Convening, training, & research: funders for lgbtq issues provides convenings, trainings, and research to educate funders about the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Convenings include the annual funding forward conference to help funders maximize the impact of their grantmaking in lgbt communities, which was attended by more than 215 people in 2018. Funders for lgbtq issues also provided convenings and trainings on lgbtq issues for more than 1,000 foundation staff and trustees. The organization released the 2016 tracking report: lesbian, bay, bisexual, transgender, and queer grantmaking by u.S. Foundations, a comprehensive annual report on overall trends in lgbtq funding. In addition to reports related to special initiatives noted below, the organization released the philanthropy outlook: lgbtq education issues report and the diversity among philanthropic professionals report: a tale of two sectors, and our second study of the demographics of the philanthropic sector by sexual orientation and gender identity.

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