave of teen suicides! Share this “spark” and you can stream Let’s Get Real for free—get your schools to use this film.

SoCiAL MeDiA: We are finding new ways to share our resources, involving more people in preventing violence and suicide.

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Check out Debra Chasnoff’s HuffPo blog post on yesterday’s White House bullying conference.

The President Gets a ‘B’ on Bullying -- Grading The White House Conferencewww.huffingtonpost.com

Here’s my report card on what I heard on the live feed from the White House this morning.


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Thank you for filling the house and being part of a thrilling night of celebrating the successes of our social change movement. Thank you Kate Kendell, Donna Hitchens, and the courageous families who came out to share their stories on film 25 years ago.

ViSioN: 25 years ago we imagined a world where everyone could create families—now we are closer than ever to full equality.

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Selected Highlights of Our Activity: September 2010 – August 2011

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Pan HaskinsSusan HirschCarol HoffmanFrancie HornsteinEllen and Sandy HorowitzAnn M. HughesMarc and Peggy JacobsFrank D. JoganRoslyn and J. Marcus JonesRose JulienKeith KamisugiLawrence Katzin and Jim GrimesApril Kennedy and Rose BarcklowArlene KetchumJohn Kinyon and Hung TranMax KirkebergMichele Komito and Abbe Forman

in honor of Rie Brosco and Naomi Segal’s anniversary

Lisa Korwin and Kip WalshJacqueline Kurcz-Frett and David FrettDeanna LackaffJoan Lefkowitz and Stacey ShusterTim Lennon and Lisa SchiffAdam LevineSusan Levinkind and

Elana DykewomonJohn Lindner and Mark PerryDee Linton and Danette MulrineJanet LippincottSheryl LitwackJohn LumIvory MadisonStephen MatchettLinda C. McClain and James E. FlemingTed Mermin and Claudia PolskyBeth Miller and Tom HallockSharon MullalyCarol Jane NeuVictor OrangeKarl OwensLynne Parenti and Tina RamoyDiana ParkerDavid PhillipsBeth PielertSandi PollackDwight PorterRetha PowersLee and Kitty PriceOra Prochovnick and Rena FrantzHelen Raizen and Kathy Mac DonaldDeborah Roffman MS, CSE, CFLEPenny RosenwasserEdward RosenzweigBrian Roskam and Mike WerbCheryl Rusten and

Margaret OuderikirkKirby Sack and Pamela MerchantLaurie SalzbergConstance SamarasJanice SchachterJulia Schneider and Linda FlasteinJeannie SegallBarbara and Stan SelbstChristine ShepardShoshana SokoloffMargaret SorrelDean Spencer and Katherine SeegerAlison StantonAdria Steinberg and Steve SeidelLynne and Bertram StriebPolly and Deborah TalenLes and Marlon TaylorAndrea TemkinGeoffrey ThomasGale Thompson and Seth FrazierShirley ThompsonJeffrey UnderwoodDona J. UpsonDeborah WestlerLorin WisemanSheli and Henry Wortis

Matching Grant organizationsKaiser Permanente Community

Giving Matching Gift ProgramKnight FoundationThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationMotorola FoundationNellie Mae Education FundNorcal Mutual Insurance CompanyUnited Way Silicon Valley

donors to the choosing Children Anniversary DVD

editor Alvin Baum L.C.S.W. BJ Entwisle Roma Guy and Diane Jones Robert B. and Betty Klausner

designerMitch Bostian Ilana Drumond and Sharon DulbergJoyce Newstat, Susan Lowenberg and

Ruthie Newstat Dreisbach Kara Swisher and Megan Smith

composerAnonymous Liz Hendrickson Donna Hitchens and Nancy DavisErika Jenssen and Sallie LangJames Kadleck and Will CowartRachel La Field Jim O’Donnell and Michael GintherJo Ann Ogden Kathleen Quenneville and Diane AllenSusan Stryker Samuel and Julia Thoron Elizabeth Weise and Lisa Murphy Lights, Camera, ActionJudy Appel Caroline Ayres and Elizabeth QuinnZarine Batliwalla and Neville Batliwalla Michelle Doty Cabrera and

Alice Kessler Cathy Cade Jan and Dorothea Crosbie-TaylorJean Crosby Susanne Deising and Anne Williams Anthony Feudo Michele and Cynthia Francis

The Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin Fund, a donor-advised fund of the Jewish Communiy Endowment Fund

Gale Richards and Ruth DawsonCindy and Ellen Robinson Edward and Michelle RodriguezAnn D. Rubin Jean Simons Mae Stadler Dennis Stradford Calvin Vassallo Chan and Vic AiutoSteve Vezeris composer$125 - $349Rosalie Alongi Christy A. Applegate Alvin Baum L.C.S.W.Don Blaugrund LGBT Fund of

