Our History
In it's brief history, OUT for Work has already experienced a rich path of development.
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2004
September 2004
Riley Folds, Founder of Diversity Change Agents (DCA), finishes reading “The Lavender Road to Success” by Kirk Snyder. He begins to question if he has lived up to his fullest professional potential. At the time, Riley is closeted in the workplace.
October 2004
Riley Folds comes out professionally and begins writing a program description for a conference that would focus on preparing LGBTA undergraduate students for the workplace. The program would be called the LGBTA leadership and Career Fair.
November/December 2004
DCA begins to solicit feedback on the program description from LGBTA advocacy groups including HRC and NGLCC. Riley connects with Justin Nelson, Co-Founder of NGLCC, who encourages him to move forward and introduces Riley to organizations that have LGBT inclusive policies.
2005
Spring 2005
DCA begins to meet with for profit organizations to co-sponsor the program and LGBT student groups to participate in the program. Citigroup and Sodexho are the first for-profits to sign on.
Summer 2005
Justin Nelson invites DCA to NGLCC’s annual awards dinner. DCA connects with IBM at the dinner. As a result, IBM signs up to be the Presenting Sponsor of the student conference. The conference gets a name change; OUT for Work.
October 8-9, 2005
OUT for Work: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Leadership and Career Fair takes place at The Human Rights Campaign Headquarters and the Beacon Hotel. Sponsors/Partners included DCA, IBM, Accenture, Sodexho, Fannie Mae, The Paxton Companies, Chipotle, HRC, NGLCC, GayLife, The DC Office of GLBT Affairs, Citigroup, Staples, Starbucks, WOMO, The Advocate, Burgundy Crescent Volunteers, AT&T, PEN, The Center, and GLLU. Over 30 exhibitors take part in the PRIDE Career Fair. Seventy students participate in the conference.
November 2005
Evaluations of the ’05 program and planning/fundraising for the 2006 OUT for Work Conference begins. The overall program receives 5 out of 5 on the evaluations completed by participants and sponsors. It is decided that the ’06 program will offer breakout sessions, an awards reception, reach out to more schools, and open the PRIDE Career Fair to the public.
2006
April 2006
OUT for Work participates in Youth Pride Day in WashingtonDC.
May 2006
OUT for Work participates in SundayOUT at the Equality Forum in Philadelphia, PA.
June 2006
OUT for Work participates in PRIDE events in DC and Maryland
October 14-16, 2006
OUT for Work presents at the Out&Equal Summit in Chicago on the topic of recruiting LGBT undergraduates.
October 21-22, 2006
The 2nd Annual OUT for Work Conference takes place at The Human Rights Campaign Headquarters and the Doubletree Hotel. Sponsors/Partners include DCA, IBM, PwC, Accenture, Mellon, AOL, Sodexho, Fannie Mae, Out&Equal, Victory Fund, Coventry, Lambda Legal, The Paxton Companies, GenderPAC, Chipotle, HRC, NGLCC, GayLife, Sirius Satellite Radio, Safeway, Sevicemembers Legal Defense Network, and the DC Office of GLBT Affairs. Over 50 exhibitors take part in the PRIDE Career Fair. Clay Lee, candidate on the reality TV show, The Apprentice, accepts the OUTstanding Individual Award for being the 1 st openly gay Apprentice candidate at the awards ceremony. One hundred and six students register for the conference and over 300 people attend the PRIDE Career Fair.
November 2006
Evaluation of the ’06 program and planning/fundraising for the 2007 OUT for Work Conference begins. The overall program receives 4.55 on a 1-5 scale from evaluations completed by participants and sponsors. Changes for the ’07 conference include offering sponsors year-round activities to be involved in, reaching out to more schools, holding the conference entirely at a host hotel, and setting the date to coincide with the Out&Equal Summit taking place in DC.
November 8-12, 2006
OUT for Work participates in the Creating Change Conference in Kansas City.
2007
February 16-18, 2007
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at Alphabetsoup2007, The Midwest LGBTA College Conference. Panelists include representatives from the sponsors of OUT for Work.
