December
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Our Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC) Leaders Fellowship is officially accepting applications for its next cohort! This fellowship is for trans and gender nonconforming leaders currently employed by a philanthropic organization but newer to the sector and provides ongoing support, peer networking, and leadership development. Apply today and share with anyone in your network who might benefit from this opportunity!
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM CT • Houston, TX
As Funders for LGBTQ Issues prepares to celebrate LGBTQ+ resilience at our annual Funding Forward Conference in Houston in April 2025, we are taking the time to get to know our partners and stakeholders in Texas to build across issues, create shared understanding, and strategize for resource mobilization. LGBTQ+ communities in the South have been surviving through multiple legislative attacks, hate crimes, and political unrest. Now is the time for LGBTQ philanthropy to come together, share experiences, implement strategies, and identify infrastructures to create during this time of upheaval.
12dec3:00 pm5:00 pmRooted & Ready: A TGNC Healing Space3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
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This is a dedicated space for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive professionals working within philanthropic organizations to engage in grounding and resilience planning through creative reflection practices, gentle movement, music, and breathing exercises. By utilizing prompts to draw, write, and dialogue, participants will discern what new personal “freedom practices” are needed for facing the upcoming Trump presidency, while making connections to the ancestral legacies that remind us of our power and resilience through even the worst of circumstances.
This session will be led by Matice Moore, Director of The Brown Boi Project, and consultant for Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC).
January
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Our Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC) Leaders Fellowship is officially accepting applications for its next cohort! This fellowship is for trans and gender nonconforming leaders currently employed by a philanthropic organization but newer to the sector and provides ongoing support, peer networking, and leadership development. Apply today and share with anyone in your network who might benefit from this opportunity!
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Thursday, January 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Please note: You do not need to be a member of Funders for LGBTQ Issues to attend—this event is open to everyone.
Join Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Movement Advancement Project (MAP), and Equality Federation for an analysis of what lies ahead for LGBTQ+ rights in 2025, featuring perspectives from both federal and state levels.
Logan Casey, Director of Policy Research at MAP, will guide us through key issue areas and trends in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and share a landscape analysis about how we can expect anti-LGBTQ+ bills to take shape in 2025.
Vivian Topping, Director of Advocacy and Civic Engagement at the Equality Federation, will also join us to share perspectives from the states, providing on-the-ground insights into recent policy shifts and local advocacy responses.
This virtual convening will offer:
- High-level takeaways from recent elections and their implications for LGBTQ+ equality.
- A state-focused perspective on fundamental policy changes impacting LGBTQ+ communities.
- An exploration of the evolving tactics in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
- A candid discussion of the limitations and complexities in projecting these trends.
Join us for a conversation on the future of LGBTQ+ rights and how we can prepare for what’s to come.
13jan12:00 pm1:00 pmDemocracy Get Your Hands Off12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
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Monday, January 13, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Recent years have seen a sharp rise in attacks on our bodily and sexual freedoms in the U.S., from abortion bans and internet censorship to draconian restrictions on trans healthcare and the criminalization of HIV. The recent election has further raised the ante on these attacks, with far-right actors prepared to implement Project 2025’s sweeping agenda to roll back the freedoms of LGBTQ people, restrict sexual and reproductive rights, and dismantle support for people with HIV. These attacks not only have devastating policy implications for our communities, they have also fostered a culture of fear and stigmatization around our own bodies, sexualities, and health.
This webinar will provide updates on how current and future right-wing attacks impact the policy and cultural landscape of sexual and bodily freedom. It asks whether funders and nonprofits have been too quick to sanitize or outright avoid honest discussions of our bodily and sexual selves and lives. We’ll hear from movement leaders and funders who are fighting back in proactive and creative ways, from declaring homophobia and transphobia a public health emergency to using arts and culture to articulate a bolder vision for our collective freedom to love and live.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT/11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT/ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT/1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Funders for LGBTQ Issues invites our members to an exclusive informational session on the Fund Our Futures campaign. This pledging campaign, led by the Global Philanthropy Project, aims to address the urgent funding gaps in LGBTQ movements worldwide and ensure long-term sustainability for our communities.
Launched at the Global LGBTI Funding Summit in Cape Town on November 11, the Fund Our Futures campaign aims to unleash $150M in new funding for LGBTI movements at this pivotal time for human rights and democracy worldwide. To date, 28 funders have committed $100 million to Fund Our Futures.
In this session, we’ll provide an overview of the campaign, discuss its long-term goals, and share how you can serve as an ambassador for the program and support the strengthening of LGBTQ movements around the world.
February
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