Tim Sweeney Appointed Executive Director of Gill Foundation
[NEW YORK] (April 16, 2007) Sweeney—board chair of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues—to join foundation’s expanded management team Oct 1.

FLGI and ADAM Queer Youth Initiative Announce 2007 Awardees
[NEW YORK] (April 27, 2007) $90,000 awarded to four LGBTQ community foundations and funds to support LGBTQ youth.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Presents Briefing on International LGBTI Grantmaking at the Open Society Institute
[NEW YORK CITY] (June 21, 2007) OSI hosts briefing on first-ever report on global giving to LGBTI communities in the Global South and East.

Grantmakers in New England and the Midwest to Begin Regional Conversations on Improving Equity and Building Healthy Communities
[MANCHESTER, NH & CHICAGO, IL] (July 11, 2007) Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues—in partnership with numerous, philanthropic groups—to launch Common Vision initiative with July 11 and August 1 meetings.

Minnesota Helps–Bridge Disaster Fund to Address Bridge Collapse
[TWIN CITIES, MN] (August 6, 2007) Local funders establish fund to receive and distribute donations for immediate and long-term needs.

$10.5 Million Awarded by Grantmakers Worldwide to LGBTI Organizations Working in the Global South and East
[NEW YORK, NY] (August 13, 2007) Historic study reports that 40 grantmakers supported more than 200 LGBTI groups around the world in 2005, most of which are young and operate with few to no staff members.

Grantmakers in New England and the Midwest to Begin Forging a Common Vision for Their Regions in March 2008
[BOSTON, MA & MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (October 15, 2007) Joined by 14 national philanthropic partners across issues and identities, Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues releases a progress report on Common Vision.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Awards Nearly $1 Million to Promote Racial Equity among LGBTQ Communities
[NEW YORK] (December 3, 2007) Eight community and public foundations across the country receive $917,000 to strengthen groups led by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of color.

The Advocate: Digging for Dollars
[NEW YORK] (April 23, 2008) In 2006 less than 9% of total funding for LGBT issues went to groups that work with blacks, Latinos, and other people of color. Conn Corrigan finds out why -- and what’s being done.

Chronicle of Philanthropy: Racial Equity & Grant Making to Gay Causes
[WASHINGTON, DC] (May 4, 2008) While foundations that support gay causes have significantly increased their giving to charities led by minorities over the last five years, not all such grant makers make racial equity a priority, according to a new report by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues.

Racial Equity ‘Report Card’ Examines LGBTQ Grantmakers as Part of a Broader Dialogue on Philanthropy and Widespread Equity
[NEW YORK] (July 7, 2008) Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues releases a “report card” detailing how 19 LGBTQ grantmakers integrate racial equity into their grantmaking and internal operations.

Queer Youth Fund 2008-2009: Request for Letters of Intent
[LOS ANGELES, CA] (September 8, 2008) The Queer Youth Fund makes multi-year grants to grassroots, local, state or national nonprofit organizations located anywhere in the United States working to improve the quality of life among GLBTQQ youth.

Astraea US Fund Panel Grants: Accepting Applications
(September 30, 2008) Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is accepting applications for its 2008-09 US Fund Panel. The deadline is December 1.

Lauren Etheridge Joins Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues as its Operations Coordinator
[NEW YORK, NY] (January 26, 2009) Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI) is thrilled to welcome Lauren Etheridge as the new operations coordinator at Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. Etheridge will be responsible for the administrative, financial, IT and human resource operations of FLGI.

Register Now: Teleconference on Organizing in LGBTQ Communities
[NEW YORK, NY] (June 17, 2009) Join us for a joint teleconference on LGBTQ community organizing models, new ways of base building, and the successes and challenges in building democracy through organizing.

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