The Future We Build: Fueling LGBTI Movements
July 1st, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT (GMT-04:00)
On July 1st, Global Philanthropy Project celebrated the successful close of the Fund Our Futures Campaign, the first-ever global pledging campaign dedicated to supporting LGBTI movements.
Launched in November 2024 amid rising anti-rights backlash and significant shifts in philanthropic and development funding landscapes, the campaign set out to raise $150 million in new pledged funding for global LGBTI movements by June 2025.
With the support of 64 grantmakers from around the world, we proudly surpassed that goal, securing an unprecedented $182 million in new funding commitments.
While LGBTI movements worldwide continue to face an intensifying funding crisis, particularly in the Global South and East, Fund Our Futures represents a powerful step forward. Though it does not close the widening gap, the campaign affirms our community’s unwavering commitment to building a more just, equitable, and safe world. Every pledge stands as a testament to our shared resilience, solidarity, and determination to advance global LGBTI rights.
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Thank you to the funders who have joined the Fund Our Futures Campaign. Your support reminds us that we are not alone. Your commitment goes beyond financial contributions, it reflects true solidarity.
We envision a future of liberation, one where technology is used to protect, not harm. We’re committed to working alongside the organizations most affected by these challenges, with LGBTI people at the heart of this effort. That’s why we joined the Fund Our Futures campaign.
What an incredibly inspiring event. I’ve been working and living in the belief that good things are happening and this morning, I’m witnessing it.
To funders and partners: Every dollar you invest today could save a life tomorrow. Now is the time to stand together. Community-led organizations—those on the front lines—must be protected and sustained. This is a turning point, and it may be our only chance to build something stronger, more resilient, and truly inclusive.
Do not be afraid to fund LBQ groups directly. If you can’t do that, fund intermediaries that are led by people focused on LBQ issues. Please don’t hesitate to support bold activists or groups proposing innovative solutions—because we need sustainability, self-reliance, and economic power.
Our movements are resilient, and our enemies are well-resourced. We have to find innovative ways to fund our movements. This is not the moment to be inflexible, we need to move resources to hard-to-reach places.
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