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Read the full story at: http://www.ncrp.org/blog/2009/11/flash-bulbs-flood-their-subjects-with.html Flash bulbs flood their subjects with light, reveal the necessary detail BY ROBERT ESPINOZA At Funders for LGBTQ Issues, a national philanthropic group that studies US foundation giving to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities, a flash bulb in our annual research shed light on a lingering disparity. In 2007, our research tracked 71 foundations in the US that gave roughly $3.6 million to organizations explicitly serving LGBTQ people of color. Considering that the broader philanthropic portrait contains more than 72,000 foundations giving nearly $43 billion, support for LGBTQ people of color […]

To increase philanthropic awareness and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities of color, Funders for LGBTQ Issues has launched an online toolkit that compiles tools, original commentaries and other resources related to these communities. The grantmaking toolkit can be accessed at www.lgbtracialequity.org. “We’re thrilled to draw the spotlight on an underserved population that struggles with a multitude of harsh societal barriers yet continues to receive little institutional support,” said Karen Zelermyer, executive director at Funders for LGBTQ Issues, a national philanthropic group based in New York City. “We hope that this toolkit serves as the beginning […]

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, a national philanthropic group based in New York City, has changed its name to better reflect the diversity of identities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Its new name is: “Funders for LGBTQ Issues.” “Our staff and board of directors unanimously agree that our new name better reflects the full diversity of LGBTQ communities, while addressing the resource needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people and their organizations,” said Karen Zelermyer, executive director of Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Funders for LGBTQ Issues has been around for more than 25 years, working with […]

Minnesota foundations awarded more than $1 million to LGBTQ organizations and programs throughout the state in 2007, according to an upcoming report co-produced by Funders for LGBTQ Issues, a national philanthropic group based in New York City, and the LGBT Funders Network of the Minnesota Council on Foundations. “State of Funding: LGBTQ Grantmaking in Minnesota”—which examines foundation giving and organizations addressing LGBTQ communities across the state—will be released September 25 at a daylong convening of Minnesota funders and nonprofits, hosted by the Minnesota Council on Foundations. The report is the culmination of a yearlong research partnership between the Network and […]