Funrs for Lbian and Gay Issu, Inc. | Bill & Melda Gat Foundatn

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• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• FUNRS FOR LBIAN AND GAY ISSU, INC.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

The Natnal LGBTQ Task Force is dited to achievg eedom and jtice for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer people, and their fai through proactive, targeted, change-ducg iativ. The Natnal Lbian and Gay Communy Fundg Partnership.

FUNRS FOR LBIAN AND GAY ISSU, INC.

The Natnal Lbian and Gay Communy Fundg Partnership (the Partnership) was lnched 1993 as a partnership between the Workg Group on Fundg Lbian and Gay Issu (which later beme Funrs for LGBTQ Issu) and a small group of natnal foundatns, amidst a historil backdrop which LGBTQ ncerns and muni had been addrsed by very few philanthropic stutns. Communy foundatns that participated the Natnal Lbian and Gay Communy Fundg Partnership ntue to fund LGBTQ issu through donor advised programs and general fund grants wh several matag specific lbian and gay endowments.

The Natnal Lbian and Gay Communy Fundg Partnership set out to achieve the followg objectiv:.

Increase awarens and unrstandg of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people and issu wh the philanthropic muny and the muny-at-large;.

Enurage social service agenci to velop programs and servic that rpond to the needs of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people;.

Cultivate muny foundatns as a rource for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people cludg donors; and,. Some lbians may prefer to intify as gay or as gay women. GAY.

In 2013, the Cleveland Foundatn beme the first prentg sponsor of the Gay Gam, almost doublg their total vtment LGBTQ issu up until that pot.

Some of the most difficult and important cisns life for lbian, gay, bi and trans people relate to g out. LGBT Foundatn (formerly known as The Lbian & Gay Foundatn) is a natnal chary based Manchter wh a wi portfol of servic.

Wh a history datg back nearly 40 years, mpaigns for a fair and equal society where all lbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people are able to reach their full potential.

LGBT Foundatn (and ’s precsor The Lbian & Gay Foundatn) formed out of the merger of two muny groups, both ially servg LGBT people Manchter. Manchter Lbian & Gay Swchboard Servic (MLGSS) began life 45 years ago, on 2 January 1975. Followg the crimalisatn of homosexualy 1967, six gay men me together a back bedroom to provi an rmatn and support service for the growg number of men startg to e out.

In 1994, our current Chief Executive Pl Mart OBE beme one of the founr members of Healthy Gay Manchter, havg arrived Manchter 1989.

The chary was formed rponse to the HIV epimic and was dited to improvg sexual health amongst gay and bi men. The Pl Collective – formerly known as the Charlotte Lbian and Gay Fund – is a givg program that awards grants to nonprofs supportg the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny the Charlotte regn, as well as partners wh muny alli.

Funrs for Lbian and Gay Issu, Inc.