The problem
LGBTQIA+ people and communities experience poorer outcomes including mental health, physical health, education, safety, economics, and access due to exclusion, stigma, legal and policy barriers and a range of other compounding factors.
Myriad people, organisations, and projects are working tirelessly to improve outcomes, but there are range of resourcing and capacity challenges standing in the way.
Without adequate capacities, effective action cannot be taken and queer communities will continue to experience poorer outcomes.
53%
of LGBTQIA+ initiatives have insufficient resources to achieve their strategic goals
94%
of LGBTQIA+ initiatives need support to build their capacities.
Our role
We are the only organisation to exclusively provide bespoke, capacity support based on initiatives’ unique needs and gaps.
Pride by Side builds the capacities of initiatives by connecting them to experts, resources, knowledge, and networks to help address their specific challenges. Areas of capacity include impact and evaluation, business and finance, user and ecosystem, branding and communications, systems and processes, people and culture, and intersectional LGBTQIA+ perspectives.
In short, we make sure those trying to improve outcomes for LGBTQIA+ people and communities have the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to achieve their goals.
We measure our work primarily through:
Initiatives report strengthened capacity.
Initiatives report increased understanding of their capacity needs.
These hero metrics are supported by a (much) larger impact framework (v4.0). Click on the image below to see the full PDF:
Our strategic direction
Our work can be understood through our 12 strategic goals grouped into 4 pillars of work. For more information see our latest strategic direction v1.1.
1 · We learn
1.1 · We deepen our understanding of LGBTQIA+ initiatives' capacity needs.
1.2 · We deepen our understanding of capacity builders.
1.3 · We deepen our understanding of capacity-building practice.
2 · We support
2.1 · We meet the capacity needs of LGBTQIA+ initiatives—prioritising need.
2.2 · We support LGBTQIA+ initiatives in unpacking their own capacity needs.
2.3 · We connect LGBTQIA+ initiatives to other capacity-building opportunities.
3 · We amplify
3.1 · We grow the Pride by Side community and strengthen our role in the LGBTQIA+ ecosystem.
3.2 · We mature others' understanding of LGBTQIA+ capacity and capacity building.
3.3 · We celebrate and platform the work and impact of our ecosystem.
4 · We evolve
4.1 · We fortify Pride by Side's own organisational capacity.
4.2 · We interrogate the impact of our work.
4.3 · We evolve our work based on evidence.
MEET THE TEAM
Olivia Roney
Olivia is a social entrepreneur and impact practitioner based in Sydney. She is admitted as a lawyer and works for the Australian Pro Bono Centre, the peak for pro bono legal work.
A Foundation for Young Australians Young Social Pioneer and winner of a Good Design Award for Social Impact, she uses her backgrounds in social impact, design, policy, law and entrepreneurship for innovative approaches to social and legal change.
Lee Crockford
Lee Crockford is a social impact advisor and non-executive director working to solve complex global challenges through co-design, impact measurement, and behaviour change.
His work spans mental health, education, environment, technology, and justice across private, public, and non-profit sectors. He is a strategist, speaker, and facilitator.
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