April 2025

 

 

Hi First name / there,

April showers bring May flowers! The team at Queer For Hire has been working behind the scenes the last month on preparing for several exciting public resources to help your nonprofit raise more money and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community to Queer Extravagance.

 

All resources and opportunities will be available to the Queer For Hire audience!

 

Here's what we've been working on:

 

🌟 “Grow Your Organization By Engaging LGBTQIA+ People” article in the global Advancing Philanthropy magazine by AFP. (read now below!)
 

🌟 “Culturally Queer: Create an Inclusive Culture of Philanthropy for LGBTQIA+ Donors” education session. (more details and similar resources below)

 

🌟 “Assisting LGBTQ Organizations with Policies, Advocacy, Grant Writing, and Funding” panel discussion. (more details and similar resources below)
 

🌟 “Get Q'd Up: Grow Your Fundraising Program By Including LGBTQIA+ Donors” global webinar with AFP. (more details and similar resources below)

"Sincerely, Queers" Blog Feature

Dear nonprofits and allied organizations.

 

Queer history isn’t just about the past—it’s about understanding the present and shaping a more inclusive future. From the Stonewall Riots to today’s fight for LGBTQIA+ rights, knowing our history helps organizations build stronger, more inclusive workplaces, become better allies, and truly celebrate Pride in meaningful ways.
 

To dive into this topic, I’m thrilled to welcome Laura Martinez—former Park Ranger for the Stonewall National Monument and the new Development Manager for Queer For Hire—to share her expertise. Laura has spent years studying and sharing Queer history with the public and its relevance to today’s movements. In this conversation, we’ll explore why knowing LGBTQIA+ history is essential for individuals and organizations alike.

If you're a Queer professional, we'd love to have you contribute to the blog! “Sincerely, Queers” uplifts the voices of LGBTQIA+ professionals to improve employee culture and engagement.

Grow Your Organization

By Engaging LGBTQIA+ People

Queer For Hire has another article in Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global)’s “Advancing Philanthropy” magazine (April 2025 edition)! 

Free for AFP members, read “Queer For Hire: Grow Your Organization By Engaging LGBTQIA+ People” to start or continue your journey in uplifting the Queer communities in your mission through:

🌟 Hiring Queer employees
🌟 Recruiting Queer board members 
🌟 Engaging Queer volunteers
🌟 Cultivating Queer donors
🌟 Working with Queer organizations 

“Get Q'd In” Education Series

🤩 Our “Get Q'd In” education series is growing!

 

What started with “Get Q'd In: Advance Your Mission By Engaging LGBTQIA+ Donors”, a 101 level presentation on the basics of engaging Queer donors, is expanding with the more advanced 201 version “Get Q'd Up: Grow Your Fundraising Program By Including LGBTQIA+ Supporters" as a global AFP webinar on July 17.

 

In “Get Q'd Up”, you'll learn how create a pipeline of LGBTQIA+ annual, major, and legacy donors to your mission through the different supporter opportunities of donors, volunteers, and board members.

 

Catch up with the free “Get Q'd In” video class HERE.

 

Register for the “Get Q'd Up” AFP global webinar HERE. 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

🤓 Conference season has arrived, and Queer For Hire will be there!

 

First, we will be presenting “Culturally Queer: Create an Inclusive Culture of Philanthropy for LGBTQIA+ Donors” education session at Lehigh Valley Philanthropy Institute of the Greater Lehigh Valley AFP Chapter on Tuesday, May 13.

 

Don't worry if you're not local to that Chapter! You can read a similar conversation with the Alford Group for free HERE.

 

🤓 Then, we'll be joining a panel discussion “Assisting LGBTQ Organizations with Policies, Advocacy, Grant Writing, and Funding” at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center's LGBTQIA+ Health Summit on June 3.

 

Read similar “Sincerely, Queers” blog posts on diversifying your cashflow HERE and grants management tips HERE.