{"id":1959,"date":"2021-05-10T20:01:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uncharted-worlds.org\/blog\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T11:55:33","slug":"bi-funding-research-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncharted-worlds.org\/blog\/2021\/05\/bi-funding-research-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi funding research news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Announcement of an interesting thing!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Jennifer, Libby & John:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re happy to announce that we’re going to be doing some research over the next six weeks or so, paid by the LGBT Consortium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s about why bi organisations don’t tend to get grant funding<\/strong> – or, often, even apply<\/em> for grant funding. The idea is that having better info about this would help the Consortium to channel more money in the direction of bi communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all agreed that some<\/em> of the reasons are obvious to us. Many bi groups are run 90% by one person in their spare time. The effort to set up a bank account and write a funding bid would be a big addition to the efforts they already put in to keep the group ticking over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what don’t<\/em> we know? And what could we figure out which would be useful to tell to potential funders<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have till the middle of June 2021 to gather stories of bi organising and money – specifically in the UK<\/strong>. Then we’ll write up what we found out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also want to make sure the Consortium knows about all the bi(-related) groups that exist, so that you get included when they’re telling people about relevant things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions for people who are bi or a little bit bi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re bi<\/strong>, pan<\/strong>, bi-curious<\/strong>, heteroflexible<\/strong>, multi-spec<\/strong>, bi-romantic<\/strong>, or have an inkling that you’re somehow “under the bi umbrella<\/strong>” (whatever your label), and you’re in the UK… please look out for an anonymised survey coming up soon<\/strong>, about which groups<\/strong> you go to, or did when you first came out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE: Survey is here! If you’re in the UK and you’re bi or a little bit bi, please fill it in! Should take about 5 mins, 10 if you write extra.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re not only going to ask about bi groups<\/strong>! We know that a lot of people don’t go to bi groups: maybe there isn’t one near you, or maybe being bi isn’t as important to you as some other interests or needs you have. We’re also curious about where else<\/strong> you might have got some kind of support, even if you weren’t out in that space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we also want to know about other groups you go to – perhaps a craft<\/strong>, drama<\/strong> or sport<\/strong> group, a choir<\/strong>, a wider LGBT<\/strong> group, a 12-step<\/strong> group, a religious<\/strong> gathering, or a club<\/strong> – and to what extent those groups feel welcoming to bi people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions for people who organise things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you create resources<\/strong> for bi people, or run groups or events<\/strong> which attract a lot of bi people, or you think you might<\/em> like to<\/strong> do something for bi people even if you haven’t yet\u2026 we’re interested in your experiences with money<\/strong> in that context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n