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Rainbow World Fund Press Kit - BROWSER VERSION | PDF DOWNLOAD
KALW 91.7 Public Radio, San Francisco, Recorded On: 4/29/2010
Gay Global Giving
Interviewed by Eric Jensen
Eric Jansen's guests are Jeff Cotter and Karen Kai of the Rainbow World Fund, which encourages LGBT Americans to help disaster victims and other poor people around the globe. But why on Earth should we send our queer dollars to some of the most homophobic countries on the planet? Cotter and Kai say their work and our philanthropy are opening minds around the world and here at home.
Huffington Post Posted On: 2/10/2010
Out and About: LGBT Legal - A New Currency
by Lisa A. Linsky
Experiencing compassion presents us with opportunities to expand beyond
ourselves, and to contribute to one another in extraordinary and transformative ways.
And in times of disaster, when compassion manifests, it provides the lifeline of hope
to those in distress.
SF Baytimes Posted On: 1/21/2010
Haitian Relief Benefit Set for Jan. 25
by Sister Dana Van Iquity
San Francisco comedians will again take the Deco Lounge stage for Haiti earthquake relief on Jan. 25,
following the success of the Jan. 18-Haiti fundraiser, raising $1,500. These two Monday comedy nights,
known as “Funny Mondays at Deco Lounge,” will benefit the Rainbow World Fund’s-(RWF) earthquake
relief efforts in Haiti. Some of San Francisco’s funniest veteran comedians will be featured on the
stellar line-ups.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 1/21/2010
LGBTs act locally to help people in Haiti
by Seth Hemmelgarn
Since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti last week, LGBTs in San Francisco have been working
to raise thousands of dollars to help.
Edge, Boston, MA Posted On: 1/18/2010
LGBT groups join Haiti earthquake relief effort
by Michael K. Lavers
The San Francisco-based Rainbow
World Fund is among the myriad of organizations around the world that
continue to raise money and support the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
Dallas Voice Posted On: 1/14/2010
Stepping up to help in Haiti
by Joe Mirabella
Rainbow World Fund gives LGBT people an outlet to send aid to the
impoverished island nation devastated by an earthquake.
Melbourne Community Voice, Australia Posted On: 1/10/2010
GLBT charity helps out in Haiti
by Ron Hughes
The international GLBT community is rallying to help victims of the devastating earthquakes in Haiti.
SF BayTimes Posted On:12/10/2009
Tree of Hope Lighting Ceremony at SF City Hall
by Dennis McMillan
The Tree of Hope lighting ceremony took place at San Francisco City Hall on Dec. 2 and featured special guests such as actress Sharon Gless, atomic bomb survivor Takahashi Tanemori, and singer Veronica Klaus.
SF BayTimes Posted On:11/26/2009
Do You Have A Wish For The World?
by Dennis McMillan
“I wish for a world where all people are treated with dignity, respect, and equality – no matter who you are or who you love,” Hilary Clinton wishes. Hilary’s wish is one of thousands of wishes etched onto origami cranes and included in a global holiday project, the Tree of Hope - promoting peace, love, and humanitarianism.
SF BayTimes Posted On:6/4/2009
Guatemalan Humanitarian Aid Trip Planned by Rainbow World Fund
by Dennis McMillan
Throngs of supporters crowded into the Rainbow World Fund (RWF) Castro office on May 31 for a kick-off party for RWF’s 6th annual humanitarian aid journey to Guatemala.
CBS5.com Posted On:5/17/2009
SF Groups Holding Demonstration for Iraqi LGBTs
A coalition of human rights activists and elected officials will hold a demonstration and fundraisers at Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco Sunday in solidarity with the Iraqi lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people who are facing violence.
SF BayTimes Posted On:12/18/2008
Tree of Hope Unveiled by Rainbow World Fund at City Hall
By Dennis McMillan
Five thousand origami cranes expressing wishes from around the world decorated the 22-foot tall evergreen Tree of Hope, which was unveiled at a ceremony in City Hall open to all, thanks to the sponsorship of Mayor Gavin Newsom, newlywed Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and the Rainbow World Fund (RWF).
