Consortium stands #TogetherWithTrans
Over 50 LGBTQ+ organisations and allies have joined together for the first time to change the way trans and non-binary lives are being represented in…
City for LGBT+ Crowdfunding event goes virtual
We are proud to announce that City for LGBT+ is back – and it’s virtual! GiveOut and Consortium are joining forces with The Funding Network…
Thank you to our outgoing Chair!
After 6 years of being a Trustee (the maximum term Consortium’s Trustees can serve), and 3 years as our Chair, today marks outgoing Consortium…
September Newsletter
Our September Newsletter is out and it’s a bumper edition packed with funding opportunities! Click on the following link to read all about it 👉…
Consortium Welcomes 3 New Trustees!
Consortium is delighted to announce that following a recent recruitment process 3 new Trustees have been appointed, bringing the Trustee Board to a team of…
LGBT+ Futures COVID-19 Response Fund Launched
Consortium is delighted to announce the launch of the LGBT+ Futures: National Emergencies Trust Fund. Thanks to funding from the National Emergencies Trust, Consortium will…
Urgent and Important Call to Action
As many of you will have seen, the Sunday Times reported that the UK Government Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, is planning a…
Our statement on Liz Truss MP’s evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee
On Wednesday 22nd April Liz Truss MP, the Minister for Women and Equalities, appeared before the Women and Equalities Select Committee to give evidence. She…
Consortium Special e-bulletin
Welcome to this special e-bulletin, which is full of updates about what Consortium is doing to support our Members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic….
Consortium Special e-bulletin
Welcome to this special e-bulletin, which is full of updates about what Consortium is doing to support our Members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic….
Consortium’s response to Government’s announcement on GRA reform
After months of delay the Government have announced details of minimal administrative changes to improve the process for legal gender recognition of trans people in…
Tapping into Peer Power at Trans Organisations Network Conference
Last Saturday, Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations came together for a Learning Day in London. The Conference, which brought together 30 representatives from…
Trans Groups Scope Opportunities at London Round Table
Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations & associates joined up last week for a second strategic roundtable at the Bridge in Southwark, London. The…
Putting the T first at Trans Pride in Brighton
Shaan Knan, Consortium’s trans-specific worker, reports back from Trans Pride Brighton Spending a sunny day at the 7th Trans Pride in Brighton last Saturday…
Stronger Together at Pride in London
Shaan Knan, Consortium’s trans-specific worker, reports back from Pride in London. Fifty years on from the Stonewall uprising in New York, up to 1.5…
New LGBT Sector Women’s Network Blog
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network: Showcasing our Sector’s Women CEO’s By Vicky Worthington, Consortium’s Membership and Engagement Manager This is the second blog in my LGBT+…
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network Blog
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network: Showcasing our Sector’s Women CEO’s By Vicky Worthington, Consortium’s Membership and Engagement Manager. As part of the new LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network,…
Why Partnerships Matter
Collaboration is one of Consortium’s core values. By working together, we can more effectively identify and address the needs of LGBT+ communities, learn from one…
Consortium Brings London’s Trans Groups Together for Landmark Mapping Project
Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations & associates joined up last week for a strategic roundtable at the Bridge in Southwark, London. The event,…
Government Equalities Office LGBT Advisory Panel, By Paul Roberts Consortium CEO
Yesterday marked the inaugural meeting of the Government Equalities Office LGBT Advisory Panel! I am delighted to be representing Consortium, and hopefully therefore portraying some…
Giving Through COVID to Build Back Stronger
Consortium has partnered with PrideLife for their new “Buy One, Give One” programme on new .LGBT domain names registered between 8th September and 31st October…
“When Someone You Love is Diagnosed with HIV” – a new resource booklet from FFLAG
FFLAG is proud to inform you about the latest booklet in our support series. This small booklet is a resource for anybody dealing with their…
Totnes Pride Goes Online and Back to Its Roots!
Proud2Be are bringing Totnes Pride celebrations online this year. The social enterprise is laying on a whole host of events, which will bring the LGBTQ+…
akt survey: your experiences with homelessness
If you’re lgbtq+ and have experienced any form* of homelessness while aged 16-25, and within the last five years, akt want to hear from you!…
Subsidised Training from Institute of Fundraising
Small Charity Places The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is providing free access to the recorded sessions from Fundraising Convention 2020, to support small charities. These…
The Fore announces RAFT Transition Fund for Small Charities and Social Enterprises
Are you a great small charity or social enterprise changing people’s lives? Have you ever felt that funding application processes for trusts and foundations favour…
Galop Launch a New Survey to Understand the Nature of Abuse Experienced by LGBT+ People in Central Bedfordshire
Galop, the LGBT+ anti-violence charity, have just launched an online survey to understand the extent and nature of abuse from family members or partners experienced…
Proud2Be celebrates after receiving £160,000 from the National Lottery to support LGBTQ+ young people in Devon
Social enterprise, Proud2Be, is today celebrating after being awarded £160,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or…
Schools OUT UK launches #PrideInEducation
Schools OUT UK, the education charity working towards equality in education for LGBTQ+ people, announces #PrideInEducation, the first-ever global equality inclusion conference aimed at educators,…
Galop Launch New Online Survey
Galop have launched a new online survey to help understand how LGBT+ people’s relationships, both intimate and familial, have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown…