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Kelley accepts senior consultant position with Focus Fundraising, LLC

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2 years ago

October 13, 2023

Gregg A. Kelley

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Congratulations to Gregg A. Kelley on his new position as a senior consultant with Focus Fundraising, LLC. Focus Fundraising provides expertise in fundraising messaging and case development, prospect research, board development, and event management. On accepting the position he said, “I am excited to work with organizations that are making an important difference in our society. We all benefit when everyone in our community has the same opportunities that many of us have experienced.”

Kelley is an experienced fundraising and communications professional. He has spent more than 25 years in the D.C. nonprofit sector focusing on civil rights and marginalized communities. He has extensive experience with all components of the fundraising profession including major gifts, special events, annual funds, foundation, and government grants, planned giving and board development.

Most recently, he was part of the management team at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs as Director of Development and Communications. Prior to that, Kelley was the Director of Development for the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Kelley is actively involved with the Association of Fundraising Professionals and served as AFP D.C.’s president during its 50th anniversary. He has presented at many fundraising conferences and education programs. He served on the Resource Development Committee of the D.C. Access to Justice Commission and participated in the inaugural LGBT advisory board at Hillwood Museum. He served on the board of Miriam’s House, a housing program for women with HIV.

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Va. Senate approves referendum to repeal marriage amendment

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin introduced SJ3

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21 hours ago

January 17, 2026

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The Virginia Senate on Friday by a 26-13 vote margin approved a resolution that seeks to repeal a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) introduced SJ3. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee on Wednesday approved it by a 10-4 vote margin.

Same-sex couples have been able to legally marry in Virginia since 2014. Outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024 signed a bill that codified marriage equality in state law.

A resolution that seeks to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment passed in the General Assembly in 2021. The resolution passed again in 2025.

Two successive legislatures must approve the resolution before it can go to the ballot. Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates have said the resolution’s passage is among their 2026 legislative priorities.

“It’s time for Virginia’s Constitution to reflect the law of the land and the values of today,” said Ebbin after Friday’s vote. “This amendment, if approved by voters, would affirm the dignity of all committed couples and protects marriage equality for future generations.”

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Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated

Trump administration move panicked addiction and mental health programs

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2 days ago

January 16, 2026

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Merrick Moses, a violence prevention coordinator, works at the Pride Center of Maryland in Baltimore. (Photo by Ulysses Muñoz for the Baltimore Banner)

By ALISSA ZHU | After learning it had abruptly lost $2 million in federal funding, the Pride Center of Maryland moved to lay off a dozen employees, or about a third of its workforce, the Baltimore nonprofit’s leader said Thursday.

The group is one of thousands nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration. Their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately, the letters said.

By Wednesday night, federal officials moved to reverse the funding cuts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, estimated to total $2 billion, according to national media reports. But the Pride Center of Maryland’s CEO Cleo Manago said as of Thursday morning he had not heard anything from the federal government confirming those reports.

The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.