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FUNDRAISING - A PRIDE WITH PURPOSE Pride with Purpose, Brighton & Hove Pride has raised over £920,000 for community good causes in the past seven years thanks to the support of businesses, sponsors and the many thousands of people that purchase tickets for the Pride Festival in Preston Park and Pride Village Party. Brighton Pride CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company asset locked to and fundraising for for The Brighton Rainbow Fund, a Brighton and Hove based grant-giving charity for local LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS organisations. Brighton Pride CIC is not established for private gain - any surplus or assets are used principally for the benefit of the community. As quoted in the original incorporation documents, it’s objectives are: • to carry on activities which benefit • to enable participating local the community and in particular business, charities, coluntary to enhance the lives of the citizens organisations and other of Sussex by encouraging the organisations to increase their skill inclusion, acknowledgement and base and gain more insight into the understanding of the transgender, LGBT community lesbian, gay and transsexual community principles 24 P R I D E F O R T H E F U T U R E 59
The Brighton Rainbow Fund is registered with the of fundraising, with varying degrees of success. As Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated a Community Interest Company and under the Organisation (CIO) with a remit to receive donations, leadership of director Paul Kemp and his team, mainly from funds raised within our local LGBTQ+ there has been a declared intention of creating a communities, and to distribute them as grants “Pride With Purpose” with a minimum £1 from every to LGBTQ+ and HIV groups and organisations in ticket sold for the Pride Festival in Preston Park, and Brighton and Hove. We have no premises, or paid £1 from every wrist band sold for the Pride Village workers, so all donations can go to the good causes. Party coming directly to The Rainbow Fund, and our independent grants panel, to assess applications for For fundraisers, whether it be local businesses and grants. venues, individuals, or local fundraising groups, we are a trusted and transparent way of making sure that The Brighton Rainbow Fund distributes funds that the funds they work so hard to raise go where enabling groups and organisations to continue their they are needed, without having to make difficult work, and to fund some innovative new projects. On choices between competing requests for support their behalves I would like to thank you for the support from local organisations. you give them by supporting Pride. In the 30 year history of Brighton Pride, in it’s various Chris Gull, incarnations, there has always been an element Chair of The Rainbow Fund. THE RAINBOW CHORUS PEER ACTION BRIGHTON & HOVE LBGTQ Outreach For Sign Language Users Complementary Therapy And GROUPS Up To £1,800 Yoga Sessions Supported By Latest Cic Up To £6,750 Up To £9,500 RADIO REVERB The Hiv Happy Hour TRANS CAN SPORT LUNCH POSITIVE £2,000 Video Project Friday Lunch Club Up To £7,200 Up To £9,600 LUNCH POSITIVE The 50+ Supper Club QTIPOC NARRATIVES SWITCHBOARD AND LUNCH Up To £3,100 COLLECTIVE POSITIVE Community Led Mental Health Seed Funding For New LGBTQ+ MINDOUT Support Befriending Service Out Of The Blue And Peer Support Up To £7,500 £10,000 Group Work Up To £6,000 THE SUSSEX BEACON MINDOUT Positive Living Programme Counselling Service MEN TALK HEALTH Up To £8,300 £10,000 Development And Capacity Building THE CLARE PROJECT RADICAL RHIZOME Up To £6,000 Tuesday Drop In Safe QTIPOC Social Space Up To £8,500 Up To £10,000 BLUEPRINT 22 L Zone – Lesbian Visibility Project SWITCHBOARD BLUEPRINT 22 Up To £6,200 Grief Encounters Inside Out Project Up To £9,600 Up To £10,800 RAINBOW CHORUS RC+ Project THE CLARE PROJECT SWITCHBOARD Up To £6,500 Core Funding And Charity The Rainbow Cafe – LGBTQ+ Development Dementia Support OLDER AND OUT Up To £9,700 Up To £11,700 LGBT Elders Lunch Club Up To £6,600 ALLSORTS Support For YoungLGBTQ+ People Up To £15,300 B R I G H TO N - P R I D E .O R G 25 60
RAINBOW FUND GRANT RECIPIENT TESTIMONIES LONGHILL SCHOOL AND provide peer support for LGBTQ project for LGBTQ people LATEST CIC people who experience suicidal who have experienced a The grant from the Rainbow distress ‘Out of the Blue’. We bereavement. The sessions Fund has allowed us to reach provide a safe space for people provide a confidential, safe out to the LGBTQ+ groups to share their experiences and and supportive space for that exist in local state schools learn from each other. LGBTQ people to share their and provide them with the experiences and coping opportunity to express their MEN TALK HEALTH strategies and explore their views and their aspirations “MenTalkHealth believes that feelings surrounding grief” through the medium of stigma around mental health television. These groups are prevents people from reaching SWITCHBOARD – THE