The London LGBT Almanac provides a strategic information base for diverse London LGBT organisations to plan and develop; and for funders and infrastructure organisations to be better equipped to support LGBT organisations.

Profiles of all of the organisations that have been part of the London LGBT Almanac 1st and 2nd Editions can be found and edited in the London LGBT Almanac wiki.

The London LGBT Almanac 1st Edition is available to download (in PDF format).

It has received positive reviews, including this review in Third Sector.

Julia Unwin CBE, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation writes of the Almanac 1st Edition:

The voluntary sector faces a really difficult time in terms of funding.  The impact of the government’s austerity measures, combined with the decisions made by a number of local authorities, mean that many voluntary and community organisations are at risk. This difficult environment makes forward planning challenging, and many organisations will resort to simple crisis responses, thinking only about how they can get by for another week.

For the group of critically important organisations concerned with equality, and especially those concerned to provide support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, these risks are even greater. Organisations that have never established a strong foothold on the increasingly shaky funding ladder will feel even more insecure in these very difficult times, and it would be understandable if they were to turn inwards and despair. That is why this new Almanac from Kairos in Soho is so important. In straightforward and clear language it describes the funding environment, focusing on practical and achievable opportunities while making a compelling case for change. The LBGT community is well served by a publication such as this which enables a sober, grounded, and evidence-based analysis of the funding needs, and requirements, of a very important set of voluntary and community organisations.

We have used a range of feedback to plan the 2nd Edition, which will be available in early summer 2012. This year’s publication will contain key, up-to-date statistical information about diverse LGBT organising in London, a special section on LGBT volunteering and activism, and stimulating contributions from a diverse range of people on the theme of heritage and diverse LBT women’s organising.