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It’s that time of year again … time for Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ second annual list of 20 LGBTQ philanthropoids to follow on twitter! (Click here to see last year’s list.) Who are you following on Twitter? Did you know that the President & CEO of the Gill Foundation as well as the President of Ford Foundation joined the Twitterverse in the last few months? Check out our 2014 list of 20 LGBTQ Philanthropoids we think you need to follow on Twitter: J. Bob Alotta @jbobalotta Executive Director @AstraeaUpdates. Tweets on social justice activism, global human rights, and more. Rachel […]

Ten leading foundations recently announced a historic commitment to invest at least $350 million in grants to improve health, education, and economic outcomes for boys and young men of color. President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative seeks to advance the same goals, working in close concert with philanthropic partners. It’s so important that these philanthropic and public sector leaders are explicitly tackling the unique barriers faced by our young men and boys of color. As they do so, it’s also important to consider the specific challenges faced by gay, bisexual, and transgender males of color. As such, Funders for LGBTQ […]

We have an amazing slate of speakers lined up for this year’s Funding Forward. To help get you ready for our annual conference of grantmakers committed to LGBTQ issues, we thought we’re compile some of the best pre-reading available. (See the full Funding Forward schedule here.) Youth Criminalization Thursday morning’s plenary will focus on the plight of the approximately 300,000 gay and transgender youth arrested and detained each year. While LGBT youth represent between 5 and 7 percent of nation’s youth, they compose between 13 and 15 percent of youth in the criminal justice system. (See the specific session here.) […]

In honor of Black History Month, we thought we’d take a closer look at the $5.9 million awarded specifically for African American LGBTQ communities between 2011-2012. During that time, the top 10 funders were: Elton John AIDS Foundation ($ 1,342,950) Ford Foundation ($ 949,000) Arcus Foundation ($ 687,811) Gill Foundation ($ 575,300) Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund ($ 390,000) H. van Ameringen Foundation ($ 330,000) Open Society Foundation ($ 300,000) Levi Strauss Foundation ($ 155,000) Liberty Hill Foundation ($ 150,250) Healthcare Foundation of NJ ($ 150,000) Nearly half of this funding – $2.5 million – went towards addressing HIV/AIDS. […]