IN THE NEWS
New FLGI Study: U.S. Funding for LGBTQ Communities Continues to Rise
[NEW YORK, NY] (May 3, 2009) 293 US-based grantmakers awarded $77.2 million to LGBTQ communities in 2007—an 18 percent increase from 2006.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Co-Signs Open Letter to the Philanthropic Sector with the Joint Affinity Groups
[NEW YORK, NY] (February 12, 2009) The following letter was published in the February 12, 2009 edition of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

New FLGI Study: LGBTI Funding for Global South and East More than Doubles Between 2005 and 2007
[NEW YORK, NY] (January 28, 2009) Majority of foundation dollars to LGBTI efforts in the Global South and East in 2007 came from 40 funders based in Western Europe and North America.

Grantmakers in New England and the Midwest Begin Common Vision Initiatives to Promote Equity, Structural Change
[MANCHESTER, NH AND CHICAGO, IL] (November 24, 2008) Two regional cohorts met to commence a process that answers: How can grantmakers address the confounding inequities that impair a community’s health?

FLGI Coordinates LGBTQ Panel at the 2008 Facing Race Conference
[OAKLAND, CA] (November 14, 2008) LGBTQ people of color leaders discuss how to improve support for LGBTQ racial equity at the Applied Research Center’s conference attended by more than 900 activists

FLGI Presents Updated Study on LGBTI Funding in the Global South and East at International Conference for LGBTI Activists
[VIENNA, AUSTRIA] (November 6, 2008) Workshop on global LGBTI grantmaking featured at the International Lesbian and Gay Association’s world conference, attended by more than 80 countries