How you can help make Pride in London 2014 the best yet
1) Get Marching! There's no other experience like walking in a group as part of the parade and waving to the thousands of Londoners that come out to support the Parade. There's music, there's dancing, there's antics and a great buzz. And if you're lucky, no rain!
If you are an individual, there are lots of groups marching, and they all need bodies - so ask your sports team, social group or charity if you can volunteer. If you would like to march with us, get in touch ASAP!! You'll get a free t-shirt and maybe some goodies too, as well as a guaranteed fun day.
OR you could take parade involvement to the next level, and volunteer to steward the event, along with hundreds of other LGBT community members. It's a fantastic way to make friends - through the training and social events - and be involved on the day without the pressure of marching with a group. Find out more here.
2) However, the Parade can't happen at all without some investment from the community. Following the success of last year, Pride in London have set up a crowdfunder to help cover the cost of the parade - things like barriers and security don't come cheap. http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/
Just £2 can make a big difference, if we all get behind this!
3) There's more to Pride in London than the Parade. Did you know the organisers are also curating a festival of community-organised
events. We want that to be incredibly diverse - building on the success of last
year. Planet London are keen to make sure there's plenty of events for women, and that women know about the events to attend.
We will be promoting the events on the My Pocket Planet App exclusive events calendar - so you'll know what's on and where at your fingertips!
4) #PROUDWomenUK launched on 15 April. PROUDWOMEN is the non-profit
partnership between Elysion Events & Pride In London (Community
Interest Company CIC); on a mission to increase the representation,
inclusion and visibility of women at Pride. Here's a link to their Facebook - please 'like' and 'share' their page; attend their
events - the first one of which is the PROUDWOMEN Challenge Quiz; lend
your support; be involved.
Join the #ProudWomenUK quiz night - bring a team to a heat and if you can make it into the finals. Heats are taking place on Wednesdays throughout April & May with celebrity guest hosts - Zoe Lyons is the first! For full details about how to enter a team, visit their Facebook page.
Planet London are keen to hear from you if you have any ideas about how to raise funds towards activities for us in Pride, and from any women interested in running or supporting fundraising events - get in touch via mail@planet-london.com
Pride in London are looking for at least £25,000 to make sure the Parade happens in 2014. Rather than just rely on a few collection boxes, the organisation has taken a modern approach and allowing those who can & who have the desire to donate what they can.
The beauty is, donations only get collected if the target is reached by the deadline. So people only give money if there's enough in the total pot to make the Parade happen.
We
are looking to the community to help raise atleast £25,000 to make the
2014 LGBT+ Pride In London Parade happen. - See more at:
http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/#sthash.HBb6s5CJ.dpuf
FIND OUT MORE & DONATE now! The Pride in London team have published some FAQs to help understand why they have chosen to crowd fund for the parade...
Both
those cities have different and more established models that generate
much more ticket income than is currently possible for Pride in London
because they are ticketed events and we want to keep London Pride free.
How else does Pride raise the money it needs?
This fundraising campaign’s capital, if successful and we reach our
target, is added to what we raise from commercial sponsors, ticket sales
to our gala dinners, payments from ‘official after parties’ and
independent sponsorship from bars, clubs, LGBT+ businesses and
individuals.
Why do you need money in this way this year and not last year?
We raised money from the community last year through collections on
the street and in bars and clubs – this year we are taking a more up to
date approach that gives people much better engagement with the event.
Why does it cost £700k this year when last year the total event cost £430k?
£700k is the maximum that we need to deliver a high quality Pride
with lots of varied entertainment across the festival. We can cut back
on that if necessary. We also have additional cash to raise this year
because of a funding shortfall in 2013 of £25,000 that needs to be
covered.
If we are to trust funding pride, can you show independently assessed accounts showing all income and expenditure?
We?ve been very open about the costs and our management of income and
expenditure. Our accounts are not yet audited but will be reported and
placed on the website as soon as they are. There is a breakdown of costs
in the ?about? section of the website.
What support are gay bars and clubs giving?
We?re looking to gay businesses to help cover the cost of managing
safety and entertainment in Soho on the big day. That amounts to around
£70,000 also and we are still drumming up support. Supportive businesses
are listed on our website - See more at: http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/parade-fundraising-faqs/#sthash.ZQsLZqCT.dpuf
What we'll use the £25,000 for - Training and equipping our army of vital volunteers and putting on the 2014 LGBT+ Pride In London Parade. Why we need it - It costs over £70,000 to put on the Parade each year and corporate sponsorship is harder to source each year. Your support will help keep the LGBT+ Pride In London Parade going!
