Mission

Albany Pride aims to promote the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people in Albany and surrounds, providing a safe place that values and celebrates our identity.

Vision

To create a uniquely inclusive community in Albany and surrounds, based on mutual respect and lifelong support. Our LGBTQIA+ community will be valued and respected, and feed safe to be their true selves.

Values

Our work will be guided and informed by our beliefs and commitment to:

• Social Change
• Social Justice
• Inclusivity
• Healing
• Community

Our Key Pillars

Our organisation’s key pillars our communication, support, social action and endurance.

• Communication
  • To ensure our members, stakeholders and community are:
    • Informed on what we do, and why we do it;
    • Aware of the issues facing our community, and how we advocate on their behalf;
    • Able to communicate with Albany Pride, to guide us in what we do, and to ensure our meeting our mission and vision.
• Support
  • Ensuring our community is supported, and feels supported by:
    • Running our outreach groups throughout the year, to provide social support and networking;
    • To be able to support vulnerable demographics within our community, and to work with other organisations to ensure best practice, and an inclusive, intersectional approach;
    • To encourage and promote community and culture in the region, and promote an inclusive environment to encourage participation;
    • To work with other relevant stakeholders for effective and informed delivery of information surrounding LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing;
    • To secure support for our organisation and the work it does.
• Social Action
  • Developing and delivering education packages that ensure our community is understood, valued and supported in workplaces, institutions, organisations and community groups;
  • To promote and encourage the visibility of our community within society, and to promote the recognition of the positive contribution our community makes to the greater society;
  • To promote LGBTQIA+ history and culture, so that LGBTQIA+ people can feel proud about their sexuality, gender identity and/or intersex status;
  • To promote participation in our events, festivals and organisational activities so that members of our community feel valued and appreciated;
  • To create meaningful change for our community, so that the future holds less barriers than in their present when it comes to their health and wellbeing;
  • To provide a voice on matters relating to our community, to ensure an accurate representation of, and response to, these issues;
• Endurance
  • To ensure our organisation is sustainable and able to continue into the future;
  • To provide opportunities for professional development for members of the Committee of Management (COM);
  • To ensure good governance and management of the organisation;
  • To ensure strong succession planning for COM positions;
  • To secure ongoing funding and long-term financial management.