The Rainbow Fund Annual Grants Round opens on Friday, June 1. Applications are invited from groups and organisations to fund, or part fund, LGBT+ specific, or HIV specific, projects in Brighton and Hove.
The Rainbow Fund Annual Grants Round opens on Friday, June 1. Applications are invited from groups and organisations to fund, or part fund, LGBT+ specific, or HIV specific, projects in Brighton and Hove.
The Rainbow Fund facilitated an LGBT+ and HIV Summit last October at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, and amongst the things discussed was the value of an LGBT Centre/Community Hub/One Stop Shop.
Rainbow Fund announce extra funding round for 2018. This will be a small grants round offering up to £1,000 per eligible group or organisation.
I would like to thank the Rainbow Fund for awarding Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard a grant in this year’s awards to set up The Rainbow Café a new initiative for LGBT+ people living with dementia and their friends, families and carers.
Grants totalling £110,688 awarded to local LGBT+ and HIV organisations at the annual Rainbow Fund Grant Awards Ceremony at the Brighton Metropole Hotel on Monday, October 16. Rainbow Fund Patron Zoe Lyons and entertainer Lola Lasagne proved a great double act hosting the ceremony and announcing the successful recipients of this years grants.
The Rainbow Fund is the central hub for community fundraising, created to support the LGBT+ and HIV communities in Brighton and Hove. Each year organisations, businesses, venues and individuals (Brighton & Hove Pride, Brighton Bear Weekend, Bear Patrol and many more) fundraise or donate money, which we distribute to local community groups and organisations in the form of grants to support projects which support our LGBT+ and HIV communities.
Brighton & Hove Pride raise a magnificent £147,263.74 for good causes at Pride 2017. This record amount will be distributed as grants by the Rainbow Fund, the Pride Social Impact Fund and the new Pride Community Fund.
Dr Brighton comedy nights on Sundays have raised £950 for good causes this year. Charles Childs, owner of Dr Brightons is pictured receiving a thank you certificate from Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund for £950.
DJ Claire Fuller receives a certificate from Rainbow Fund Chair, Chris Gull, after raising £300 at her Cowboys and Queens cabaret dinner and dance at the Old Ship Hotel at the end of June.The money was raised from the raffle during the evening which was hosted by Kara Van Park.
Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) smashed last years fundraising total raising a magnificent £11,855 from their events in 2016-2017. The grand total was announced at a special VIP party held at the Camelford Arms last night (July 10) to recognise the contributions of all volunteers, businesses who staged events and their sponsors Prowler, who had helped them raise the money during the last 12 months.
