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ONE Community is an interactive web and events community for LGBT and allied individuals and businesses based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Overview
ONE Community was founded by Angela Hughey and Sheri Owens in 2008 after researching the diversity, buying power, and marketing needs of the LGBT community. The ONE Community mission statement is: "To create a coalition of socially responsible businesses and individuals who support diversity, inclusion and equality."

The organization calls itself a group of social entrepreneurs, and uses this status to inform and mobilize individuals, businesses, and communities around current news and political events.

Memberships
ONE Community offers business to business and business to consumer solutions through business and social memberships. Membership is announced through the ONE Community social media accounts, and business members are included in the ONE Community business directory where social members can leave reviews. Business members are also entitled to attend quarterly Business Member Breakfasts.

Events & Programs
Free monthly events are provided to both social and business members. The Business for Breakfast event partners with ActionCOACH to provide complementary breakfast and business coaching monthly. Financial Fitness Lunch and Learns assembles a panel of business members to educate community members on different topics relating to financial well-being. The session is a question and answer format designed to help LGBT individuals be financially secure. First Mondays are social and networking events held at different restaurants in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area on the first of every month.

The Together We Make a Difference program mobilizes ONE Community volunteers for a day of service at different local nonprofits four times a year.

In the News
ONE Community is frequently featured in local news articles about LGBT discrimination. After the Arizona legislature passed SB 1062 ONE Community posted calls to action on its website and social media pages, urging citizens to contact Governor Jan Brewer and ask her to veto the bill. They also passed out Arizona is Open For Business signs to local businesses that opposed SB 1062. When interviewed about the signs, co-founder Angela Hughey said, “We want everyone to know Arizona is a welcoming state. We wanted citizens throughout Arizona to be able to do something that was positive and that was actionable.”

Your Voice is Your Vote
Your Vote is Your Voice is a multicultural group of organizations, businesses and community members that advocate for teaching citizens of Phoenix and Arizona about civic responsibility in an effort to register more voters, increase citizen engagement with city and state representatives, and empower citizens to get involved and embrace a more active role in local government.

ONE Community Foundation
The ONE Community Foundation was founded in 2013 with a vision of shaping the future of LGBT and allied leadership. The Mentor Match program pairs industry professionals with young LGBT and allied leaders to expand their knowledge and develop their network.

UNITY Pledge
UNITY Pledge is a grassroots effort spearheaded by ONE Community to combat workplace discrimination in Arizona. Currently, Arizona has no statewide non-discrimination protection for LGBT employees in the private sector. Business who sign UNITY Pledge affirm that they will give equal treatment in employment, housing, and hospitality for LGBT and allied individuals. UNITY Pledge aims to have 10,000 signees. As of February 2, 2014 847 businesses have signed UNITY Pledge.