SF BayTimes Posted On: 9/18/2008
Rainbow World Fund Gearing Up for Bus of Hope
By Dennis McMillan
San Francisco queer humanitarian aid agency Rainbow World Fund is hitting the road in October with the “Bus of Hope,” and it is looking for volunteers and donors right now. The eight-year-old LGBT-and-friends aid organization is currently packing its school bus - a rainbow-colored fixture seen at recent Pride events and in the Castro - with 5,000 pounds of medical supplies, medicines, and school supplies to aid community groups in Tijuana, Mexico.
Passport Magazine Posted On: 3/9/2008
Voluntourism
by Andrew Mersmann
There isn't yet a broad range of gay-specific volunteer outreach opportunities, but the major one we have access to, the Rainbow World Fund, makes up in quality for the dearth of choice.
Aware Magazine Posted On: 3/1/2008
Guatemala
On July 21st of this year, San Francisco's Rainbow World Fund (RWF) journeyed for a fourth time to Guatemala bringing a group of 15 people from the United States and Cananda.
SF Bay Times Posted On: 12/14/2007
Tree of Hope on Display at City Hall
by Dennis McMillan
The Tree of Hope was lit during a unique and boisterous Mayor’s event at City Hall that brought members of the LGBT community, the Japanese-American community, and religious leaders together. Over 120 people had folded origami, and it took over 600 hours to put the whole project together
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 12/13/2007
Merry-making in the holiday season
by Donna Sachet
We were delighted to assist in the lighting of the Tree of Hope in the rotunda of City Hall last week along with Greg Sherrell of 92.7FM radio. Created by the Rainbow World Fund, organized by Jeff Cotter and Paul Stankiewicz, this stately tree is covered with sparkling white lights and meticulously folded origami cranes and stars, each of which contains a personal wish written by contributors from far and wide.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 12/13/2007
Homos for the Holidays
by Libby Post
The organization that gets our money at this time of year is the Rainbow World Fund (www.rainbowfund.org). The brainchild of San Francisco-based psychiatric social worker Jeff Cotter, Rainbow World Fund is a relief organization that bundles LGBT philanthropic giving for humanitarian projects throughout the world.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 11/29/2007
'Tree of Hope' comes to City Hall
by Seth Hemmelgarn
A San Francisco-based, LGBT humanitarian aid group is asking everyone to make a wish for the world.
For the second year, Rainbow World Fund will have a "Tree of Hope" in San Francisco City Hall. The organization is inviting people around the world to send their wishes, which will be printed out, folded into origami cranes and hung on the 20-foot white fir tree.
SF Bay Times Posted On: 9/13/2007
Sister Jeannine Fights the Vatican for LGBT Rights
by Dennis McMillan
In a reception held on Sept. 9 at the Rainbow World Fund headquarters in the Castro, the public was invited to meet one of the most unlikely and fascinating gay rights activists of our time. Star of the documentary, In Good Conscience, and one of the few women in history to take on the Vatican and win, Sister Jeannine Gramick has been a beacon of light for the LGBT Community since 1977 when she co-founded New Ways Ministry, working tirelessly for the rights of all.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 9/06/2007
Nun named to RWF board
by Seth Hemmelgarn
The Catholic nun who has spent more than 30 years advocating for gays and lesbians – even after the pope ordered her to stop – recently joined Rainbow World Fund's board of directors.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 8/30/2007
Gay aid group back from Guatemala
by Seth Hemmelgarn
The chatter of the Sunday afternoon Castro crowd and the whir of traffic outside its 18th Street office can be heard clearly, but as Rainbow World Fund's Jeff Cotter and Paul Stankiewicz talk about the group's recent aid trip to Guatemala, it's easy to forget where you are. Surrounded by mementos from around the world, the pair talked about the colorful clothes of indigenous Mayans and narrow prayer caves blackened by the soot of 500 years worth of candles. They also talk about the struggles of the country's people, including those who are LGBT.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 8/23/2007
Relief Group Aids Peru Quake Victims
by Seth Hemmelgarn
The magnitude 8 earthquake that hit part of Peru on August 15 might seem like a remote problem to people in the Bay Area, but the Rainbow World Fund is counting on donors, especially from the LGBT community, to help survivors.
