UpdateLGBTI Pathways survey now open: Shape the future of funding for LGBTI communities worldwide29th January 2026 Funders make decisions that can shape what safety, dignity, and justice look like for LGBTI communities worldwide. We can move financial resources that enable LGBTI communities to survive and to thrive.  Today, LGBTI movements face escalating pressures: shrinking civic...

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OtherFunding at a Crossroads: Foreign Aid Cuts and Implications for Global Human Rights9th December 2025HRFN Funding for global human rights movements is rapidly contracting, spurred by significant cuts to foreign aid and increasing uncertainty within philanthropic foundations. This brief from Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) provides a real-time assessment of projected funding cuts and their...

Other2025 Constellations Guided by the Stars: Constellations Culture Change Fund & Initiative9th December 2025The Center for Cultural Power Constellations Culture Change Fund and Initiative was a bold, three-year, field-building initiative (2022–2024) of The Center for Cultural Power that raised and redistributed an unprecedented $7.7M to more than 150 artist disruptors, culture bearers, and cultural strategy...

FeaturedGPP ResearchShocks & Shifts: Impact of Major Donor Funding Cuts on LGBTI Intermediary Infrastructure – Summary Report26th November 2025Global Philanthropy Project Global LGBTI intermediary funders—key organizations that channel resources, strengthen local movements, and sustain essential infrastructure—are facing a period of acute instability. In July 2025, GPP surveyed 29 of the leading LGBTI intermediary funders. Their...

OtherLGBTQI+ Youth Organising In A World On Fire: Strategies from the Frontlines10th November 2025Purposeful This research seeks to illuminate the often-overlooked role of young LGBTQI+ activists in social movement organising across the Global South and East. Despite extensive literature on LGBTQI+ movements in these regions, the specific experiences and contributions of youth remain largely unexamined...

OtherImpact Analysis of the USAID Freeze on LGBTI+ Organisations10th November 2025Kaleidoscope Trust The abrupt suspension of USAID funding in early 2025 has had far-reaching consequences for LGBTI+ civil society worldwide. A Kaleidoscope Trust survey found that 29 of 43 organisations were directly affected, losing an estimated USD $8.67 million in income. Many lost over half...

OtherDefunding Freedom – Impacts of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts on LGBTIQ People Worldwide10th November 2025Outright International In January 2025, the U.S. government froze most foreign aid, abruptly ending more than ten years of vital support for LGBTIQ organisations and human rights defenders worldwide. Grants were halted overnight, forcing programs to close and cutting off life-saving...

FeaturedGPP ResearchQueer Lens Investing & Economic Empowerment of LGBTQI+ in the Global South and Global East: Report from a Community of Practice Convening14th October 2025Global Philanthropy Project and Dreilinden Despite widespread criminalization, discrimination, and exclusion, LGBTQI+ communities across the Global South and East have shown remarkable resilience—building support networks, creating informal businesses, and adapting their...

UpdateThe LGBTI Pathways Project Moves Full-Steam Ahead!2nd October 2025 Between July and September, the Global Philanthropy Project and ILGA World have set up robust regional structures, which have always been central to the project. We are proud to be working with these incredible regional partners over the following years: Africa – Pan Africa ILGA Asia...