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2010 REPORT SHOWS MODEST GAINS IN LGBTQ FUNDING SINCE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN (New York, NY – December 19, 2011) Funders for LGBTQ Issues has just published its annual tracking report on LGBTQ grantmaking which shows that, in 2010, U.S. foundations awarded $97.2 million to organizations explicitly serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year. This gain marks a modest increase in funding following the huge negative impact of the economic downturn on philanthropy in 2009. Along with this positive indicator, 2010 marks the first time since we’ve been tracking data that organizations […]

A meeting before our Annual Grantmakers Retreat for Next Gen LGBTQ Donors. (For individuals involved in personal or family foundation grantmaking. Please contact Bill Lyons for further information.) AGENDATuesday, January 10th 7:00–8:30pm • Dinner 8:30pm–10:30pm • Drinks with local LGBTQ activists & non-profit leaders Wednesday, January 11th 9:00–10:00am • Breakfast 10:00am–1:00pm • Meeting: Next Gen LGBTQ Donors 1:00–2:00pm • Lunch 2:00–5:00pm • Meeting: Next Gen LGBTQ Donors This Pre-Retreat Meeting is an additional $100.

A meeting before our Annual Grantmakers Retreat for grantmakers at LGBTQ Public Foundations & LGBTQ funds at Community Foundations. AGENDATuesday, January 10th 5:30–6:00 • Reception (drinks and snacks) 6:00–6:45 • Welcome, Introductions and Presentation; Getting Grounded in Our History/Understanding the Landscape 6:45–7:30 • Dinner 7:30–8:30 • Panel Presentation: Lessons Learned From the Trenches (With many of foundations going through leadership transitions over the past two years we want to take some time to capture some of the lessons learned about the work from those who have been in the sector for many years.) Wednesday, January 11th 8:30–9:00 • Breakfast 9:00–10:30 […]

LGBTQ Grantology: It’s All In the Mix  Cross-Issue Movement Building Grantmaking for Gender Justice Capacity Building for Sustainable & Effective Organizations & Alliances Creating Opportunities for Collective Strategy & Action PRESENTERS Caitlin Breedlove (Southerners on New Ground) • Rea Carey (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) • B. Cole (Brown Boi) • Masen Davis (Transgender Law Center) • Roger Doughty (Horizons Foundation) • Emily Goldfarb (Gold Rio Consulting and RoadMap) • Charisse Grant (The Miami Foundation) • Ellen Gurzinsky (WindowBox Coaching and Consulting) • Mia Herndon (Third Wave Foundation) • Alice Y. Hom (Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy) • […]