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Coalition Engagement

Business Coalitions:
Broadband for America works to make broadband access to the Internet available to every household in the nation; to provide data transfer speeds to make that broadband experience valuable to users; and to provide the bandwidth necessary for content providers to continue to make the Internet a cultural, societal, and economic engine for growth.

MusicFirst Coalition ensures that struggling performers, local musicians, and well-known artists are compensated for their music when it is played both today and in the future.

Hands Off the Internet works to deter government regulation of the Internet, particularly through taxation in e-commerce

Campaign for Disability Employment is a collaborative effort between several disability and business organizations that seek to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities by encouraging employers and others to recognize the value and talent they bring to the workplace, as well as the dividend to be realized by fully including people with disabilities at work.

Small Business Majority was founded by small business owners to present an impartial view of the issues that have the greatest impact on small businesses including finding a solution to the skyrocketing health insurance bills small firms have been facing over the past several years as well as working on strategies to promote entrepreneurship and small business growth, including legislative provisions for job creation tax credits and access to capital.

Equity for Our Nation's Self Employed works to ensure the self employed and sole proprietor business owners in the United States are taxed equitably with larger businesses.

LGBT Equality Coalitions:
New Beginnings Coalition works on concrete policy changes written by the respective participating organizations, including the NGLCC, that may be achieved by administrative review, rather than through legislative battles.

Presidential Appointments Project serves as the talent bank for openly LGBT professionals seeking appointed positions in any presidential administration.

Council for Global Equality brings together international human rights activists, foreign policy experts, LGBT leaders, philanthropists and corporate officials to encourage a clearer and stronger American voice on human rights concerns impacting LGBT communities around the world.

Uniting American Families Act Business Coalition works for legislation on behalf of foreign National LGBT Individuals Looking to Work in U.S. and their families.

United ENDA a coalition of state, local and national LGBT organizations and allies committed to the passage of comprehensive federal legislation that protects individuals from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Business Coalition for Workplace Equality is a jointly led effort by the NGLCC and the Human Rights Campaign of businesses that have publicly stated their sincere interest in and support of a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Domestic Partner Tax Benefit Equity Business Coalition is a jointly led effort by the NGLCC and the Human Rights Campaign that works toward legislation that would ensure the healthcare received by domestic partners is treated in tax code as those benefits received by married couples.

NGLCC's New Logo

NGLCC's new logo represents our three main communities--corporate partners, affiliate leaders, and certified suppliers--and how they work together to find opportunities.


2012 Small Business Priorities

On January 25, NGLCC President Justin Nelson conducted a 30-minute Q&A conference call with Chairman Fred Hochberg from the Export-Import Bank about ongoing Obama administration priorities for small business owners.