One Archives Foundation

“Organizations process to review form 990 - the initial review is delegated to the treasurer who informs the executive committee. Board members are offered an opportunity to review the document at the next board meeting. The treasurer signs the return and authorizes the filing.”

“Enforcement of conflicts policy each director, principal officer and member of a committee with board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement that affirms that such person a. Has received a copy of the conflicvts-of-interest policy b. Has read and understands the policy c. Has agreed to comply with the policy d. Understands that the corporation is a charitable organization and that in order to maintail its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

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“The board of directors reviews non-profit salary surveys and the 990 listed salaries of executive directors at like lgbtq organizations. In addition, the executive director is reviewed by the board annually.”

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“One archives foundation is dedicated to telling the accurate and authentic stories of lgbtq people, history and culture through public exhibitions, educational projects and trainings, and community ourteach programs. In 2020, due to covid-19, all of the programming was virtual.”

“In 2019 we expanded the youth ambassadors for queer history program, which launched in 2017, to include field trips to local lgbtq organizations, city hall and university tours. This program provides hands-on research projects and workshop sessions, the one archives foundation trains and mentors a core group of high school student leaders from across the greater los angeles area to become peer ambassadors for lgbtq history and culture in their communities. Through this program, students are able to utilize their perspectives in depicting lgbtq history. They also gain community service hours, professional research and writing experience to ensure college readiness, collaborate with university professors, and share lgbtq history with their peers. There are six youth ambassadors selected for each annual cohort. Due to covid 19, all 2020 youth ambassador programming went virtual in march 2020. In lieu of field trips, guest speakers attended youth ambassador virtual sessions. The youth ambassadors also worked on a personal passion project related to lgbtq history which was curated as a web and instagram exhibition, shared at a virtual exhibition opening in july 2020.”

“To support the implementation of the fair, accurate, inclusive, respectful fair education act within california k-12 schools, one archives foundation hosted virtual professional development symposiums in 2020 for 354 k-12 educators from the greater los angeles area and beyond, to include trainings on how to create a safe and inclusive classroom experience. This professional development program will continue as the fair act is implemented throughout california. The webinars were based on lesson plans available to download for free on our website.”

“Due to covid-19, the one gallery west hollywood was closed in march 2020. We hosted two virtual exhibitions and one temporary public art exhibition. One virtual exhibition focussed on the youth ambassador projects as noted above and the other is an extension of our 2020 exhibition metanoia transformation through aids archives and activism, that had to close early due to covid-19. Both are available to the public free of charge and amplify scholarship from a queer perspective, examining the intersection between art and social justice. The public art exhibition was installed outdoors in west hollywood to maintain covid-19 safety. The public art exhibition, titled its not over posters and graphics from early aids activism, opened on december 1, 2020, in honor of world aids day, and closed on december 31, 2020. The majority of works that were on display were pulled from the extensive collections at the one archives at the usc libraries, the largest lgbtq archive in the world.”

“In addition to the education and exhibition programming, we hosted 17 virtual events to maintain engagement during the covid-19 pandemic, keeping lgbtq history visible, and providing a safe, remote gathering space for the lgbtq community and allies.”

“The one archives foundation looks forward to strengthening its programs through content creation and stewardship of the one archives at the usc libraries, wherein the foundation deposited its vast archival collection in 2010.”

“In september of 2019, the board of directors held a board retreat which included a focussed session on diversity, equity and inclusion dei. The outcomes of the retreat included jointly working with the staff to create an organizational value statement for the organization and continued work on dei to include the implementing of a dei organizational culture process. In 2020 the board passed a dei value statement for the organization.”

“The one archives foundation tells stories that connect history and contemporary culture to affect social change today. We cultivate the personal and communal courage found in lgbtq history to empower the contemporary queer experience, promote social justice and equality for all.”