San Francisco Bay Times Posted On: 8/23/2007
Queers Pitch in for Earthquake Relief in Peru
by Dennis McMillan
The LGBT community is responding to the earthquake disaster in Peru when a magnitude 8 quake struck Peru on Wednesday, August 15, devastating the city of Ica and the port of Pisco. The death toll has risen to over 500, and thus far 1,600 have been reported injured. A quarter of Ica’s buildings collapsed. The LGBT based international relief agency, Rainbow World Fund (RWF), has created an emergency fund to provide food, safe water, plastic for shelter, blankets, and basic medicines to survivors.
MetroWeekly, Washington DC Posted On: 7/5/2007
The Rainbow Samaritan
by Will O'Bryan
The pleas for pink dollars are never ending, an annoying byproduct of the increasingly well-oiled machine of GLBT politicking. Whether it's to fight HIV/AIDS, gain basic civil rights, allow gays to serve in the military, secure residency for foreign partners, or any number of other issues directly affecting the GLBT community, there is ample opportunity to give till it hurts.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 6/21/2007
Grand Marshals: Rainbow World Fund's Road Trip
by Jim Provenzano
Imagine riding in a bus painted in rainbow colors. But instead of lip-synching songs around Southern California, your bus travels to Mexico, bringing medical and art supplies to children. Then it takes you to Guatemala, where you learn about poverty-stricken communities, and how to help them.
San Francisco Bay Times Posted On: 8/21/2007
Rainbow World Fund: Queer Humanitarianism
by Dennis McMillian
Rainbow World Fund—an LGBT humanitarian service agency promoting queer philanthropy for world compassionate relief—recently delivered medical and school supplies and financial assistance to help some of Guatemala's most needy children.
Castro Courier Posted On: 4/30/2007
Rainbow World Fund—the Castro's International Relief Agency
by Christine Lias
In between various projects, the Castro's own Rainbow World Fund (RWF) was recently voted organizational grand marshal for the 2007 LGBT Pride Parade. It is a high honor for the LGBT nonprofit that is less than a decade old.
Lavender: Minnesota's GLBT Magazine Posted On: 10/27/2006
Sweet Charity
by Libby Post
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, my partner, Lynn, and I were transfixed by the images on television—the death and destruction, the despair and heartbreak. Then, I received an e-mail from the Human Rights Campaign about helping, with a link to a group called the Rainbow World Fund (RWF).
OutNow Magazine Posted On: 9/30/2006
Making A Difference One Village At A Time
by Patrick Letellier
Thirteen gay men and women from the United States have just arrived in Guatemala with Jeff Cotter for a ten-day journey around the country organized by the Rainbow World Fund, the international GLBT humanitarian aid group Cotter founded six years ago, and the only one of its kind in the world.
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 8/17/2006
Successful Trip to Guatemala for RWF Volunteers
by Patrick Letellier
The massive Guatemala City garbage dump may seem an unlikely destination for a group of 14 lesbians and gay men from the United States, plus one straight woman from Canada, but most are pleased to be here. The group is on an eight-day journey around Guatemala organized by the Rainbow World Fund, a San Francisco-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender humanitarian aid group, the first and only group of its kind in the world.
Voices Posted On: 8/2006
HAFTARAH: Comfort, oh Comfort My People
by Jeanyy Heller
Last year, Kolot’s Tisha B’av observance included reading aloud a list of about 25 genocides that have occurred not only to the Jewish people but to other ethnicities and nationalities in world history.Included was the genocide that occurred in Guatemala of 200,000 indigenous peoples (Mayans) in 1981-1983, which I pretty much randomly selected it for the list. About six weeks later, I was part of a small group organized by the Rainbow World Fund (a queer humanitarian aid organization) that traveled to Guatemala...
Bay Area Reporter Posted On: 7/20/2006
Rainbow World Fund sets up shop in the Castro
by Jason Victor Serinus
After six years of operating out of a "virtual" office of home computers in living rooms, the Rainbow World Fund has just opened an office in San Francisco's Castro District. Located above Harvey's bar in the hub of the famed neighborhood at 18th and Castro streets, RWF is now positioned to further realize its mission as a humanitarian service agency that provides LGBT philanthropic assistance to people suffering from hunger, poverty, disease, oppression, and war.
