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2014 Year in Review
Global Connect
Economic
Development
NGLCC Global promotes the
growth of LGBT entrepreneurs
around the world as a means of
global economic development and
LGBT community empowerment
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Implementing
Partners
NGLCC Global orchestrates an
historic public-private partnership
between NGLCC, USAID and
corporate partners
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Supplier
Diversity
NGLCC Global has expanded the
NGLCC Supplier Diversity
Initiative reach by identifying
LGBT-owned businesses based
outside of the United States
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Affiliate
Chambers
New and existing NGLCC Global
affiliate chambers have been
forces of innovation in their
business communities
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2015
Opportunities
Get a quick insight into the
NGLCC Global events you can
take advantage of next year as
you seek to grow your business
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Building Partnerships Worldwide
CONNECTING WITH A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
As the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce CoFounder and President, Justin Nelson, noted at the NGLCC
National Business & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas this
year, nearly 96% of the world’s consumers live outside of the
United States, according to the U.S. Small Business
Administration. Nelson said, “Put another way, if you are a
small business owner and are only selling your product
nationally across the U.S.—much less if you are selling
locally—you are only tapping into some 4% of your earning
potential.”
The simple fact is that we are living in a globalized world,
where people are more connected than ever before.
Therefore, in the spirit of innovation, NGLCC launched its
international division this year—NGLCC Global™—as a way to
connect U.S. certified LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs)
with markets abroad and to assist in fostering a truly
worldwide LGBT business community.
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In addition to making the connection between
businesses in diverse markets, NGLCC Global
also promotes the growth of small businesses
internationally and provides a quick and
effective path to broad-based economic
advancement and empowerment of the global
LGBT community. Through a variety of
resources, NGLCC Global brings together LGBTowned and -allied companies, multinational
corporations, and international affiliate
chamber leaders and members to help grow
local LGBT businesses and encourage a vibrant
and prosperous global community.
DEVELOPING PROSPEROUS ECONOMIES
Part of the impetus for NGLCC Global’s new
international work comes from the innovative
public-private partnership between NGLCC,
the
U.S.
Agency
for
International
Development,
and
corporate
partners.
Commencing
in
December
2013,
this
cooperative agreement under the LGBT Global
Development Partnership provides funding
over the four years for NGLCC Global to
provide entrepreneurship development in a
number of emerging economies around the
world. Through the partnership, NGLCC Global
will offer business training to LGBT
entrepreneurs, promote supplier diversity
within corporations abroad, and build the
capacity of local LGBT business organizations.
The partnership between USAID and NGLCC
was first announced publically by National
Security Advisor Susan Rice during the 2014
White House Forum on Global LGBT Rights on
June 24, in which Ambassador Rice explained
that “thanks to a new partnership between the
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
and USAID, we will provide business
development training and build new networks
to help economically empower the LGBT
community.”
Last month, in November of 2014, USAID
announced the findings of a particularly
groundbreaking report, which the Williams
Institute, an organizational ally in the LGBT
Global Development Partnership, published
this year. The report’s findings provided
concrete evidence for what NGLCC Global and
our partners knew all along—that there is a
strong interconnection between human rights
and economic prosperity and that a greater
inclusion of LGBT people in emerging
economies has a positive link with a country’s
overall economic development.
“We will provide business
development training and
build new networks to help
economically empower the
LGBT community.”
- Susan Rice
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In addition to Wells Fargo, Miller Coors has also
has helped make this project a reality. The
undertakings of NGLCC Global this year would
not have been possible without the joint efforts
and resources of so many partners who have
contributed to its success. For example,
Marriott
International,
NGLCC’s
2014
Corporation of the Year, served as the official
host venue for many of NGLCC Global’s major
events this year, including WE TRADE in
Colombia, the FME-LGBT Road Show throughout
Mexico and Chamber Launch in Mexico City, as
well as the in-country evaluation in Peru.
Moreover, Vice President for Multicultural
Affairs Apoorva Gandhi traveled to Mexico City
to speak about Marriott’s comprehensive
policies of LGBT inclusion at the FME-LGBT
launch in September.
NGLCC Global could not carry out this
important work without the generous support
from many close corporate and organizational
partners. In addition to the grant funding from
USAID, NGLCC Global receives financial
support and in-kind contributions to fund these
efforts from visionary corporate partners who
believe in the immense potential of sharing
the message of supplier diversity and
connecting an international network of LGBT
suppliers. Aside from USAID, Wells Fargo has
been the biggest contributing partner to
NGLCC Global’s work under the Global LGBT
IBM, Delta, Google, Accenture, American
Development Partnership.