Community Foundation Sonoma County

Eileen Blumenthal and Patricia DunnEve Borenstein and Candace FalkSteve Cadwell Jim Campen and Phyllis EwenJulia Cohen and Randi SolomonWilliam Conrad and Betti KahnBarbara M. Derbyshire Roger Doughty Karen Freedman and Roger Weisberg

Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund

Alison Gant Bonnie and Emma Genevich Allan Gold and Alan Ferrara Rima Goldman M.D. and

Karen Kartch D.C.Kate Goodale and Karen FortoulJean Hardisty and Peggy BarrettGay and Dick HarterVictor and Lorraine HonigNona Hungate Equality Fund of

Horizons FoundationRhonda Kaufman and

Steven GuttmannKatherine and John KaufmannKeith J. KingKathy Klausner and Beni StrebelLeslie LagerstromSean McCormick and Kate KabagambeJo Ann OgdenSteven Polsky and Mark OliverMarjorie Posner and Carol NelsonDaniel and Helen QuinnCasey L. RatliffSharon Rich and Nancy ReedPatricia Robertson and Susan AshtonJudy Scharf John Scherer Elizabeth Seja Min and

Susan Freundlich Rayona Sharpnack Ali Shayegani Michelle D. Stratton and

John W. Nimmo Betty Tisel and Sarah Farley Keeley Tobler David and Ruth Waterbury Barbara Wezelman Anna Erickson White and

Daniel J. White Jacqueline White and

Marcus Waterbury The Tamzen White Family Fund of the

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundMeredith Williams

Lights, Camera, Action$1 - $124Suzanne AbbeyAnne AlachKristina AndersonAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousBeth BarolJo BellomoShay Bintliff MDMargaret BlumPatricia and Jon BoothAmy Brown and Lisa WhiteMarsha BuckChristian BurgessTom Burke and Axel BrungerCarol CallawayGretchen CarpenterWilliam Cavellini and Kathleen ByrneJohn CelliSandra ChaffB.J. CharnakMarcia ColemanNancy CunninghamDalton C. DeHartRichard de Long Morley and

Carl LeserPaul DenningDoris and Donald DeZutterLizabeth DiamondC. Sue DiehlBarbara DowdallKit Durgin and Elaine McKinleyElaine Elinson and Rene Aria CruzEsther FaberSally and Craig FalkenhagenNancy Fishman and Nina HaftJulia Friedlander Nancy GardenLinda GarnetsDawn Gelle and Amy GabrielBonnie GenevichMargo George and Catherine KarrassLaura Goldin and Tony RothschildEileen L. Goldman and

Robert S. GabrinerNaomi GoldnerJoann GoncharNancy GoncharAnnette GreenLinda and John GriffinArnold H. Grossman PhDCarola HaasJen HamiltonCicely Hand and David WagonerSue HansenChristine and Frank Harris

GroundSparkis grateful for all the support!

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Donors to GroundSpark’s ANNUAL FUNDSeptember 2010-August 2011

Standing ovation $50,000 - $99,999Gill FoundationL.P. Brown Foundation - Special Fund

Leading Lights$25,000 - $49,999The Wallace Alexander Gerbode

FoundationGill Foundation for National Safe

Schools RoundtableKim Lund of the Baptized Phoenix Donor Advised Fund of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

Stars$10,000 - $24,999”The Abacot Fund of Community

Foundation Sonoma County, advised by Lisa and Elsa Clyde-Garcia

Horizons FoundationAmy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund of the Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation

Joyce Newstat, Susan Lowenberg and Ruthie Newstat Dreisbach

Oswald Family FoundationThe San Francisco FoundationThe Small Change FoundationTarget

Producer$5,000 - $9,999Bay Area Physicians for Human RightsThe Frank FoundationPhyllis K. FriedmanJames C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen

director$2,500 - $4,999GJ Stillson MacDonnellWeston MillikenThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationJerry J. Wilson Memorial Foundation

Animator$1,200 - $2,499Miles S. Amen and Christopher A. MaganRuth Borenstein and Karen StraussThe Eden Foundation, advised by

Nancy WerthanBarbara Frank and Veronica McCaffreyJanie and Donald FriendElizabeth Hirsch and Karen PrattRobin Kojima and Teresa RenakerLesbian Equity Fund advised by

