[2] In 1997, a group of state-based LGBT advocacy organizations came together to form the Equality Federation, which originally operated as a volunteer-run coalition.

[7] The Summer Meeting provides state-based organization leaders with the opportunity to collaborate and develop working relationships.

[8] Equality Federation's organizational development program focuses on strengthening member organizations to ensure they're sustainable and strategically positioned to advance public policy changes.

[10] The State Equality Fund (a philanthropic partnership that includes the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Ford Foundation, the Gill Foundation, and anonymous donors) works with the Equality Federation to build support for passage of statewide nondiscrimination laws in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

[12] Equality Federation has also formed a partnership with the GSA Network to advance safe school policies in five states.