Category: Member News

OUT Georgia Business Alliance Celebrates the 2024 Kickoff & Membership Drive – 30 Years in LGBTQ+ Professional Ingenuity, Connection, and Driving A New History of Equity

The OUT Georgia Business Alliance was honored to welcome members, partners, and supporters at the prestigious National Center for Civil and Human Rights to celebrate the launch of the OUT Georgia Business Alliance’s monumental 30th anniversary year against the backdrop of the stirring Queer Justice exhibit, the American LGBTQ+ Museum’s first traveling exhibition in collaboration

OUT Georgia Announces 2023 Spotlight Award Finalists, Member of the Year Voting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., August 15, 2022 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance is proud to announce the finalists for its 2023 Community Honors Celebration‘s spotlight awards, highlighting the individuals and organizations boldly leading Georgia’s LGBTQ+ community. The 2023 Community Honors Celebration will be held Friday, September 8, at The Stave Room, and OUT Georgia will

OUT Georgia Recognizes Award Winners, Grants $35,000 to LGBTQ+ Nonprofits at Annual Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., December 14, 2022 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance proudly recognized eight spotlight award winners and unveiled $35,000 in grants at the 2022 Community Honors Celebration held December 9 at Atlanta City Hall.  Presented by Amazon, the nonprofit chamber’s annual awards event highlighted Georgia’s LGBTQ+ and allied businesses, nonprofits, and leaders,

OUT Georgia Announces Award Finalists for 2022 Community Honors Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., November 10, 2022 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance is proud to announce the finalists for its 2022 Community Honors Celebration‘s spotlight awards, highlighting the individuals and organizations boldly leading Georgia’s LGBTQ+ community. The 2022 Community Honors Celebration will be held Friday, December 9, at Atlanta City Hall, and OUT Georgia will

Applications Open for OUT Georgia’s 2023 Board of Directors

OUT Georgia Business Alliance is actively recruiting qualified and diverse applicants for the nonprofit organization’s Board of Directors ahead of its 2023 elections, with a focus on enhancing expertise, minority, statewide, and LGBTQ+ representation. Application Deadline: Friday, October 7 Board of Directors Candidate Timeline 2023 Board Member candidates submit applications by Friday, October 7 at

Join the OUT Georgia Ambassador Program

OUT Georgia Business Alliance is expanding its volunteer Ambassador Program and recruiting efforts to better represent and inform the state’s only LGBTQ+ and Allied Chamber of Commerce in 2022 and beyond. “After successfully relaunching our Ambassador Program in 2020 with a grant from NGLCC and Bank of America, we’ve built a volunteer team of more

OUT Georgia Recaps 2022 Kickoff & Membership Drive

OUT Georgia Business Alliance was proud to welcome Members and guests to the LGBTQ+ chamber’s 2022 Kickoff & Membership Drive event held at Monday Night Garage in Atlanta’s Historic West End on March 25, 2022. The event followed OUT Georgia’s Clean & Safe Event Plan and served as the organization’s first in-person signature event since

OUT Georgia Recognizes Award Winners, LGBTQ+ Leaders during 2021 Community Honors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., December 17, 2021 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance is proud to announce the award winners of the nonprofit chamber’s 2021 Community Honors spotlight awards, presented by AARP Georgia. The annual awards event was broadcast live from Out Front Theatre Company and highlighted Georgia’s LGBTQ+ and ally businesses, nonprofits, and leaders who

Kia Comedy, Dr. Elijah Nicholas Host 2021 Community Honors Virtual Awards Live from Out Front Theatre Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., December 7, 2021 –– Kia “Comedy” Barnes and Dr. Elijah Nicholas will host OUT Georgia Business Alliance’s 2021 Community Honors virtual awards, presented by AARP Georgia, to be held Thursday, December 16 at 7pm Eastern. The virtual celebration will be broadcast live from Out Front Theatre Company as Georgia’s only

OUT Georgia Announces Finalists, Member of the Year Voting for 2021 Community Honors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., November 23, 2021 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance is proud to announce finalists for the 2021 Community Honors spotlight awards, presented by AARP Georgia, highlighting Georgia’s LGBTQ+ businesses, nonprofits, and leaders who are charting significant impact for our community. OUT Georgia will use its virtual awards celebration, to be held Thursday,