Why TurnOut?

TurnOut’s mission is to mobilize communities to power queer and trans movements. Year-round, we go into the community to connect with individuals who are passionate about LGBTQ+ issues, providing a well-supported pathway to getting involved with high-impact grassroots queer and trans community work.

Since our inception in 2015, we have built a community of over 6,000 volunteers supporting more than 200 LGBTQ-focused organizations. We provide opportunities for leadership development and deep-level engagement, from our volunteer captains program all the way up to board service at the director level.

What does this work look like? From activism to direct services to the arts, TurnOut volunteers are supporting the entire queer and trans nonprofit ecosystem. They have helped build databases of resources for trans people across the country; they have become friendly visitors for isolated LGBTQ+ elders; they have raised funding to help shelter unhoused LGBTQ+ youth.

As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeps the country, this work becomes more and more urgent by the day. From banning LGBTQ-books to outlawing gender-affirming medical treatment, our communities are under attack. It is LGBTQ+ nonprofits that are leading the fight to ensure our communities have what we need not only to survive but to thrive.

By bringing new people into queer and trans grassroots work, and providing high-quality training and support for the people who make this work possible, we are working to ensure the LGBTQ+ nonprofit infrastructure has the power and strength it needs to carry our communities into the future.

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"As a TurnOut volunteer, I feel more connected to my lgbtq+ community, and I truly feel like I get more than I give. through turnout, I have found my community and my home." -TurnOut Volunteer

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