RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE
These past few weeks have been particularly hard with the ongoing news and travesty in Ukraine. The following list of resources offer opportunities for investment and rapid response:
RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND UPDATES
The Black Migrant Power Fund seeks an investment of $10 million dollars for the distribution of Black-led and Black migrant grassroots organizations.
After 21 years, the Haas Jr. Fund will conclude the LGBT Equality Grant program over the next two years. In the meantime, the fund will aid current LGBT grantee partners with transitional support and alternative funding options. The announcement has been met with criticism from observers in the field.
The Williams Institute shared research examining healthcare disparities among LGBT populations in California, including delayed healthcare access.
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) publishes democracy maps tracking election laws and policies to promote civic engagement including voter registration, representation and participation, and election security, independence, and integrity.
A groundbreaking report by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recommends standardizing sexual orientation and gender identity survey questions, as it will improve LGBTQI data collection and quality on federal surveys.
In response to the recent state-sanctioned violence against trans youth, this call to action demands funders to listen, trust, and invest in trans leadership and trans-led organizations.
Researchers from Rutgers School of Public Health recently found that structural racism and anti-LGBTQ policies were associated with high suicide risk among young Black sexual minority men.
The Trevor Project published new findings that conversion therapy, and the harms associated, annually places a $9.23 billion burden on the U.S. economy.
The Movement Advancement Project's 2021 National LGBTQI Movement Report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the financial health of a variety of LGBTQI social justice organizations.
RECENT GRANTS AWARDED
Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies announced $375,000 in grants awarded to three organizations to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York City.
Through the Community Issues Program, the Horizons Foundation released their latest 31 grantee partners receiving up to $400,000 for their innovative grassroots efforts serving the LGBTQ+ community in the Bay Area.
Together Rising invested $100,000 in 4 organizations providing gender-affirming care, emotional support, and resources to Transgender and LGBTQIA2S+ youth in Texas and across the United States.
FEATURED REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
Campaign for Southern Equity
Deadline: Rolling Basis
North Star Fund
Deadline: April 18th
