Funded projects

To produce and distribute the Global Resources Report research on LGBTI grantmaking in 2015/16 and to support the membership costs of the Global Philanthropy Project for the Baring Foundation.

To support its operations with a particular focus on participatory grant making to lesbian and transgender organisations and initiatives, knowledge and strategic leadership development of lesbian and transgender activists, and to further develop its organisational capability.

For dedicated staff capacity to support the mainstreaming of the Department for International Development's 'LGBTI Approach' across the UK Aid Connect Mechanism.

To train voluntary sector agencies in how to use social security law to identify individuals eligible for the 'exceptional circumstances' criteria of Employment & Support Allowance.

To support research exploring how to tackle loneliness and social isolation among the elderly Chinese community in Manchester through the use of the arts.

To support the LBQ Philanthropic Advocacy Project.

To support work relating to a previous grant to the organisation to undertake a human rights based review of kinship care with Liverpool City Council & the European Children's Rights Unit, to inform national legislative change through National Kinship Alliance.

To support deaf and disabled people's organisations to secure disabled people's rights under the Human Rights Act, Care Act and Equality Act and to scrutinise public sector decision making.

To support a conference on human rights based approaches in community development.

To support partnership work and artist exchange on arts and older people in North East Asia and the UK.