supported by amazing teachers out for help when they need RAINBOW CAFE and support staff in their own it and so aims to get our “The Rainbow Fund grant for time, they believe as we do, that community talking. our Rainbow Café enables us this is vital and the work that to support LGBTQ people living they do with us is both exciting With the funds awarded from with dementia, providing them and groundbreaking. The Brighton Rainbow fund with a safe space to socialise, we will be able to provide free take part in creative activities ALLSORTS & reduced cost Mental Health and access information and The grant from the Rainbow First Aid training to LGBTQ+ support” fund allows us to support venues and performers on the children and young people Brighton scene who are our SWITCHBOARD – LGBTQ+ from the ages of 5-25 who front line to those struggling. BEFRIENDING SERVICE are LGBT+ or unsure of their “Our Rainbow Fund grant is sexuality and/or gender identity Mental Health First Aid enabling us to work with our through group work, one-to- training is expensive, costing communities to develop a one emotional support and an individual between £300- specialised befriending service outreach work to other youth 450. We are able to train up for LGBTQ people and people projects across the City. This our own Mental Health First living with HIV. This will provide vital funding helps to reduce Aid Trainer who will then be support for the most isolated isolation, enables peer support able to train our community in our communities, as well as and helps to build resilience in the necessarily skills to listen volunteering opportunities for whilst empowering children to and signpost those in our those who wish to get involved.” and young people. community who are struggling the most. ” LUNCH POSITIVE HIV LUNCH MINDOUT – COUNSELLING CLUB: “The grant from the Rainbow THE SUSSEX BEACON “Funding for the HIV lunch Fund will enable us to “The grant from the Rainbow club helps us reach and continue to provide a low cost fund enables us to deliver our support hundreds of people counselling service run by Positive Living Programme each year. The lunch club is and for LGBTQ communities, for people living and ageing a locally unique and genuine this much needed service has with HIV. We run twice weekly community based project. excellent outcomes for the exercises classes, mindfulness A safe and supportive space people who use it. groups and online resources, in that brings people together The Rainbow Fund has order to holistically support the for food and friendship, peer- provided seed funding for us to physical and mental wellbeing support and breaks the cycle pilot a relationship counselling of our clients and combat frailty” of social isolation. With over service and a relationship skills 30 committed and highly peer support group.” SWITCHBOARD – GRIEF motivated volunteers, this ENCOUNTERS project involves everyone and MINDOUT – OUT OF THE BLUE “Thanks to our Rainbow reaches those very most in Our second grant from the Fund grant we are able to need” Rainbow Fund enables us to run our Grief Encounters 26 P R I D E F O R T H E F U T U R E 61
50+ HIV SUPPER GROUP BLUEPRINT 22 – THE L-ZONE THE CLARE PROJECT “The Rainbow Fund grant Funding form The Rainbow THE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING: supports this monthly Fund to run ‘The L Zone’ a youth “The continuation of gathering of people with led lesbian visibility project. The development funding from HIV aged 50 and over. A safe, funding means that we are The Rainbow Fund will relaxed and peer-led place able to give young adults the enable us to continue our to share and socialise, with a opportunity and support they investment in the growth special focus on peer support as need to explore their identity, and sustainability of services we get older. For many people sexuality and self worth in a supporting trans, non-binary, this is often remarked as “the safe environment without intersex and gender-variant first time they have seen anyone judgement or prejudice. The folk. It will allow us to empower for a long time” or pleased they project will bring a the voice our trans-led organization to came as it is “the only reason for of the next generation to the provide more opportunities going out this week”.“ wider LGBT* community in for both engagement, work Brighton and Hove and will be and volunteering for our TNBI RADIO REVERB HIV HOUR used to inform future work in community members” “The grant from the Rainbow this area. Fund will allow us to continue THE CLARE PROJECT broadcasting the UK’s only radio INSIDE OUT TUESDAY DROP-IN FUNDING: show about living with HIV, The project which has been “This grant from the Rainbow and to distribute it as a podcast funded by The Rainbow fund is Fund supports the continuation in order to reach a global something that offers anyone of our weekly Tuesday Drop- audience. The programme from the LGBT* community the in for trans, non-binary, educates listeners about HIV, chance to have 1-2-1 support intersex and gender-variant connects people living with the for any issues they are facing in adults. Approaching our 20th virus with local support services, relation to their sexuality and/ year of supporting the TNBI and destigmatises HIV by or gender identity. This project community, the fund enables encouraging open discussion. also offers the chance for young us to provide regular mental The grant also allows us to adults to facilitate their own health support spaces and continue a training partnership peer led workshops where they socialising opportunities for our with the Terrence Higgins Trust’s can discuss and share specific members.” Work Positive programme, issues which they have and which helps those who are do face when growing up. All RADICAL RHIZOME long-term unemployed due to of these services are of huge “ “The grant from the Rainbow health issues back into work.” importance to the youth LGBT* Fund makes it possible for Black community in and around the and brown queer people in city and would not be possible Brighton and Hove to regularly SIGN LANGUAGE USER without the support from the meet, helping us to build OUTREACH Rainbow Fund and fortify our burgeoning The grant from the Rainbow community, reducing Fund will allow us to become RAINBOW CHORUS – RC+ isolation and enhancing social more inclusive, reaching out The grant from the Rainbow connectivity.” to those within the LGBT+ Fund will allow us to continue communities who are deaf this unique monthly workshop PEER ACTION or are sign language users choir, open to all in the “ The grant from the Rainbow and enable them to enjoy our LGBT+ communities. In a safe, Fund has allowed us to performances and concerts. friendly space, members can support people living with This has included working drop in when their personal HIV in Brighton & Hove by collaboratively with other choirs circumstances allow or making available affordable & Marco Nardi to provide a fully attend regularly. They explore complementary therapies and interpreted performance at the their singing voice, grow in yoga sessions in a space where annual World Aids Day concert confidence and make new they can relax and openly talk last December. friends at the social after each about what is going on with session. their lives without judgement.’” B R I G H TO N - P R I D E .O R G 27 62
PRIDE FUNDRAISING PRIDE Solidarity Fund SUSSEX BEACON PRESTON MANOR AND CITY PARKS The Sussex Beacon is the leading HIV charity Preston Manor received £5,000 to: based in Brighton. • Improve the planting in the two flower beds at the SE and SW corners of the Manor “We are proud to be supported by Brighton • Install period-appropriate, bow-top fencing Pride, one of the UK’s biggest, boldest and around these flower beds, to protect the new best Pride events with community fundraising planting and to deter anti-social behaviour at its heart. Through selling Brighton Pride taking place under the Manor’s veranda; Festival tickets in our charity shops, The Sussex • Install additional Beacon has been able to fundraise £3,453 CCTV cameras to from the handling fee that was received from key points across the each ticket sold. Such fundraising support is rear elevation of the crucial for the charity to offer its important Manor and under the services and continue supporting the lives of veranda, to monitor people living with HIV. “ an area known to be vulnerable to anti- The Sussex Beacon provides both inpatient and social behaviour. outpatient services for HIV+ individuals living in Sussex and beyond. This includes the charities CityParks received £5,000 to improve the 10-bedded Inpatient Unit, as well Coronation Garden at the north end of as weekly Day Service sessions, Preston Park, one priority being the repair and a Women and Families’ Support refurbishment of the shelter on the eastern edge Group, a Peer Support Project, of the garden. and additional Wellbeing Groups. PETER TATCHELL FOUNDATION & KALEIDOSCOPE TRUST The Pride Solidarity Fund was established in 2018 to support underfunded projects and organisations, many of which have had their funding cut in recent years. With £5,000 each going to The Peter Tatchell Foundation and Kaleidoscope Trust, the Pride Solidarity Fund is proud to support these independent organisations who dedicate their service to upholding the human rights of LGBTQ+ people in the UK and internationally. Commenting on the donation, Peter Tatchell, The Kaleidoscope Trust work to uphold the Director of The Peter Tatchell Foundation, which human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans campaigns for LGBT+ and human rights in the people in countries where they do not have UK and worldwide, said: their equal rights and are discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and/or gender “We are delighted and honoured to receive identity. Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Executive Director this very generous donation from the Pride of The Kaleidoscope Trust said: Solidarity Fund to aid our work supporting LGBT+ rights in the UK and internationally. “I want to express huge thanks to Brighton As a small, under-funded LGBT+ and human Pride for their donation to Kaleidoscope Trust. rights charity, this grant means a lot. It will This global movement for LGBTQI liberation enable us to do even more and human rights needs to challenge homophobia, as many people as possible biphobia and transphobia. working towards common Among other causes, this goals of freedom, unity and funding will help us support dignity. Your donation helps LGBT+ campaigners in us to continue do this work Arab countries and LGBT+ and we are so grateful.” Muslims here in the UK.” 28 P R I D E F O R T H E F U T U R E 63