March 5, 2007
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at PennState’s Spring Career Fair Days. Panelists include representatives from the sponsors of OUT for Work.
March 22, 2007
OUT for Work attends American University’s Career Fair
April 19, 2007
OUT for Work participates in Youth Pride Day in Washington, DC
May 5, 2007
OUT for Work organizes “OUT and open in the workplace: Real life and legal rights” at Equality Forum in Philadelphia, PA.
June 2007
DC & Baltimore Pride events
September 28, 2007
Presented at Out&Equal Summit on LGBT college recruiting
September 29-30, 2007
Organized the 3rd Annual OUT for Work Conference in Washington, DC. Over 200 participants attended. Over 500 job seekers attended The Pride Career Fair.
2008
February 6-10, 2008
OUT for Work tables at the Creating Change Conference in Detroit Michigan
February 22-24, 2008
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at MBLGTACC08, The Midwest LGBTA College Conference at the University of Urbana Champaign. Panelists include representatives from the partners of OUT for Work.
April 11-13, 2008
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at Northeast LGBT Conference at University of Albany. Panelists include representatives from the partners of OUT for Work.
May 4, 2008
OUT for Work tables at SundayOUT! Equality Forum in Philadelphia, PA.
June 2008
DC, Baltimore, and New York Pride events
September 10-13, 2008
Presented at Out&Equal Summit, Austin Texas
September 26-28, 2008
Organized the 4th Annual OUT for Work Conference in Washington, DC. Over 250 participants attended. Over 700 job seekers attended The Pride Career Fair.
2009
January 28 – February 1, 2009
OUT for Work tables at the Creating Change Conference in Denver, Colorado.
February 13 - 15, 2009
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at MBLGTACC09, The Midwest LGBTA College Conference at the Indiana University Bloomington. Panelists include representatives from the partners of OUT for Work.
March 29 - 30, 2009
OUT for Work tables at the ACPA Annual Convention at the National Harbor.
April 17 - 19, 2009
OUT for Work hosts the 1st Ever West Coast LGBTQ & Ally Student Career Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles. Speakers include Nick Verreos, Kirk Snyder, Donna Rose, James Ryder, and Chris Saldana.
April 27 – May 3, 2009
OUT for Work attends the Equality Forum in Philadelphia, PA.
June, 2009
DC, Baltimore, and New York Pride events.
September 25 - 27, 2009
OUT for Work hosts the 5th National LGBTQ & Ally Student Career Conference in Washington, D.C. Speakers include John Berry, Donna Rose, Peggy Burns, and Rashad Robinson. Over 400 participants attended.
October 6 - 8, 2009
OUT for Work tables at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Orlando, Florida.
2010
February 3-7, 2010
OUT for Work tables at the Creating Change Conference in Dallas, Texas.
February 20, 2010
OUT for Work participates in the 1 ever B’more Proud Conference in Towson, Maryland, which unites LGBTQ udents and advocates from colleges all over the Baltimore area. OUT for Work has an exhibit table at the event and presents a workshop on being out and open in the workplace.
February 19-21, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the Weern Regional LGBTQIA Conference in San Luis Obispo, California.
February 19-21, 2010
OUT for Work presents a panel discussion at MBLGTACC10, The Midwe LGBTA College Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
March 20-23, 2010
OUT for Work exhibits at the Annual ACPA Conference in Boon, Massachusetts. OUT for Work takes the opportunity to launch the bench-marking publication, the 2010 LGBTQ Career Center Certification Report.
March 29, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C in collaboration with both the LGBTQ Resource Center and the Career Center at Georgetown University.
April 9-11, 2010
OUT for Work hos the 2nd Regional We Coa LGBTQ & Ally Student Career Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles. Speakers include Ross Matthews, Gary Gates, and Donna Rose.
April 13, 21, 23, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at Randolph Macon College in Virginia, American University in Washington, D.C, and at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia in collaboration with both the LGBTQ Student Organization/Resource Centers and the Career Centers at each initution.
June 1-4, 2010
OUT for Work attends the 2010 NACE Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
June 13, 2010
OUT for Work participates in the 2010 Capital Pride Feival in Washington, D.C.
