Brighton Rainbow Fund announce new funding round and new funding opportunities for local LGBT+ projects. The Brighton Rainbow Fund distributes money raised throughout the year from Community Fundraising by Brighton Pride, Bear-Patrol, Brighton Bear Weekend, LGBT+ venues, other businesses, individual donors, and collection tins around the city.
Following a spate of vicious late night attacks in and around St James Street targeting members of the LGBT+ communities – the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum cancelled their scheduled AGM to have an emergency public meeting to allow people to ask questions of the police.
To mark World AIDS Day 2018 on Saturday December 1, The Hankie Quilt was handed over to the guardianship of the Rainbow Fund to preserve for future prosperity.
Brighton entertainers honoured at last nights Rainbow Fund Awards for their support of all the city’s LGBT+ organisations over the last thirty years.
Rupert Ellick and Chris Marshall, general manager of Charles Street Tap, celebrated their combined birthdays on Sunday, September 2 to raise money for the Rainbow Fund.
Rupert Ellick and Chris Marshall, manager of Charles Street Tap, celebrated their combined birthdays on Sunday, September 2 to raise money for the Rainbow Fund.
Danny Dwyer, organiser of Bear Patrol organises new shakers and fundraising buckets for bars and shops to support the work of the Rainbow Fund. Look out for bright yellow shakers and buckets that are popping up in bars and shops all over the city to capture your spare change.
Brighton businesses make donations to Rainbow Fund from Pride weekend activities. Apart from Pride’s direct fundraising through ticket sales and other events, businesses across the city held independent fundraising events, and have entrusted The Rainbow Fund to distribute the funds they raised through grants to local LGBT+ and HIV projects and organisations.
Sunday Cabaret Fundraiser at Legends during Brighton Pride attracts stella lineup of cabaret performers. The annual Pride Cabaret Fundraiser, on Sunday August 5 at Legends organised and hosted by Lola Lasagne will be raising money for the Rainbow Fund.
The Rainbow Fund would like to remind everyone that they are open for applications to their Annual Funding Round. The online application form, together with an explanation of this year’s criteria, can be found on The Rainbow Fund website at www.rainbow-Fund.org/application-form