Community groups across Brighton and Hove can put Tim Ridgway, chair of the Brighton Pride Social Impact a little bit of pride back into their city thanks to Pride Fund, said: “This year saw a record number of entries Social Impact Fund grants worth nearly £30,000 this with bids from more than 57 applications from across year. the city requesting more than £44,000 to make their communities a better place. In what has been a record year, nearly 40 groups representing people of all ages from Mile Oak to “With the fund oversubscribed, making decisions on Moulsecoomb, Saltdean to the city centre will benefit individual bids was not an easy process, but those from money awarded by the independent panel. groups who have been awarded money will ensure that the legacy of Pride is far-reaching, extending to all Grants awarded this year will see parks and open corners of the city. spaces improved; community groups host events and day trips; equipment provided to sports groups; and “We hope it will help some of the city’s amazing charities supporting some of the city’s most vulnerable community and voluntary groups create a colourful given a boost. rainbow of happiness and inclusivity all year round.” AMEX AREA CHOMP FRIENDS OF PRESTON ST PETERS PRESTON PARK NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM £1,000.00 – after school PARK £380.00 – install new water £500.00 – Plants for a sessions offering hot meals £2,000.00 – new rose arch in butt (with 100 for plants) Rejuvination Garden to families the park TARNER COMMUNITY BEE IN THE WOODS CREW CLUB UNITED HANGLETON AND WEST PROJECT £1,000.00 – inter-generationl £1,000.00 – expand the BLATCHINGTON FOOD £1,000.00 – cookery club for forest school youth football club and buy BANK young people hoodies for the team £1,000.00 – top-up shops, BEVFEST aprons, table cloths and THE BLACK AND MINORITY £1,000.00 – community DORSET MEWS RESIDENTS meat vouchers ETHNIC YOUNG PEOPLE’S festival in Bevendean ASSOCIATION PROJECT £1,000.00 – new planter to LATEST CIC £500.00 – two workshops to BOHEMIA ARTS reduce congestion £950.00 – lit trees in St mark 15 year anniversary AND MUSIC CIC IN James’s Street CONJUNCTION WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD THE GREEN CENTRE VERDICT JAZZ CLUB PROJECT AT TARNER MOULSECOOMB AND £200.00 – support £400.00 – a theatre £1,000.00 – buy resources BEVENDEAN COMMUNITY volunteers at the project performance in the annual for toy library VOLUNTEERS community festival in £850.00 – Moulsecoomb THE OLD BOAT Dorset Gardens EXTRATIME Supper Club Project COMMUNITY CENTRE £1,000.00 – family fun day £500.00 – purchase a large BRIGHTON AND HOVE for 200 children with SEND NESTOR COURT new fridge to offer further HOUSING COALITION and carers £1,671.00 – repair fence for options for people living in £200.00 – support ongoing block of flats for elderly food poverty activities FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP people £1,000.00 – continue bi- THE OLD BOAT BRIGHTON PHOENIX weekly cooked lunches for NORFOLK SQUARE GROUP COMMUNITY CENTRE FLAMES BASKETBALL older people £500.00 – community £1,000.00 – set up a CLUB gardening project community kitchen £976.00 – new equipment FRIENDS OF BLAKERS and kit for the youth teams PARK OFF THE FENCE THE OTHER SCREEN £600.00 – tree planting £500.00 – general clothing £550.00 – host film event for BRUNSWICK TOWN IN to support rough sleepers deaf / disabled community BLOOM FRIENDS OF BRUNSWICK £120.00 – cover entry to SQUARE PATCHAM DUCK FAYRE WAVE PROJECT South East in Bloom £500.00 – community £600.00 – community event £1,000.00 – offer club surf gardening project sessions to young people CAROUSEL QUIET DOWN THERE with anxiety £643.00 – music equipment FRIENDS OF PRESTON £400.00 – creative to support regular live PARK community artwork project WINDMILL YOUNG ACTORS music nights £1,000.00 – volunteer for local multicultural £924.00 – cover costs of 12 gardening in the park and women week term of drama club in CASE new roses east Brighton £500.00 – free family- ST PETERS PRESTON PARK friendly science festival in FRIENDS OF PRESTON £180.00 – repair pathway YOUNG PEOPLE’S CENTRE Hollingdean PARK £470.00 – revamped entrance £1,000.00 – Easter Egg hunt way to building for 200 kids B R I G H TO N - P R I D E .O R G 29 64
