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06/06/2026

"I walked in and felt confident. That is what I didn't know I needed."

One of our spring fair attendees said this after getting their professional headshot.

It stuck with us.

That is what we build toward. Not just a career fair, but a room where you can claim your space and take up every bit of it.

Missed this one? RSVP for the next:

September 15. Glow Forward Summit. Come as you are.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/Z2CQX
Tag someone who needs to hear this today.

06/04/2026

This is one of our favorite times of year 🏳️‍🌈. Not just because of the celebrations, but because it gives us a chance to talk openly about the work we do and why it matters to us.

Our career fairs are built specifically for LGBTQIA+ job seekers. Employers earn their table. We vet them before they show up.

We offer free headshots, resume reviews, and a career closet, because showing up polished should be accessible to everyone. We run Transform -- mentorship, coaching, and real connections for job seekers who need more than a job board.

We also make space for the whole person. Wellness sessions, community, and networking where you do not have to decide in advance how much of yourself to share.

We do this in June. We do it every other month too.

Happy Pride. We are glad you are here.
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06/03/2026

The impact doesn’t stop on June 1. 🌈

CenterLink is honored to be part of the inaugural Elton John Impact Awards alongside organizations and changemakers working to build a more inclusive future for LGBTQ+ communities.

Support from the Elton John Impact Awards, , and The Looking Out Foundation helps CenterLink strengthen and support more than 375 LGBTQ community centers and organizations nationwide — expanding access to mental health support, youth programs, health services, advocacy, and safe spaces for connection and belonging.

Thank you for celebrating these stories of impact with us. 💙

🎧 The Elton John Impact Awards podcast is streaming now on and wherever you listen to podcasts.

06/01/2026

As a beneficiary organization of the Elton John Impact Awards, is able to continue driving meaningful change for LGBTQ+ communities through helping LGBTQIA+ talent gain the workforce readiness and career development they need to land careers with the affirming employers they deserve. 🌈

This program goes beyond celebration, providing critical funding and visibility to organizations like ours, helping expand life-affirming programs and reach more people who need support.

We’re also excited to celebrate the trailblazers being recognized for shaping culture through their sustained impact on the LGBTQ+ community. We're proud of Honorees like Laverne Cox, a trailblazer who made history as the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and win a Daytime Emmy Award as an executive producer.

Don’t forget to tune in starting June 1 on or wherever you get your podcasts to hear powerful stories from this year’s incredible honorees, as well as our Executive Director, Laura Paisley Beck, on how this grant support helps drive our work and expands our impact.

05/27/2026

Tonight. The Rigby. 4 to 6pm.

Q***r Empowerment Hour is one of our favorite things we do -- a casual, no-pressure space for LGBTQIA+ professionals to show up, meet people, and just be.

No panels. No pitch. Just good conversation and the kind of community that is hard to find in a LinkedIn search.

The Rigby, Madison
Tonight, Wednesday May 27 | 4 to 6 PM
Free to attend

Bring someone. Tag them right now.
***rEmpowermentHour

05/25/2026

OPEN Foundation membership is how you stay connected to something bigger than a single event.

Members get access to a network of LGBTQIA+ professionals and allies who are genuinely invested in each other's careers -- mentorship, job referrals, events, and a community that shows up.

Membership is open to LGBTQIA+ professionals and to allies who are ready to do the work, not just signal it.

A quick note: if you were a past member, a recent system update may have affected your account. Worth checking your status before you need it.

www.openmadison.org/become-a-member
Tag someone this community was built for 👇

05/24/2026

Happy Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day.

Pansexual and panromantic people are part of our community -- fully, completely, without asterisks.

OPEN Foundation is a space where every identity in the LGBTQIA+ acronym belongs. In our career fairs, in our programs, in our membership. All of you, always.

Tag a pansexual or panromantic person who deserves to be celebrated today.

05/22/2026

Today is Harvey Milk Day.

"Hope will never be silent." -- Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California -- a trailblazer who built political power through community, showing up, and refusing to be invisible.

His legacy lives in every LGBTQIA+ professional who walks into a room as their full self. In every employer who builds a workplace where that is possible. In every organization like ours that exists because someone decided to show up anyway.

We carry that forward.

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05/21/2026

We'll be at the Mega Chamber Mixer tonight -- come find us!

If you are an employer, HR lead, or ERG professional in Madison, let us talk. OPEN Foundation connects LGBTQIA+ job seekers with businesses that are genuinely committed to inclusive hiring -- and we would love to add you to that list.

Conversations at these mixers tend to turn into something real. Come say hi.

Mega Chamber Mixer | Madison
Wednesday, May 21
5 pm - 7 pm
LOCATION: Hop Haus Brewing Co. - 2975 Sub-Zero Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI 53719

Tag a colleague who should be here 👇

05/20/2026

hits different when you could've just shown up.

Good people. Good conversation. No pressure.

Our next Q***r Empowerment Social Mixer is at The Rigby
Wed, May 27 | 4–6 PM | Madison
Free to attend - RSVP 🔗: https://www.openmadison.org/events

Who are you bringing? Tag them. 👇

***rEmpowermentSocialMixer

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Madison, WI
53701

Website

http://www.openmadison.org/, https://www.openmadison.org/career-fairs, https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/DXy5uLV3DtMmYN

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