2019 was a year of exciting challenges and growth for the outwords archive. Following on the publication of our interview anthology the book of pride, and the launch of our custom digital storytelling site, we hit some financial challenges leading to temporary staff cutbacks. This difficult time, however, also allowed us to reposition our organization for the future, and build a stronger infrastructure for the long run. We expanded our national board of directors to five people. In February 2020, we added two new staff members, and were able to keep them on payroll even as covid 19 struck. Outwords secured funding in 2019 from a wide variety of corporations, foundations, and governmental agencies including microsoft, gilead, the david bohnett foundation, the out fund, the city and county of los angeles, the california arts council, and the california state library. Lastly, in response to the covid 19 pandemic, outwords completely revamped its interview format from in-person to online/virtual. We are well positioned for growth in all areas as we head into the last part of 2020 and the first half of 2021.

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