Author Archives: masonmhickman

This week I held my fundraising event with Equality Ohio in Worthington. Our goal was to connect with community members and let them know the work that we are doing around the fight for equality. We held the event at … Continue reading →

I spent my eighth week at Equality Ohio doing a lot of self-reflection as the program begins to close. In the office, I’ve been working on a lot of data management and fundraising planning. It’s been really fun being able … Continue reading →

This week at Equality Ohio, I’ve been finishing up LGBTQ+ sensitivity training that can be used for shelters and drop-in centers. Moving onto other tasks, I’ve been making myself available to learn all that I can while I’m here. As … Continue reading →

So, I didn’t post for week five and that was because our entire office was closed for the first week of July. This left me the opportunity of working on data entry and planning for a fundraising event from the … Continue reading →

… but sometimes politics will tell you that some people just never learn. My week was nothing less than eventful with House Bill 36 being passed which just creates more room for discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. Since a lot of … Continue reading →

Sometimes we just don’t give ourselves enough credit. Over the last week at Equality Ohio, I have had the great privilege of working on several tasks. I’m solidifying a fundraising event that I put together and working with codes in … Continue reading →

Last week was incredibly eventful with Equality Ohio. I had the wonderful opportunity of attending Allies for Equality in Cincinnati, where we honored the inclusion of The Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. I got to travel down with my whole team which … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! My name is Mason Hickman, my pronouns are they/them/theirs and I’m a rising senior in Political Science and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University. During my fellowship with The Columbus Foundation, I will be … Continue reading →