Brighton Pride is a non profit community interest company (CIC) with just two full time members of administration staff.
Last year with the help of volunteers and supporters Pride smashed their fund-raising target and raised over £43,000 for the Rainbow Fund to distribute through their grants programme to LGBT/HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove, through their grants programme.
Paul Elgood of the Rainbow Fund said of Pride’s fundraising role: “Pride has made a significant contribution to the local LGBT community sector, and have created a sustainable and secure source of funding for the smaller volunteer-led community groups who can rely on this funding to operate. Pride asked the Rainbow Fund to provide a fair and needs-led basis for distributing the funding to those local groups who need it most”.
Pride is in continual need of volunteers to help out on the day as Parade Stewards, Placard volunteers and Rainbow Flag Bearers. Brighton Pride simply does not happen without the essential contributions made by volunteers, and it is the perfect way to celebrate a Pride with purpose where community helps community.
Here just three ways to help:
1. Community Parade Steward: REGISTER HERE:
Register as a Parade Steward and help ensure the parade remains a rainbow of diversity highlighting and recognising LGBT communities around the world where they don’t have their Freedom to Live.
2. 78 Placards volunteers: REGISTER HERE: and Pride will contact you with further details
Volunteer to carry one of the 78 Freedom To Live placards on the Brighton Pride LGBT Community Parade and be part of a campaign we can all truly be proud of. Help Pride highlight the inequalities LGBTQ communities across the globe face in their daily lives and demand that everyone, regardless of sexuality or gender, deserves Freedom to Live. Help make Pride Matter!
3. Rainbow Flag Bearer: REGISTER HERE:
This year Brighton Pride will continue the proud tradition and include a giant 50ft long rainbow flag in the LGBT Community Pride Parade. Pride needs you to become a proud flag bearer. It’s a fabulous way to be a part of Brighton Pride as the parade celebrates, campaigns and sashays its way through the streets of our city.
Once you’ve registered Pride’s volunteer co-ordinator will be in contact in the next few weeks with more details.
You may also email volunteer enquiries to: billie@brighton-pride.org
For any other Parade related enquiries email: parade@brighton-pride.org
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