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Building on Community Leadership - LGBTQ

LGBTQQ Burning Man participants building community, leadership, networks

Building on Community Leadership - LGBTQ

LGBTQQ Burning Man participants building community, leadership, networks

7 Campaigns |

San Francisco, CA, United States

$790 USD 7 backers

31% of $2,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Founded in 2008, Queer Burners is to create venues, events and forums to network LGBTQ++ camps and groups with queer Burning Man culture (10 Principles). By working together, we can make our collective burn experiences profound and uniquely meaningful.

to create a leadership network allowing members of the community to support and communicate each other; strengthen projects and share resources.
to create community programs that that give back and help build enterprise concepts for bettering our world. To x-post, support, network existing programs supporting great ideas already out there.
to be the flying buttress when needed and be the extra arms when called upon. To help in lifting projects up when they need and gently help let go when the time is right, but never losing hope by finding support from each other physically or through cheer.

We have taken on projects that range in supporting new projects in the community and starting ones with huge implications.

2012 to 2015 Queer Burner Leadership summits annually - avg 40 people
2014 paused to 2016 Safe Place for resources for people in distress
2015 to 2016 retreat events - 2015: 90 people & 2016: 150 people

The campaign is to recapture a small amount of $1000 lost in the production of the last Queer Burner Retreat. We collected $15,000 but some unforeseen expenses camp up.

We need to complete steps into creating a legal entity for the project because with money coming in it needs to go to administrative charges for the legal costs and taxes for a California based corporate entity for 2016. The anticipated expenses of that is less than $1,500.

We will be running a couple fund raisers over the next 6 months to bring in finances for those expenses as well as getting ready for the 2017 Queer Burner Retreat: it will focus on fostering the creation of art in the community.

To see some of the people on a dynamic list of leadership participants in the Queer Burners Leadership Network check out:
http://queerburners.com/quire-qbln/the-hive-mind-of-queer-burners

Queer Burner Leadership Network on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/240956916002164/

Queer Burners public facing Page:
https://www.facebook.com/gayburners/

Queer Burners public discussion Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/250295325089174/

We have regional Queer Burners pages for: Australia, New York City, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco and Las Vegas with more to come.

To see some of our recent video based meetings saved on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAoxrDCrQDfliec9WBBVr5i59JtLutIJ

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Surprise Gift

$20 USD

Get a little something from the organization as a big thank you! We'll put a random something in the mail for you. Feel free to send us a note letting us know what you might want.

Estimated Shipping

March 2017

2 out of 30 of claimed

Stickers & Patches

$50 USD

Thank you for your support. Will send you patches and stickers from current and past QB events. It's a cool package of schwag!

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March 2017

0 out of 30 of claimed

Stickers and T-Shirt

$100 USD

2017 Queer Burner Retreat t-shirt and stickers for "All Of Us" held at Saratoga Springs Resort (www.saratogasprings.com) on Memorial Day 2017. All before anyone else!

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March 2017

0 out of 30 of claimed

Early Access Tent / RV / Other

$200 USD

2017 Queer Burner Retreat Access for "All Of Us" held at Saratoga Springs Resort (www.saratogasprings.com) on Memorial Day 2017. We plan on having an extended event 5 days and 4 nights. We will be working to encourage art pieces by participants and are looking forward to pieces by well established artists who are a part of our community. Access for 1 person tenting / RV / or other situation. Includes meals and beverages. Most of the cabins have bathroom and shower included.

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May 2017

2 out of 20 of claimed

Single Bed Early Access

$250 USD

2017 Queer Burner Retreat Access for "All Of Us" held at Saratoga Springs Resort (www.saratogasprings.com) on Memorial Day 2017. We plan on having an extended event 5 days and 4 nights. We will be working to encourage art pieces by participants and are looking forward to pieces by well established artists who are a part of our community. Access for 1 person in a Twin Bed in a cabin shared with other campers. Includes meals and beverages. Most of the cabins have bathroom and shower included.

Estimated Shipping

May 2017

1 out of 10 of claimed

Early Access: Queen Sized Bed

$500 USD

2017 Queer Burner Retreat Access for "All Of Us" held at Saratoga Springs Resort (www.saratogasprings.com) on Memorial Day 2017. We plan on having an extended event 5 days and 4 nights. We will be working to encourage art pieces by participants and are looking forward to pieces by well established artists who are a part of our community. Access for 2 people in a Queen Bed in a cabin shared with other campers. Includes meals and beverages. Most of the cabins have bathroom and shower included.

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May 2017

0 out of 4 of claimed

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