LBGT+ Pride in London Week is one of the only major
events of it's kind in the UK that is still free and in 2013 over
650,000 people took part in Pride in London’s Saturday celebration
making it now the Capital's second largest one day event – yes, IT’S MASSIVE! The Pride In London Parade is the main event on the Saturday. It travels through central London, stretches for over 2 kilometres and has over 20,000 participants. It also features all of our supporters from the Armed Services to Small LBGT+ Community organisations. Why not take a look at last year’s parade here? The parade epitomises the message of Pride and is at
the heart of the celebration but it takes a lot of investment from a
dedicated army of volunteers and supporters to make it all happen. The parade costs over £70,000 in planning, safety, security and stewarding. That's 10% of the overall budget for the whole week.
You have the #FreedomTo grab your own Pride Package and Support, Shine, Strut, Sparkle,Star, Shout or Schmooze. This is a unique chance to show your support for Pride and keep the celebrations going. As an added bonus for your generosity, all Pride Packages include special thank you rewards. The size of your package is down to you. The more you give, the bigger your package. In the UK you have the #FreedomTo be who you are and are part of an LGBT+ community that is celebrated. You also have the #FreedomTo attend events that show the world how united we really are becoming as a community, let's keep this message strong.
The goal of this campaign is to keep the Pride in London Parade going. You can really make a difference by investing in a Pride Packages or by making a donation of any amount!
Donate if you want to support Pride and don’t forget to SHARE the love on social media, #FreedomTo.
Here are some common questions that may be of help.
Why is a place like London struggling when other cities like Brighton and Manchester manage it?
Both those cities have different and more established models that
generate much more ticket income than is currently possible for Pride in
London because they are ticketed events and we want to keep London
Pride free.
How else does Pride raise the money it needs?
This fundraising campaign’s capital, if successful and we reach our
target, is added to what we raise from commercial sponsors, ticket sales
to our gala dinners, payments from ‘official after parties’ and
independent sponsorship from bars, clubs, LGBT+ businesses and
individuals.
Why do you need money in this way this year and not last year?
We raised money from the community last year through collections on
the street and in bars and clubs – this year we are taking a more up to
date approach that gives people much better engagement with the event.
Why does it cost £700k this year when last year the total event cost £430k?
£700k is the maximum that we need to deliver a high quality Pride
with lots of varied entertainment across the festival. We can cut back
on that if necessary. We also have additional cash to raise this year
because of a funding shortfall in 2013 of £25,000 that needs to be
covered.
If we are to trust funding pride, can you show independently assessed accounts showing all income and expenditure?
We?ve been very open about the costs and our management of income and
expenditure. Our accounts are not yet audited but will be reported and
placed on the website as soon as they are. There is a breakdown of costs
in the ?about? section of the website.
What support are gay bars and clubs giving?
We?re looking to gay businesses to help cover the cost of managing
safety and entertainment in Soho on the big day. That amounts to around
£70,000 also and we are still drumming up support. Supportive businesses
are listed on our website
- See more at: http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/parade-fundraising-faqs/#sthash.ZQsLZqCT.dpuf
Both
those cities have different and more established models that generate
much more ticket income than is currently possible for Pride in London
because they are ticketed events and we want to keep London Pride free.
How else does Pride raise the money it needs?
This fundraising campaign’s capital, if successful and we reach our
target, is added to what we raise from commercial sponsors, ticket sales
to our gala dinners, payments from ‘official after parties’ and
independent sponsorship from bars, clubs, LGBT+ businesses and
individuals.
Why do you need money in this way this year and not last year?
We raised money from the community last year through collections on
the street and in bars and clubs – this year we are taking a more up to
date approach that gives people much better engagement with the event.
Why does it cost £700k this year when last year the total event cost £430k?
£700k is the maximum that we need to deliver a high quality Pride
with lots of varied entertainment across the festival. We can cut back
on that if necessary. We also have additional cash to raise this year
because of a funding shortfall in 2013 of £25,000 that needs to be
covered.
If we are to trust funding pride, can you show independently assessed accounts showing all income and expenditure?
We?ve been very open about the costs and our management of income and
expenditure. Our accounts are not yet audited but will be reported and
placed on the website as soon as they are. There is a breakdown of costs
in the ?about? section of the website.
What support are gay bars and clubs giving?
We?re looking to gay businesses to help cover the cost of managing
safety and entertainment in Soho on the big day. That amounts to around
£70,000 also and we are still drumming up support. Supportive businesses
are listed on our website - See more at: http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/parade-fundraising-faqs/#sthash.ZQsLZqCT.dpuf
Both
those cities have different and more established models that generate
much more ticket income than is currently possible for Pride in London
because they are ticketed events and we want to keep London Pride free.
How else does Pride raise the money it needs?
This fundraising campaign’s capital, if successful and we reach our
target, is added to what we raise from commercial sponsors, ticket sales
to our gala dinners, payments from ‘official after parties’ and
independent sponsorship from bars, clubs, LGBT+ businesses and
individuals.
Why do you need money in this way this year and not last year?
We raised money from the community last year through collections on
the street and in bars and clubs – this year we are taking a more up to
date approach that gives people much better engagement with the event.