Kathy Levinson and Naomi FineDasa Lipovsek and Ann KwongM. Brinton Lykes and

Catherine M. MooneyNancy Meyer and Marc Weiss of

The Summer Fund IIJerry Mehr Pavlon-Blum and

Myron Pavlon-BlumDoug Paxton and Joe VassalloJeffrey Pector and Shelley Coppock

Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBeverly Scott and Courtney

editor$600 - $1,199Thomas Bridges Martin S. Checov and Timothy J. BauseKaren Crow Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Gift Fund Paul Feigenbaum and Judy Kemeny Doree Friedman Alice Huang Robert B. and Betty Klausner Live Oak Fund of Horizons FoundationThe M. & H. Sommer Foundation The Marineau Family Foundation Leah Modigliani Rick Mordesovich Emile Norman Charitable Trust Sudie Pollock Janet Singer Stephen Veneziani and Steve Ege

designer$350 - $599Anonymous Jane Anderson and Tess Ayers Karen Blumenstein Donna Bransford Cassidy-Gardner Family Fund Barbara M. Derbyshire Margery Dimond Ilana Drumond and Sharon Dulberg Martha Ehrenfeld Fleming Fund of Berkshire Taconic

Community Foundation, advised by Don and Diane Hewat

Florence Gelo and Susan Hoffman Irene Emery Goodale Pat Goudvis Martha Stacey Hawver Holly Heslop and Charlie Christopher Lisa Honig and Dale Schroedel Susan Hopkins Kivel Luckey Justice Fund, a Giving

Fund donor-advised fund administered by Calvert Foundation

David Kundtz and Robert Stenberg Ewald E. Kundtz Jr. Michelle and Richard Landers Law Office of Russell H. Miller Judy Lichtman/PINK TOP Susan Mooney and Rebecca Lyn Rolfe Mary Morgan and Benjie Achtenberg Ragnar Naess and David Charles Elissa Perry and Rocket Sloan Perry Kirk Alan Pessner and Russell H. Miller

Friend Activity Yvonne Gavre and David BoydErnst Halperin Matthew Hummel Patricia Joanides Carolyn Laub and Heather TumeyTony Lillios JoAnn Loulan Janet Luce Marriage Equality USA Staci Martin Laura Merlo and Matt White Alan Morrell and Mike GenosheJoyce Norcini and Susan StevensonKathryn Orfirer Tamar Pachter and Stacey HawverAlice Philipson and Petra LijestrandMark Anthony Porter Ken Prag Daniel and Helen Quinn Melanie Rowen Cathy Sakimura Judy Schwartz and Carolyn PinesF. Lisa Sterman and Caroline ReichMinna Tao JT Taylor Catherine Teare Betty Tisel and Sarah Farley Barbara Zoloth

Donors to Del Martin Memorial DVD

Producer Patricia Lyon editor Margie Adam National Center for Lesbian RightsJoyce Newstat, Susan Lowenberg and

Ruthie Newstat Dreisbach Beverly Scott and Courtney

designer Roberta Achtenberg and Susan ShainDonna Hitchens and Nancy DavisKate Kendell and Sandy HolmesDiane Sabin and Jewelle Gomez composer Pan Haskins Brett Mangels in loving memory of Tanya Neiman Kendra Mon and Eugene LaneJim O’Donnell and Michael GintherBarbara Zoloth Lights, Camera, ActionYvonne Gavre and David BoydJean Jackson Kris Kadin

People You May Know

Debra Chasnoff President and Senior Producer

our team

Justin AllenWebsite and electronic communications

Noah ChasnoffBusiness assistance

Cristy ChungTechnical assistance and Respect for All Project professional development

Adore Davidson RodriguezAdministration and development

David GluckBudget and bookeeping

Judy Lichtman(PINK TOP)Graphic design

Karrie Myers TaylorExecutive office assistance

Amy ScharfStraightlaced curriculum and education advocacy

Brittney ShepherdDocumentary film producing and marketing

Ryan SchwartzSchool district inclusive curriculum support

Kate Stilley-Steiner(Citizen Film)Documentary film producing

our Board of Directors

Dora Dome

Joan Lefkowtiz co-chair

Susan Lowenberg

Mary C. Morgan

Lidia Szajko co-chair

GroundSpark IncomeNet Assets, Beginning of Year: $98,049Total 2010 Income: $947,966

Album: Profit & Loss 2010

40.2%

10.9%

3.8%

10.2%

2.7%

27.3%

3.0% 1.1% 0.2% 0.5%

$381,500Foundation Grants

$103,337Family Foundation Grants

$35,750Business or Corporate Contributions

$96,624Individual Donations

$25,813Fundraising Events

$259,257Film Distribution

$28,721Trainings

$10,713Honoraria

$1,550Interest Earned

$4,702Miscellaneous Income

Total Contributed Revenue: $643,024

Total Earned Income: $304,943

15.6%

6.4%

36.2%

24%

2.8%

15%

$133,112Fundraising

$127,383Management & Admin

$24,167Film & Media Production

$308,430Distribution & Outreach

$54,348Movement Building

$204,084Educational Training

GroundSpark ExpensesTotal 2010 Expenses: $851,524Net Assets, End of Year: $194,491

Album: Profit & Loss 2010

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