I am aiming to fundraising £1,250 to support the amazing work GiveOut carries out.

Why?

I’m fortunate that I grew up LGBT+ in a supportive and accepting family and city and was allowed to get on with my life with relatively few barriers, however I acknowledge this isn’t the case for all LGBT+ people, especially those in other, more anti-LGBT+ parts of the world.

As a result over the last few years I’ve been trying to step up my contribution to the LGBT+ community through my business Career Accelerator, my volunteering and now some fundraising efforts.

As an early stage entrepreneur I know first hand how tough it is to set up and grow an organisation with limited funds. That’s why I’m keen to fundraise for GiveOut.

Who?

GiveOut are an award-winning international LGBT+ community foundation enabling the LGBT+ community and allies to give in one place to support LGBT+ activism worldwide.

Across the world, courageous activists are doing vital work to protect LGBT+ communities and improve the lives of LGBT+ people. But they lack resources and funding is fragile, especially in the Global South and East. LGBT+ groups receiving a tiny fraction of international development aid – just 4p in every £100 awarded by governments.

The LGBT+ community and allies want to provide support, but it is not always easy to do so. GiveOut’s purpose is to help address this urgent need by providing a platform for their supporters to give tax efficiently in one place to fund LGBT+ human rights activism worldwide. GiveOut identifies pioneering groups to support through a rigorous process of consultation, due diligence and vetting, guided by their Grant-making Advisory Panel and governed by their Board of Trustees. 

GiveOut pool the donations they receive to provide grants to LGBT+ organisations around the world, ensuring that these organisations have more of the resources they need to defend LGBT+ communities, tackle inequality and campaign for lasting change.