Why does it cost £700k this year when last year the total event cost £430k?
£700k is the maximum that we need to deliver a high quality Pride
with lots of varied entertainment across the festival. We can cut back
on that if necessary. We also have additional cash to raise this year
because of a funding shortfall in 2013 of £25,000 that needs to be
covered.
If we are to trust funding pride, can you show independently assessed accounts showing all income and expenditure?
We?ve been very open about the costs and our management of income and
expenditure. Our accounts are not yet audited but will be reported and
placed on the website as soon as they are. There is a breakdown of costs
in the ?about? section of the website.
What support are gay bars and clubs giving?
We?re looking to gay businesses to help cover the cost of managing
safety and entertainment in Soho on the big day. That amounts to around
£70,000 also and we are still drumming up support. Supportive businesses
are listed on our website - See more at: http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/parade-fundraising-faqs/#sthash.ZQsLZqCT.dpuf
Both
those cities have different and more established models that generate
much more ticket income than is currently possible for Pride in London
because they are ticketed events and we want to keep London Pride free.
How else does Pride raise the money it needs?
This fundraising campaign’s capital, if successful and we reach our
target, is added to what we raise from commercial sponsors, ticket sales
to our gala dinners, payments from ‘official after parties’ and
independent sponsorship from bars, clubs, LGBT+ businesses and
individuals.
Why do you need money in this way this year and not last year?
We raised money from the community last year through collections on
the street and in bars and clubs – this year we are taking a more up to
date approach that gives people much better engagement with the event.
Why does it cost £700k this year when last year the total event cost £430k?
£700k is the maximum that we need to deliver a high quality Pride
with lots of varied entertainment across the festival. We can cut back
on that if necessary. We also have additional cash to raise this year
because of a funding shortfall in 2013 of £25,000 that needs to be
covered.
If we are to trust funding pride, can you show independently assessed accounts showing all income and expenditure?
We?ve been very open about the costs and our management of income and
expenditure. Our accounts are not yet audited but will be reported and
placed on the website as soon as they are. There is a breakdown of costs
in the ?about? section of the website.
What support are gay bars and clubs giving?
We?re looking to gay businesses to help cover the cost of managing
safety and entertainment in Soho on the big day. That amounts to around
£70,000 also and we are still drumming up support. Supportive businesses
are listed on our website - See more at: http://prideinlondon.org/get-involved/fund-parade/parade-fundraising-faqs/#sthash.ZQsLZqCT.dpuf
Pride need a lot of volunteers to help make the day a huge success. Volunteering is great fun and gives you the best seat in the house. Pride has already had a very successful volunteer recruitment evening on Saturday 9th March
when they 'lovebombed' Soho. They recruited 100 volunteers recruited and
raised nearly £1200! Next they're running another Soho fundraiser on Thursday 28th, in time for Easter. Take a look at the video below for a taster of the fun you can have, and if you're interested, read on for more information!
Register online to volunteer with Pride in London and the
team there will keep you in touch with all the ways to get involved with Pride
in London either on the big day, Saturday 29 June, or before. They're looking for people to join their Resident & Business Liaison
team right now. They are the frontline team building strong relationships with
people across the event footprint.
Volunteers on Pride Day steward either the parade route, Trafalgar square or
Soho. Their main functions are to provide information, assist the paid security
stewards & the Met with crowd management and relay important information
about the progress of the event to the event liaison team. Volunteers are split into two shifts for the day itself, the majority of
volunteers bring active from 9am - 5.30pm. All volunteers are expected to have
attended one training session in advance of the day, and we shall also be
running training sessions on the morning of Pride Day in case volunteers have
been unable to attend the ones in advance.
In all, volunteers are the face of Pride in London – by far they have the most
interaction with the public and are ultimately what makes Pride in the Capital
unique.
There are a range of volunteer roles on offer to cater for a range of
experiences: from Steward roles (ideal for those who have never been to a Pride
before) up to Deputy Area Manager roles (which involves running a sizeable part
of the event footprint on the day!). Your role will be allocated by our
dedicated volunteer team around a month before Pride Day.
So please considering registering now to become part of one of Europe's largest
volunteer-led events. London LGBT+ Community Pride are committed to ensuring
every volunteer has an enjoyable experience and for all those who complete
their volunteer assignments we offer some great benefits - all to say
"thank you" for helping make Pride in London a success!
How you can help make Pride in London 2014 the best yet
OR you could take parade involvement to the next level, and volunteer to steward the event, along with hundreds of other LGBT community members. It's a fantastic way to make friends - through the training and social events - and be involved on the day without the pressure of marching with a group. Find out more here. 
3) There's more to Pride in London than the Parade. Did you know the organisers are also curating a festival of community-organised
events. We want that to be incredibly diverse - building on the success of last
year. Planet London are keen to make sure there's plenty of events for women, and that women know about the events to attend. 
