Grant recommendation rationale for grant application G-16792 by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation [NLGF] on behalf of MarriagEquality

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Context

The National LGBT Federation [NXF] is a non-governmental organisation in Dublin, Ireland, which focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. The NXF publishes Gay Community News [GCN] and campaigns for the equal rights of, and to combat discrimination against, LGBT people in Ireland and internationally. The organisation was founded as the National Gay Federation [NGF] in 1979. In 1990, the NGF board voted to amend its name to the National Lesbian and Gay Federation [NLGF]. In 2000, the NLGF was incorporated as a not-for-profit limited company by guarantee and achieved charitable status. In February 2014, the NLGF was renamed the National LGBT Federation or NXF for short. The announcement was made at an event in Dublin celebrating 35 years of the organisation's existence.

In 2008, €400,000 were awarded to the National LGBT Federation [NXF], who were then called National Lesbian and Gay Federation [NLGF]. The purpose of the funding was to improve equality of rights for the LGBT community by providing support to MarriagEquality's campaign for same sex marriage. NXF acted for MarriagEquality at the time. MarriagEquality was a not for profit, single issue, national grassroots advocacy organisation, whose goal was to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland through the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples between 2008 and 2018.

Description:

The five-page long document was produced by The Atlantic Philanthropies’ staff and details grant G-16792 titled Marriage Equality. Contents programme objectives and project context, expected outcomes, reasons for recommending the grant and an outlining of possible risks.

Type:

text and business records

Creator:

The Atlantic Philanthropies, 1982-2020

Subject:

National LGBT Federation (Ireland), Curated collection--Human rights, Curated collection--LGBTQ people, Curated collection--Grant documentation, Grant 16792, Marriage Equality (Organisation), Gay and lesbian rights movement, Non-governmental organizations, National Gay Federation (Ireland), National Lesbian and Gay Federation (Ireland), Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), and Curated collection--Tonie Walsh

Grant:

Grant 16792

Grantee:

National LGBT Federation (Ireland)

Year of Grant:

2008

Location of Grantee:

Dublin

Rights:

The material is copyright of either Cornell University, The Atlantic Philanthropies, or where listed, the original authors or commissioning bodies. This collection is being made available under CC BY-NC-ND license, which allows users to access the material as long as the original copyright holder is credited; the material cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.

Attribution:

Cornell University Library, Digital Repository of Ireland, and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.st74s940h