BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T235900 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Pride with Purpose DESCRIPTION:Pride with PurposeA Pride Month Giving Competition Supporting Equality TexasThis June\, we're turning Pride into action with the launch of our first ever team-based fundraising competition: Pride with Purpose! Bring your friends together to raise funds for Equality Texas\, celebrate Pride\, and support LGBTQIA+ Texans across the state. The competition starts now and goes until the end of June. Whichever team raises the most money will be declared the winner and the team members will be handsomely rewarded. The sooner you and your team get started\, the more time you'll have to raise money\, so start a group chat\, choose your team name\, and register your team now!\nGet started: equalitytexas.org/pwp\n\nHow It Works:\n1. Form Your Team Any group can sign up. Activate your affinity group\, congregation\, small business\, or employee resource group. Or just team up with a couple of friends who want to do good.\n\n2. Build and Customize Your Campaign Utilize the OneCause platform\, our tools\, and your own creativity to design your fundraising page.\n3. Rally Your NetworkShare your page\, tell your story\, and invite others to support your team.\n4. Compete + CelebrateTrack your progress on the leaderboard and compete for prizes all month long.\nWhy We're Doing This:\nIf you weren't aware\, nonprofits have been facing declining support from foundations and corporate partners\, particularly following anti-DEI backlash\, growing anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiment\, and shifts in national funding priorities. And due to these funding cuts\, more organizations are up against each other for less available money. At the national level\, for every $100 foundations were investing in organizations\, only about $0.23 was going toward LGBTQIA+ orgs and causes that's 23 CENTS\, not dollars. All of this is making it harder to sustain this work\, while the work is growing more critical everyday.So we're calling on our community to help fill in the gaps and ensure we're able to continue fighting for queer and trans Texans and have fun doing it! Pride\, at its core\, is a protest\, and your participation in this competition is a protest against injustice\, cruel government policies\, cowardly corporations\, and all the other forces trying to dull the sparkle of our vibrant community. Oh yeah\, and did we mention there are prizes?! This is a competition\, after all! In addition to major bragging rights\, here's what your team can win!\nPrizes:\nFirst PlaceđŸ„‡5 Tickets to an Equality Texas Signature Event\, your team's choice of:Equality Texas' 8th Annual Gala in Austin\, November 21st\, 2026Barbara Jordan Garden Party in Houston\, September 5th\, 2026Love Equality in Dallas\, Spring 2027VIP Access at the eventFeature in quarterly Donor Society newsletterPLUS all benefits of 2nd and 3rd PlaceSecond PlaceđŸ„ˆ5 Tickets to an Equality Texas Regional Event\, your team's choice of:Merry Merry Martini Mixer in Austin\, December 2026Stuver Social in Austin\, Fall 2026PLUS all benefits of 3rd PlaceThird PlaceđŸ„‰Exclusive Equality Texas Pride Swag Pack to show off your success!Shoutout in our Pride recap email and on the Equality Texas websiteBonus✹ Each Team that raises at least $1\,000 will earn a basket of Equality Texas-branded goodies!\nStart your team: equalitytexas.org/pwp X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


Pride with Purpose

A Pride Month Giving Competition Supporting Equality Texas

This June\, we&rsquo\;re turning Pride into action with the launch of our first ever team-based fundraising competition: \;Pride with Purpose! \;Bring your friends together to raise funds for Equality Texas\, celebrate Pride\, and support LGBTQIA+ Texans across the state. \;

The competition starts now and goes until the end of June. Whichever team raises the most money will be declared the winner and the team members will be handsomely rewarded. The sooner you and your team get started\, the more time you'\;ll have to raise money\, so start a group chat\, choose your team name\, and register your team now!


Get started: \;equalitytexas.org/pwp

How It Works:


1. Form Your Team \;

Any group can sign up. Activate your affinity group\, congregation\, small business\, or employee resource group. Or just team up with a couple of friends who want to do good.

2. Build and Customize Your Campaign \;

Utilize the OneCause platform\, our tools\, and your own creativity to design your fundraising page.


3. Rally Your Network

Share your page\, tell your story\, and invite others to support your team.


4. Compete + Celebrate

Track your progress on the leaderboard and compete for prizes all month long.


Why We'\;re Doing This:


If you weren'\;t aware\, nonprofits have been facing declining support from foundations and corporate partners\, particularly following anti-DEI backlash\, growing anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiment\, and shifts in national funding priorities. And due to these funding cuts\, more organizations are up against each other for less available money. At the national level\, for every $100 foundations were investing in organizations\, only about $0.23 was going toward LGBTQIA+ orgs and causes&mdash\;that'\;s 23 CENTS\, not dollars. All of this is making it harder to sustain this work\, while the work is growing more critical everyday.

So we'\;re calling on our community to help fill in the gaps and ensure we'\;re able to continue fighting for queer and trans Texans&mdash\;and have fun doing it! Pride\, at its core\, is a protest\, and your participation in this competition is a protest against injustice\, cruel government policies\, cowardly corporations\, and all the other forces trying to dull the sparkle of our vibrant community. Oh yeah\, and did we mention there are prizes?! \;This is a competition\, after all! In addition to major bragging rights\, here'\;s what your team can win!


Prizes:


First PlaceđŸ„‡

Second PlaceđŸ„ˆ

Third PlaceđŸ„‰

Bonus✹ \;


Start your team: \;equalitytexas.org/pwp

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