Supporting the Capacity of QTBIPOC Non-Profit Founders

Few grants support founders with legal advice, or grant-writing support, or other capacity building for the team members themselves. There is an overreliance on non-profit system were these basic expenses are not even covered Most organizations that already have a high capacity are the ones receiving the funding. For many grassroots initiatives, it is challenging to be part of the ongoing grant cycles. There might be even less funding for the non-profit sector in the future, especially in the nuanced issues that lack representation. It tends to be indigenous folks that create community grassroots projects for indigenous communities: Black folks that create it for their own community and this rationale applies for many other QTBIPOC founders. These individuals are forced to create these initiatives for desperate gaps that their communities are asking for. Less and less folks can create these systems with our current economy. By way of this letter, I am requesting a report that includes: Asking for a review of current funding for 2SLGBTQIA+ Non-profits through the city? What kinds of projects are getting funded? Who are the operational teams running these projects? How are they getting paid? Who are the founders? What other org's have created similar types of research (on the allocation for funding) and how can we benefit from these reports? What types of organizations is the city funding? Is there a centralized place for 2SLGBTQIA+ concerns/ questions regarding funding streams and funding allocation? Creating a GAP analysis to determine where capacity building efforts are needed for QTBIPOC founders? How can we ensure that are dedicated funds for QTBIPOC founders and Non-profit/ grassroots initiatives creators?