Washington Blade Posted On: 7/4/2006
For a good gay cause (Gay)
Rainbow Fund seeks gay money to fight world poverty: By ELIZABETH A. PERRY
The Rainbow World Fund is asking gay men and lesbians to dig deep into their philanthropic pockets to help promote human relief efforts across the globe. Rainbow World Fund joined officials from CARE, a humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, at the National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C., held June 7-8 to address issues of government funding, global poverty and HIV/AIDS.
San Francisco Bay Times exclusive Posted On: 6/22/2006
Rainbow World Fund Announces Summer Relief Efforts
By Dennis McMillan
From the halls of Congress to the mountains of Guatemala to the heart of the Castro, the Rainbow World Fund (RWF) has announced a busy summer schedule of relief and fundraising efforts, and they want queer people to participate. Their mission stresses the importance of LGBT people being a voice for other oppressed people around the world.
scenemag.net exclusive Posted On: 2/4/2006
The Community Steps Up for Tsunami Relief
The devastation wrought by the tsunami that hit Southeast Asia last December has been overwhelming. At press time, over 220,000 deaths in 11 countries had been reported. Across the U.S., members of the gay community have been decisive in their desire to show compassion and caring for people impacted by this event...
San Francisco Bay Times exclusive Posted On: 1/5/2006
Rainbow World Fund Accomplishes Much in ‘05
By Dennis McMillan
TRainbow World Fund and other like-minded organizations are reaching out to share what HIV/AIDS and the civil rights struggle have taught queers about caring, giving, and loving. RWF is changing how the world sees LGBT people through their giving time, energy, and money to devastated parts of the planet...
Gay.com exclusive Posted On: 12/2005
Person of the Year: Politics/Culture
This year, all of us were moved to give to those most in need. But so many so-called "humanitarian" charities contribute to anti-gay causes. Which ones are safe?Related local gay resources LGBT Media
The Rainbow World Fund, started five years ago by Jeff Cotter, makes giving easy. Not only does donating through the fund guarantee a homophobia-free contribution, it also raises the visibility of LGBT philanthropy, which otherwise wouldn't be tracked...
BayonlineWindows.com exclusive Posted On: 12/22/2005
Making a difference
If making charitable donations is a part of your holiday tradition, then Jeff Cotter wants your money. Cotter is the founder and president of the San Francisco-based Rainbow World Fund (RWF) a one-of-a-kind nonprofit that facilitates LGBT philanthropy on a variety of international humanitarian relief projects (see “Doing God’s Work,” July 28). The organization sprang into action two days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in September, raising more than $300,000 within the LGBT community to provide food to victims..
Gay.coms.com exclusive Posted On: 12/2005
When gays save the world
We're coming to the end of an extraordinary year for gay philanthropy. As I reflect back on the LGBT community's response to the terrible tragedies of the past 12 months -- the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the Guatemalan mudslides, the Kashmir earthquake and so many others -- I am filled with pride and gratitude...
Gay City News exclusive Posted On: 12/1/2005
Gay Relief on the World Map
Jeffrey Cotter believes that it is important to offer aid to people in need around the globe and also critical that the gay community demonstrate that it is committed to that goal. In New York earlier this month for the OUT 100 awards ceremony, Cotter took advantage of his time here to further awareness in this
city of his initiative, the Rainbow World Fund (RWF), an LGBT...
DNA Lounge exclusive Posted On: 11/2005
ELSEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
THE RAINBOW WORLD FUND IS THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL CHARITY ORGANISATION REPRESENTING THE GAY COMMUNITY. BEN HARRISON SPOKE TO FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN JEFF COTTER...
Planetout.com exclusive Posted On: 8/19/2005
Gay charity focuses on Africa food crisis
Larry Buhl, PlanetOut Network to Katrina
Fresh off a campaign to help tsunami victims, which raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars since
December, the only LGBT world relief agency, Rainbow World Fund, is now focusing on aid for droughtravaged Niger...