PRIDE SOCIAL IMPACT FUND GRANT CASE STUDIES FRIENDS OF PRESTON PARK The Friends of Preston We have 9 committee members and around Park was founded 9 years 500 ‘Friends’. It’s free to join and there are regular ago as a not-for-profit communications by email to let people know voluntary organisation. what’s happening in the park. We’re currently organising an evening bat walk and Preston We wanted to involve the Village Open Day. The contribution from Pride’s local community in park issues and celebrate the Social Impact Fund made a massive difference park by organising events. We are keen that park to us: by enabling us to hire a large marquee to users, especially young people, know about and host our Halloween Lantern Walk again in 2017. treasure the park’s special history, architecture, An evening, family event that attracts hundreds flora and fauna. We liaise with various of local people, we’ve held it for several years but departments in the council so that we have a had to cancel it in 2016 as there was no venue. two-way communication between park-users The fund also paid for 3 elm trees for the park. and the council. For instance, there are changes The gracious old elms are nearing the end of their being made to a couple of areas of the park and lives and these new trees will be a wonderful the Friends’ group have worked with the council lasting legacy for future generations. to ensure the changes will enhance the park. BRIGHTON & HOVE HOUSING COALITION Brighton & Hove Housing leading deputations or asking questions of that Coalition was launched committee. on 19 August 2017 in the The funds from the Pride Social Impact Fund presence of MPs Caroline have helped us to meet basic costs such as the Lucas and Lloyd Russell- hire of meeting rooms at the Crypt and for print. Moyle. Our motivation We have ambitious plans – for example improving was that housing and homelessness was too legal training for volunteers to create what we important a matter to be left to bureaucrats and call ‘Street Advocates’ – people with sufficient that view was shared by the twenty organisations knowledge to help the vulnerable when faced that signed up to our Aims and Objectives that with seemingly insurmountable problems of day. poverty, homelessness and injustice. On a day-to-day basis the Executive hold the city council’s Housing Committee to account and no housing committee meeting goes by without our 30 P R I D E F O R T H E F U T U R E 65
TARNER COMMUNITY PROJECT Established over broad range of specialisms to share and teach. 20 years ago, Last year we were able to support a group of Tarner Community about 20 young people a week, who were Project (TCP) is not in education, employment or training a charity based (NEET). This is a particularly at-risk group and dedicated to running children and young it emerged that there were multiple issues people’s services in the Tarner area of Brighton including very low-level basic skills and special in partnership with the local community. needs. The group was a huge success and supported young people aged from 12-24. Many With OFSTED outstanding accreditation, the of these individuals have issues with sexual provision offers a caring, inclusive, service. exploitation, substance misuse, sexual health, Healthy living and wellbeing are at the heart of exclusion from school and family relationship the project with an emphasis on physical and breakdowns. outdoor activities. We are now focussing on providing a diverse The funding we have received supports the offer for young women attending the weekly activities we undertake with the young people, girls group, especially supporting women running a range of different interesting projects around sexual health, personal care, positive and bringing to the session’s facilitators with a healthy relationships and safety. BRIGHTON OASIS PROJECT Brighton Oasis Project recognised substance misuse services in the (BOP) is a substance South East whilst remaining true to the original misuse service for vision of addressing inequality in access to women and families. treatment. We provide a range of recovery-focused The Pride Social Impact Fund Grant has treatment services enabled us to offer a range of activities for to support and empower women who have children and young people during the Easter difficulties with drink or drugs to make positive holidays. Groups of children took part in changes in their lives. a number of activity days, including a trip to Saddlescome Farm where they had an Established by women who felt that substance opportunity to engage in creative, outdoor play, misuse treatment services did not meet their have fun and explore. School holidays can be needs, Brighton Oasis Project has been making difficult times for any family, so being able to a difference to vulnerable women and families offer activities like this to families affected by in Brighton and Hove for the last 20 years. The substance misuse has been invaluable. We plan project has grown to become one of the most to deliver activities during the Summer holidays too. B R I G H TO N - P R I D E .O R G 31 66
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