Airlines, Pfizer, Southwest, and countless others
Wells Fargo not only joined the USAID also provided essential resources to make these
partnership but also showed their commitment projects possible.
to diverse business growth as the benefactor of
the NGLCC Supplier Innovation Center powered The public-private partnership also owes a great
by Wells Fargo in Washington, DC. With a deal of gratitude to its in-kind partners: 1st
ribbon-cutting ceremony last month, NGLCC Choice Financial Group, American Language
Global will be able to utilize the new facility Technologies, GayHills, JTraczDesigns, L7z
to provide high-value educational programming Group, LinguiSearch, Neil Cerbone Associates,
and Site, Search & Select.
for LGBT entrepreneurs around the world.
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Registration Benefits:
The NGLCC Global Supplier
Diversity Initiative offers a wide
array of benefits to its registered
members, such as:
Launching International Supplier Diversity
Supplier Diversity has been the flagship program of the
NGLCC for several years. Under NGLCC Global, NGLCC has
expanded it reach to now provide lesbian, gay, bisexual
and/or transgender owned businesses based outside of the
United States with the opportunity to supply multinational
corporations, government agencies, and local companies
with their good and services.
The initiative is driven by U.S. based certified LGBT Business
Enterprises® (LGBTBEs) looking to export there their goods
and services abroad, in addition to the growing demand from
our corporate partners. The 2014 Annual Corporate Partner
Survey shows that 74% of NGLCC corporate partners are
purchasing goods and services outside of the U.S., 46% of
which are actively seeking international LGBT suppliers. As
we identify more international LGBTBEs, they in turn want
to do business with U.S. companies; it’s a clear win-win!
The emergence of the NGLCC Global Supplier Diversity
Initiative and diversity in our annual conference attendance
and programming has led to the official name change of our
annual conference to NGLCC International Business &
Leadership Conference. We are look forward to welcoming
delegates from across North America, Asia, Europe, and
Central and South America at our next conference, taking
place August 11 - 14 in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida!
• Introductions to supplier
diversity and procurement
professionals, including one-onone Matchmaker Meetings to see
if your services are right for our
corporate partners
• Emails about relevant sourcing
opportunities for your business
from the NGLCC and our
corporate partners
• The opportunity to participate
in continuing education events
hosted by the NGLCC, our
corporate partners, and allied
organizations that include
regular Business Enterprise
Teleconferences
• Verification of diverse business
status when competing for
corporate contracts
• Use of NGLCC registered
International Supplier logo on
marketing materials
For more information on the NGLCC GLobal Supplier
Diversity Initiative and the many benefits offered, you can
visit NGLCC Global’s website and register online.
BUILDING A SUPPLIER NETWORK
In 2014, NGLCC announced that it would be extending its renowned Supplier Diversity Initiative globally
by offering Registration for international LGBT businesses. Businesses that are majority LGBT-owned can
now connect with the NGLCC community by registering online and joining the NGLCC Global’s growing
network of suppliers. NGLCC Global has already accepted applications from a few dozen international
suppliers from seven different countries. By extending supplier diversity overseas and creating a registry
of international LGBT suppliers, NGLCC Global not only facilitates domestic corporate partners in meeting
business needs via international procurement, but also enables international small businesses to access
new markets, clients, and partners, which leads to widespread economic growth.
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NGLCC Global Affiliate Recaps
Cámara de Comercio Gay y Lésbica de Argentina
Argentina
The Argentine Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CCGLAR) had a
highly successful year in 2014 with the organization’s seventh
iteration of the signature conference, Gnetwork360, which took place
at the Alvear Art Hotel in Buenos Aires from August 6 to 8, 2014.
Corporate partners included IBM, Accenture, and Delta, among others. True to CCGLAR’s mission,
the conference placed a great deal of emphasis on the importance of the LGBT tourism market in
Argentina. In addition to tourism, conference programming in 2015 will extend to corporate diversity
and inclusion best practices, including supplier diversity.
Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Canada
As the host country for the 2014 World Pride celebration,
which brought together thousands of celebrators from around
the world to Ontario from June 20 to June 29, 2014, the
Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce was set for an outstanding year. The 2014 World
Pride festivities provided CGLCC with the ideal forum for launching the organization’s LGBT Supplier
Diversity Program in Canada, which will certify LGBT-owned businesses throughout Canada. CGLCC
also signed an official memorandum of understanding and formalized international supplier diversity
cooperation with the NGLCC during the 2014 Pride events.
Cámara de Comercio LGBT de Colombia
Colombia
Colombia marks the first focus country for 2014 under NGLCC
Global’s public-private partnership with USAID and corporate
partners. This year the Colombian LGBT Chamber of Commerce
(CCLGBTco) expanded their reach outside of the capital, Bogotá, by
hosting the signature #ActivatingLGBT event in April in the
Caribbean costal city of Barranquilla. CCLGBTco has quickly become
one of the most respected LGBT organizations in Colombia, as
evidenced by founder and CEO Felipe Cárdenas speaking alongside the Colombian Vice President on
Human Rights Day. From November 5 to 7, CCLGBTco held their first annual WE TRADE, a signature
conference that with such incredible success will be held annually, bringing together members from
across the Colombian LGBT business community for workshops, networking, and education. Speakers
included the Ambassador from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, officials from the Swedish Embassy, and
corporate representatives from Accenture and Delta, among others. The sold-out, three-day event
concluded with meetings at the Colombian Congress building with remarks from the openly lesbian
Congresswoman Angélica Lozano.
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Federación Méxicana de Empresarios LGBT
Mexico
Along with Colombia, Mexico is the second of the two focus countries
for 2014. Projects in Mexico began in March of 2014 with NGLCC
Global’s LGBT Summit of the Americas and Trade Mission to Mexico
City, where entrepreneurs from across the Americas gathered in
Mexico’s capital city to discuss trade relations and opportunities for
new business. In June, NGLCC Global participated in LGBT Confex’s
2014 LGBT Business Expo in Puerto Vallarta to provide training on
supplier diversity and introduce the Mexican Federation of LGBT
Entrepreneurs (FME-LGBT) as NGLCC’s exclusive national affiliate chamber for Mexico. In September,
FME-LGBT and NGLCC Global took to the road for an informational outreach tour to four major cities—
Mexico City, Monterrey, Cancún, and Guadalajara. At each stop, NGLCC and FME-LGBT met with potential
new members and registered suppliers, in addition to LGBT leaders in the communities. All of the efforts
culminated in the successful launch event for FME-LGBT in Mexico City from October 22 to 23, 2014. With
two days of educational programming and high-level attendees from corporate partners, including
Google, IBM, and Marriott, as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City,
FME-LGBT is off to a bright start.
Breaking New Ground
In addition to implementing projects in both
Colombia and Mexico in 2014, NGLCC Global began
preparing to break new ground for 2015 in the third
focus country, Peru. Members from team NGLCC
Global conducted an in-country evaluation in September of this year, meeting with LGBT entrepreneurs,
activists, and stakeholders to gauge the feasibility of an LGBT business organization. The team discovered
immense local support and enthusiasm from business owners and allies, the U.S. Embassy, corporations,
including corporate partner IBM, and local leaders, including openly gay Congressman Carlos Bruce.
NGLCC Global is excited to announce that it will be partnering with its newest official affiliate chamber,
the Peruvian LGBT Chamber of Commerce (CCGLPe), to create programming for the Peruvian LGBT
business community in 2015.
Contact NGLCC Global
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
729 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
P: 1.202.234.9181
F: 1.202.234.9185
www.nglcc.org/global
global@nglcc.org
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Opportunities for Engagement in 2015
January
February
March
• CGLCC Strategic Planning Board Meeting - Toronto, Canada
• NGLCC Financial Services Diversity Leadership Awards at
New York Stock Exchange - New York, USA
• CCGLPe Leadership Training - Lima, Peru
• CCLGBTco #ActivatingLGBT - Medellín, Colombia
April
May
June
• NGLCC LGBT Summit of the Americas and CCGLPe Chamber
Launch - Lima, Peru
• CCLGBTco #ActivatingLGBT - Cali, Colombia
• CGLCC Supplier Diversity Forum - Toronto, Canada
• CCGLAR Gnetwork360 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
July
August
• NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference - Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, USA
September
•  CCGLPe Roadshow - Cusco, Arequipa, Trujillo, and Piura,
Peru
• CCLGBTco #ActivatingLGBT - Bucaramanga, Colombia
October
• CCLGBTco WE TRADE Business Summit - Bogotá, Colombia
November
• NGLCC National Dinner - Washington, DC, USA
December
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