August Rainbow Roundup
What to expect...
- Rainbow Giving News
- Other LGBTQIA+ Funding Opportunities
- Community News & Events
- Ways to Support
Rainbow Giving News
THANKING YOU | 160 Eoi For Amplify & Ignite Pride Grants
That’s a powerful show of rainbow brilliance and vision from across our LGBTQIA+ sector, and we thank everyone who shared their work and ideas with us.
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible funding partners who make this possible:
Snow Foundation, Pride Foundation Australia, Aurora Ball donors, and Jeremy Tang at Humanitix
Together, we’re building momentum, resourcing bold ideas, and fuelling change.
EOI outcomes will be communicated by mid September.
REVEALING | GiveOUT Day Dating Edition | 16 October 2025
This year, GiveOUT Day is serving dating app realness – where you can Find Your Match and fall in love with a cause worth crushing on.
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REPORTING | Last Year, Bae Collective Raised $5,745.11
Bae Collective (배 컬렉티브) is a Korean queer and trans community building project. There have always been Korean queer and trans people, including in the diaspora. But we don't have many spaces where we can bring our full, authentic selves... That’s why we’re committed to nurturing our incredible KQT community, and creating ways for us to connect, celebrate, and share stories with each other.
Your organisation can be part of this impact too.
- Join Australia’s annual day of rainbow giving and access matched funding.
- Donations go live 15 September 2025 – there’s still time to sign up!
*You can still use this form to apply for GiveOUT Day 2025, however the window to apply for Rainbow Giving Australia grants has closed.
WELCOMING | Our Newest Team Member Jake Smith (He/Him)
Jake brings experience in community building, inclusion, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. At Apple, he led the LGBTQIA+ employee network and produced global Pride campaigns, including for Sydney WorldPride. He has supported GiveOUT Day, Minus18, Sydney Mardi Gras, Equality Australia and ACON, and is the founder of Big Gay Boxing in Sydney’s Inner West.
Other LGBTQIA+ Funding Opportunities
WORLD | CHCH | CALLING | Nominations of Champions of Change | Closes 31 August 2025
Recognising charities making a difference for their work. Putting nonprofits leading the charge in a change for good on centre stage. Tell us your impact story by nominating your organization, and you'll be entered for a chance to receive a $10,000 donation to further that impact.
SYDNEY | AFS | GRANTING | Community projects that make Sydney 'more awesome' | monthly, next closes 3 September 2025
Awesome Foundation Sydney is a Sydney chapter of a global network of micro-giving chapters that give $1,000 of their own money every month to awesome projects.
AUST | PFA | GRANTING | For projects supporting LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum | EOIs close 29 August 2025
Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) large grants up to $20,000 over two years available.
AUST | PFA | GRANTING | For projects supporting LGBTQIA+ inclusive rural and regional health services | EOIs close 29 September 2025
Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) large grants up to $20,000 over two years available.
Community News & Events
SYDNEY & NSW | ACON | CELEBRATING | 40 Events | Aug–Oct
ACON 40 launches with more than 30 community events across Sydney and NSW. Hear from community leaders, get involved, and stay connected.
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AUST | CALLING | Artists and Artwork for Wungening & Hope: Exhibition | Jan-Feb 2026
All artworks are donated, with proceeds funding gender-affirming care for the Gender Diverse community.
AUST | FDPN | WEBINAR | Workshop: My Story Doesn’t End – Critical Storytelling as Trans and Queer Refugee Activism | Wednesday 3 September 2025 | 3.30-5pm AEST
This is an official side event of the Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) 2025 Queer Displacements Conference, hosted by A/Prof Debanuj DasGupta.
- Where: Online
- Cost: Pay what you can, limited complimentary tickets available
- Bookings: Register online via Humanitix
ST KILDA | FDPN | SCREENING | Out of Iraq – Fundraising Side Event | Wednesday 3 Sep 2025 | 6.30-9pm AEST
This is an official side event of the Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) 2025 Queer Displacements Conference. Proceeds support Forcibly Displaced People Network’s advocacy and support for LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people.
- Where: Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
- Cost: Pay what you can.
- Bookings: online via Humanitix
ST KILDA | FDPN | GATHERING | 2025 Queer Displacements Conference | 3–5 September 2025
Centering lived experience and delivering action-focused outcomes for LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people. Presented by Forcibly Displaced People Network.
- Where: Victoria University, Melbourne
- Bookings: Details & Registration
INNER WEST NSW | IWPC | SEEKING | Members for Inner West Pride Centre Community Advisory Group | EOI closes 11 Sep 2025
Seeking 10-12 volunteer members to guide the Pride Centre in building a strong LGBTQIA+ community in the Inner West and greater Sydney.
AUST | SSF | WORKSHOPPING | Queer Youth Sexual Violence Prevention
For those Aged 16–18, StrongSafeFabulous (SSF) is a program developed by by Prosper (Project Australia) in partnership with Rainbow Families NSW. By community, for community, covering: Setting personal boundaries, connecting with the LGBTQ+ community, speaking up when things aren’t right, trusting your gut and spotting red flags. Workshops run throughout the next 12 months and are open to young people across Australia.
- Online
- Register & Learn More
AUST | PRCU | HEARING | Your say: Playing With Pride – LGBTQ+ Experiences in Women’s Sport | submissions close 9pm AEST 28 September 2025
Pride Cup (PRCU), Pride in Sport, and PwC have launched a landmark national survey to capture the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in women’s sport across Australia.
This first-of-its-kind research will highlight both challenges and triumphs, helping shape more inclusive and equitable sporting environments at every level.
Ways To Support
Become a Giveout Day Corporate Partner
Why partner?
- Show your brand’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ communities
- Align with a movement built on love, joy, and impact
- Boost visibility through Matched Funding or Product Giveaways
- Your support = Real impact
Together, we can prove joy is the most powerful response to challenging times.
Rainbow Giving Australia: Working towards an empowered, sustainable and united rainbow community
Rainbow Giving Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present. Rainbow Giving Australia is committed to working with First Nations LGBTQIA+ organisations and initiatives to mobilise the resources they need for their important work. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.