Fund Our Futures Campaign

Amid rising anti-rights backlash and dramatic shifts in the philanthropic and development assistance landscape, the Fund Our Futures campaign will raise $150 million in new funding for global LGBTI movements.

To date, 28 funders have committed $100 million to Fund Our Futures.

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Across the globe, LGBTI communities are facing an unprecedented wave of attacks, orchestrated by anti-gender and anti-rights movements that seek to roll back human rights and undermine democracy for all. 

LGBTI movements are on the frontlines of struggles to protect our fundamental freedoms. But the funding landscape is changing dramatically. 

In a time when progressive funding is needed more than ever, several long-standing top global LGBTI donors are likely ending or scaling back their funding programs.

The Fund Our Futures campaign is our collective response to this emerging crisis in global LGBTI funding. Together we will unleash $150 million in new funding for LGBTI movements.

At the first-ever Global LGBTI Funding Summit in November 2024, Global Philanthropy Project launched the Fund Our Futures campaign to call on philanthropy and donor governments to meet this moment by making new funding commitments to global LGBTI rights.

Major new investments are needed to:

Build resilient global LGBTI movement infrastructure capable of defending rights against rising backlash.

Strengthen the global response to anti-rights forces by centering LGBTI people and building cross-movement alliances.

Accelerate the advancement of LGBTI rights where conditions allow.

Protect the safety and well-being of LGBTI people under attack.

Create conditions for LGBTI people to thrive.

Join the Fund Our Futures Campaign

Join us in funding LGBTI rights for the future of human rights and democracy.

The Fund Our Futures campaign raises money to support global LGBTI movements. Donors pledge to increase their support for LGBTI communities, awarding funds to the recipients of their choice in any geographic location. Commitments must be new money and a minimum of six figures. Commitments can be disbursed over a three-year period (2025–2027) for philanthropy and five years (2025–2029) for governments. They can be public or anonymous.

Whether you can commit $100,000, $1M or $10M, your resources will make a meaningful difference in the lives of LGBTI people across the globe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a fundraising campaign for the Global Philanthropy Project (GPP)?

This campaign is not a fundraising effort for GPP. Fund Our Futures seeks to mobilize financial commitments for global LGBTI movements.

Has a new fund been created?

No new fund has been created. Fund Our Futures is a pledging campaign that calls on donors to commit new financial resources for global LGBTI movements. Donors award new funds to the recipients of their choice.

How can my organization access new funding?

Each donor will award their financial commitments according to their own institutional priorities and processes. GPP invites donors to share grant opportunities on its website, as does Funders for LGBTQ Issues via its QNotes newsletterGPP also maintains a reference list with links and information about a wide range of LGBTI-inclusive international donors and a reference list of global LGBTI education funding resources

What does it mean to make a commitment?

By making a commitment, funders pledge to spend new resources focused on LGBTI communities over a three-year period (2025-2027) for foundations, or a five-year period (2025-2029) for governments. 

What do you mean by “new money”?

Commitments must represent new and previously unallocated resources for LGBTI communities.

New resources can be:

  • a one-time increase via reserve or discretionary funds
  • a new line of funding for a new strategy
  • an increase in LGBTI grantmaking levels compared to past years
  • new dedicated resource mobilization by a public foundation, feminist fund, or NGO intermediary.

Will the commitments address documented funding gaps in the field?

The goal of Fund Our Futures is to secure new funding for global LGBTI movements, in response to threats in the philanthropic and development assistance landscape. 

In this campaign, each funder is enabled to set their own priorities and determine how their new commitment will be disbursed, with geographic, population, and other focus determined by their existing institutional commitments. 

While each funder decides how they will spend their newly pledged resources, GPP will continue our work to advocate for funding equity, including dedicated resourcing for trans, intersex, and LBQ movements and shifting power and decision-making to the Global South and East.

How are commitments being tracked?

GPP will track commitments via the Global Resources Report, which collects and analyzes data on global funding for LGBTI issues every two years. GPP will ask funders to indicate which of their reported grants are part of their commitment.

Partners and Advisors

Thank you to the Global LGBTI Funding Summit strategic advisors for advising GPP on the campaign: Hakima Abbas, Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Doug Griffiths, Nicky McIntyre, Karen Meddour, Lilianne Ploumen, Graeme Reid, and John Taylor.

Thank you to Funders for LGBTQ Issues and Funders Concerned About AIDS for partnering with GPP on this campaign.

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