Fundraising Toolkit: A Resource for HIV-Related Community-Based Projects Serving Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Individuals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This toolkit from amfAR was developed to assist community-based organisations (CBOs) that provide HIV-related programmes and services for gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender individuals. The guide offers information about who is funding MSM/lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups, snapshots of what those grant programmes look like, strategies for approaching funders, and what projects those grantmakers have supported in the past.

This toolkit is intended to go beyond traditional funders, such as private foundations, to offer information and ideas about other organisations that provide funding to, or partner with, MSM/LGBT groups. Finally, the guide offers general tips on fundraising, from networking to proposal writing, and includes templates to help organisations and activists get started.


The guide intends to answer a number of questions, including:

• "Which donors are funding MSM and other lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community-based organizations?
• Which donors are funding projects in particular geographic areas?
• What kinds of grants are these donors making?
• What kinds of programs and projects are being funded by these grants?
• Whom do I contact and how does my organization apply for funding?"

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