PageOneQ.com exclusive Posted On: 8/2005
Key West Gay and Lesbian Community Responds to Katrina
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's path of destruction and grief, Americans everywhere have opened their checkbooks, cupboards and hearts to provide much-needed assistance to the shell-shocked and displaced survivors of last week's storm...
BayonlineWindows.com exclusive Posted On: 7/28/2005
Doing God's work
When he traveled from his hometown of San Francisco to Guatemala on a humanitarian aid trip in the spring of 2004 Jeff Cotter was struck by how often he ran into ordinary people doing extraordinary things. There was the Guatemalan woman concerned about the lack of healthcare in her community, so she recruited a group of local women to help found a clinic...
An Advocate.com exclusive posted January 07, 2005
Human Rights Campaign gives $100,000 to tsunami relief
A humanitarian service agency that seeks charitable contributions from the gay community announced on Wednesday that it had received a gift of $100,000 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to support tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia.
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An Advocate.com exclusive posted January 20, 2005
Rainbow of help
In the first 10 days after a devastating tsunami hit southeast Asia on December 26, killing at least 150,000 people, Jeff Cotter’s Rainbow World Fund raised over $150,000 for relief from within the gay and lesbian community
By Patrick Letellier
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Published: Thursday, January 6, 2005
LGBT community responds to tsunami disaster
Rainbow World Fund promotes GLBT philanthropic
giving in humanitarian relief
By Laura Kiritsy
As the largest humanitarian aid effort in history continues in the wake of the Dec. 26 South Asian tsunami, one organization is banking on the generosity of the GLBT community to help the ease the suffering of the disaster's millions of victims.
The Rainbow World Fund (RWF) is an organization that promotes GLBT philanthropic giving in the area of world humanitarian relief. Founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Cotter, a 42-year-old social worker from San Francisco, the nonprofit organization has focused primarily on combating hunger, increasing access to safe drinking water, eradicating landmines and fighting HIV/AIDS. Last year, according to GuideStar.org, a national database of nonprofit organizations, RWF delivered "hundreds of pounds of medical and school supplies" during an aid trip to Guatemala and produced "Live at the Lodge," a concert featuring Veronica Klaus, Mark Weigle, and Armistead Maupin, to raise money for Haitian flood relief. When the tsunami hit, said Cotter, it was only natural that RWF would marshal resources for the relief effort.
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Dallas Voice –– By David Webb, Staff Writer Staff Writer - Jan 2005
Gay churches extend help to tsunami victims
San Francisco-based international relief group keeps track of GLBT contributions
Dallas’ two largest GLBT congregations have linked with international relief efforts to provide aid to survivors of the tsunami disaster in Southern Asia. The Cathedral of Hope and White Rock Community Church have scheduled special offerings during their Sunday services on Jan. 9 to assist the homeless residents of Thailand, India, Indonesia and other areas devastated by massive waves that struck Dec. 26. The tsunami were spawned by a powerful earthquake that rocked the northern Indian Ocean. The Cathedral of Hope is cooperating with the Rainbow World Fund, a San Francisco-based gay group, which will in turn forward funds to CARE, the global humanitarian organization. White Rock Community Church has identified World Vision International, a Christian relief group, to provide help.
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by Andrew Davis -- 2005-01-05
U.S. and Chicago Respond to Disaster
Rainbow World Fund ( RWF ) , a San Francisco-based LGBT relief agency, is urging the community to contribute in response to the tsunami disaster that struck several spots in Asia. The number of people that died from the natural disaster is well into six figures; countless others are homeless or are still missing.
By donating through Rainbow World Fund, 100 percent of donors’ funds will go directly toward helping the people of Asia recover. Donations will be administered through RWF's partner agency, CARE, which is already working in most of the countries hit by the waves and is mounting an emergency response. Monies given through RWF will go to purchase items such as food, water purification tablets, soaps, shelter materials, basic medical supplies, and cooking items. See www.rainbowfund.org .
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Published Thursday, December 30, 2004. By Larry Buhl, Planet -- Out Network
Gay group helps tsunami relief efforts
As the death toll from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis rockets past 100,000, dozens of relief organizations are working overtime to provide immediate and long-term relief to survivors. One of the organizations raising money is the Rainbow World Fund (www.rainbowfund.org), the first LGBT world relief agency.
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