Southerners On New Ground
Southerners On New Ground
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About this organization
Mission
SONG is a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the South. We build, sustain, and connect a southern regional base of LBGTQ people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in our communities. SONG builds this movement through leadership development, intersectional analysis, and organizing.
About
For the year ended December 31, 2018, SONG operated the following programs:(i) Local Campaign Training and Organizing: In 2018, SONG trained over 125 LGBTQ leaders in four local chapters across the South in grassroots campaign organizing and intersectional methodology. Leaders in these sites launched local media and organizing campaigns addressing the use of money bail and pretrial detention. Additionally, SONG members have been comparing organizing strategies and tactics to demand immigrant justice across the Southeast in response to ICE raids and the rising anti-immigrant and xenophobic political climate. Through these actions and organizing, SONG has worked to strengthen our members organizing capacity in the service of a pro-immigrant, pro-Black, and pro-LGBTQ agenda.(ii) Coalition and Alliance Work: SONG brings LGBTQ leadership, expertise, and visibility to key racial and economic justice alliances and organizing fights in the South and incubates collaborative work that helps to connect bases and shared priorities. In 2018, SONG partnered with organizations in the Movement 4 Black Lives constellation; continued work with the National Bail Out Collective, made up of organizations working to end money bail across the country; strengthened SONGs alliance with Mijente and with the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, towards immigrant justice; and with Agitarte to develop SONGs cultural organizing strategy, as well as partnering with other local and statewide coalitions and alliances throughout the South. SONG continued its strong partnership with the Transgender Law Center supporting their work in the southern region.(iii) Regional Membership & Base-building: SONG maintains and builds a base of over 3,500 Southern LGBTQ Black people, people of color, rural, working class, and immigrant people. In 2018, SONG worked to connect and support SONGs base through general membership convenings, training and leadership development, communications work, and regional convenings, including SONG's Gaycation and Bayard Rustin People of Color Gathering. SONG held workshops, trainings, popular education sessions, and presentations throughout the year which engaged over 2,500 people locally, regionally, and nationally in intersectional analysis, visioning, strategizing, and basic principles. In 2018, SONG ran and evaluated the Fellowship program which was designed to support new Black and immigrant leaders. Also, in 2018, SONG launched the Member Initiated Projects (MIPS), where SONGs members could request up to $5,000 in mini grants to support a local project across the South.Through these programs in 2018, SONG brought leadership to intersectional organizing projects; further developed leadership within a multi-racial, intergenerational LGBTQ base; and engaged Southern LGBTQ people in projects and campaigns that directly addressed institutional and social injustice.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Southerners on new ground, inc. (song) is a home for lgbtq liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the south. song builds, sustains, and connects a southern regional base of lbgtq people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in the communities. song builds this movement through leadership development, intersectional analysis, and organizing. since 1993, song has been known, both regionally and nationally, for organizing and training work across issues of race, class, gender and sexuality with both lgbtq people and allies. song works to build and maintain a southern lgbtq infrastructure for organizers strong enough to combat the southern-specific strategy of the right to divide and conquer southern oppressed communities.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Southerners on new ground, inc. (song) is a home for lgbtq liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the south. song builds, sustains, and connects a southern regional base of lbgtq people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in the communities. song builds this movement through leadership development, intersectional analysis, and organizing. since 1993, song has been known, both regionally and nationally, for organizing and training work across issues of race, class, gender and sexuality with both lgbtq people and allies. song works to build and maintain a southern lgbtq infrastructure for organizers strong enough to combat the southern-specific strategy of the right to divide and conquer southern oppressed communities.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is GA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 561 WEST WHITEHALL ST SW, ATLANTA, GA, 30310.
- The form of the non-profit reports 21 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $2,247,045.
- The CEO salary plan within the organization is not subject to review and approval by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1998.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $937,875 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $233,848 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.