EXCELSIOR

Wells Fargo and NGLCC Award $67,500 to Affiliated LGBT Chambers of Commerce

Washington, D.C. – The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, awarded 15 grants to local affiliate LGBT chambers of commerce on August 3 at the 2017 International Business & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and administered by NGLCC, these grants are targeted towards programs that foster the development, growth, and sustainability of certified LGBT Businesses Enterprises® (LGBTBEs®).

LGBT Biz Pitch Winner

TuckrBox

Congratulations to TuckrBox for winning this year's LGBT Pitch at the NGLCC International Business and Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. $50,000 in cash and prizes are coming their way to help this delicious business grow.

TuckrBox is your new best friend. Farm-fresh food delivered to your doorstep. Your little ones will gobble it up!

Socio FIRST LOOK

Humanizing Supplier Diversity

Socio launches FIRST LOOK, an editorial supplier sourcing tool, at this year's NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas.

Socio FIRST LOOK changes the narrative in supplier diversity by putting people before capabilities. FIRST LOOK is a beautifully handcrafted book of small business and diverse suppliers. The names and faces within FIRST LOOK enjoy who they are as much as what they do.

Women Spotlight

Jenn T. Grace

Jenn T. Grace is a nationally recognized business strategist, speaker and author specializing in the LGBTQ market. Guided by the mantra, “change happens in business,” Jenn believes social change happens first in the workplace before spilling over into mainstream society. She has written several books about her experience in the business world as an out-LGBTQ person. Channeling her passion for helping people share their stories of adversity, Jenn Founded of the Purpose Driven Authors Academy and Purpose Driven Publishing.

Non-Profit Spotlight

PFLAG

Since 1973 Parents Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has been a resource to assist parents and friends on their journey to accept and support LGBTQ persons in their families, workplaces and communities. PFLAG’s work started with one mother who changed the world when she raised a homemade sign and her lone voice in public support of her gay son. In speaking up, her voice helped change the world and inspired others to act as well.

www.nglccny.org

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