June 16-18, 2010
OUT for Work exhibits and participates in the speed networking sessions at the 2010 EACE Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Augu 13-15, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the 3 Annual TransOhio Symposium in Columbus, Ohio.
September 24-26, 2010
OUT for Work hos the 6th Annual National LGBTQ & Ally Student Career Conference in Washington, D.C. Speakers include Elizabeth Birch, Tim Gunn, Jonathan Capehart, and Amanda Simpson.
September 30, 2010
OUT for Work participates in an evening discussion about workplace equality with minority youth for SMYAL (Sexual Minority Youth Assiance League) in Washington, D.C in collaboration with the DC Trans Coalition and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
October 5-8, 2010
OUT for Work exhibits and presents a workshop at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Los Angeles, California.
October 25, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine in collaboration with the Career Center at the University.
November 4, 2010
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois in collaboration with the LGBTQ Student Organization and the Career Center at the University.
2011
February 12, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop and tables at the B’more Proud Conference at Johns Hopkins University
February 25-27, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop and tables at the Midwest LGBTQ Conference at the University of Michigan
March 4-6, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the Western Regional LGBTQIA Conference at the University of California, Berkeley
April 2, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop at Michigan State University
April 9-10, 2011
OUT for Work hosts the 3rd Annual Regional LGBTQA College Student Career Conference at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, CA
May 31-June 3, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the NACE Conference & Expo in Dallas, TX
June 5-7, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop at the NASPA Region II Conference in Baltimore, MD
June 13, 2011
OUT for Work participates in the Capital Pride Street Festival in Washington, D.C
June 15-17, 2011
OUT for Work presents a speed networking session and tables at the EACE Conference in Baltimore, MD
August 5-7, 2011
OUT for Work is a sponsor of the 4th Annual Trans Ohio Symposium in Columbus, OH
September 1, 2011
OUT for Work participates in the Fall Mixer at American University in Washington, D.C
September 12, 2011
OUT for Work participates in the Welcome Reception at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD
September 15, 2011
OUT for Work presents an online webinar to promote LGBTQ college student workplace resources, hosted by Centerlink
September 23-25, 2011
OUT for Work hosts the 7th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference in Washington, D.C
September 23-25, 2011
OUT for Work releases the 2012 HOT Shots Publication, which includes highlights and career advice for LGBTQ college students transitioning from academia into the workplace from those who have recently been there
October 25-28, 2011
OUT for Work exhibits and presents a panel workshop at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Dallas, TX
November 1, 2011
OUT for Work presents an online webinar for Internbridge
November 18, 2011
OUT for Work presents a workshop to the Career Education Center at Columbia University in New York, NY
2012
January 25-29
“Gay for Pay” panel workshop and exhibit table at the Creating Change Conference in Baltimore, MD
February 1
Workshop presentation at Wright State University in Dayton, OH
February 10-12
Three workshop presentations and an exhibit table at the Midwest LGBTQA Conference at Iowa State University in Ames, IA
April 26
Workshop presentation at Brooklyn, CUNY in New York, NY
June 4-6
Presented a workshop at the EACE Conference in Portland, ME
June 12-15
Presented a workshop and exhibited at the NACE Conference in Las Vegas, NV
June 13
Held the OUT for Work Career Center Certification Program Honors Reception in Las Vegas, NV during the NACE Conference
July 30 – August 1
Exhibited and presented at workshop at the MWACE Conference in Columbus, OH
August 7 – 10
Attended the NGLCC Conference in Chicago, IL
September 6
Presented a workshop at Stanford University in CA
September 28-30
The 8th Annual National OUT for Work LGBTQA College Student Career Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago
October 11
Presented a workshop at Muhlenberg College, PA
October 18
Participated on the “Out on Broadway: A Global Perspective” panel at the New York Institute of Technology in NY
October 30 - November 2
Presented a workshop and exhibited during the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Baltimore, MD
November 6
Presented a webinar for the National Consortium for LGBT Higher Education Professionals
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