SUPPORT US

Supporting OUT North East means supporting LGBTQ+ communities across the North East. As a charity, we rely on the generosity, skills and commitment of people who believe in connection, equality and care.

Whether you can donate, share your fundraising experience, offer professional services or get involved as a volunteer, your support helps us deliver vital projects, events, advice and advocacy. Every contribution helps us reach more people, reduce isolation and create safer, more inclusive spaces where communities can thrive.

By supporting OUT North East, you become part of a community working together to make lasting, positive change.

Become a friend of one

The ONE Centre is the North East's only dedicated LGBTQ+ community centre, welcoming everyone. A place where you can be yourself, feel supported and know you belong.

More than just a building, the ONE Centre is a community. It’s somewhere people can feel safe, supported and accepted. Every month, hundreds of people walk through our doors. Some come to make new friends. Some join community groups or wellbeing activities. Some need practical advice or support through difficult times. Others simply want a cup of tea, a friendly conversation and the reassurance that they will always be welcomed with a smile. Many tell us it's the first place they have ever truly felt accepted.

Our work reaches far beyond the ONE Centre. We support people across the North East through outreach, Pride events, partnerships and community projects, helping people who are isolated, living in rural communities or unable to access support where they live.

Every monthly donation, no matter the size, helps keep the ONE Centre open, welcoming and free for everyone. By becoming a monthly supporter, you'll help provide a safe space where people can connect, find support, make friends and be themselves. From just £5 a month, little more than the price of a coffee, you can make a real difference.

Your monthly donation helps us:

• Keep the ONE Centre open, welcoming and free to access.
• Provide a safe space where people can connect, belong and be themselves.
• Deliver free community groups, wellbeing activities and one to one support.
• Reach LGBTQ+ people across the North East through outreach, events and partnerships.
• Ensure nobody is excluded because they cannot afford to take part.

A Friend donates £5 per month, helping to provide a warm welcome, free refreshments and a friendly environment where people can connect, make friends and feel that they belong. As a thank you, Friends receive an exclusive ONE enamel badge, an exclusive ONE mug after 12 months of continuous support, and a free e-newsletter with advance notice of events, talks and activities.

An Ally donates £10 per month, directly supporting free community activities, well-being sessions and outreach work across the North East. Allies also receive an exclusive ONE enamel badge, an exclusive ONE mug after six months of continuous support, and a free e-newsletter with priority updates about upcoming events, talks and activities.

A Champion donates £20 per month, helping to secure the future of the ONE Centre by funding one-to-one support, community projects, outreach work and the safe, welcoming space that so many people rely upon. Champions receive an exclusive ONE enamel badge, an exclusive ONE mug after just three months of continuous support, together with a free e-newsletter providing advance notice of all events, talks and activities.

Whichever level you choose, your support helps ensure that the ONE Centre remains a place where LGBTQ+ people can access support, build friendships, improve their well-being and be part of a thriving community.

Whether you become a Friend, Ally, or Champion, your support helps ensure the ONE Centre is here whenever someone needs it.

Make a Donation

Donating to OUT North East is a powerful way to support LGBTQ+ people across our region.

Your gift helps us provide safe, welcoming spaces, community activities, wellbeing support, and outreach that ensures LGBTQ+ people feel visible, valued, and able to thrive.

Every donation, no matter the size, makes a real difference. It helps us continue building inclusive services through the ONE Centre, respond to what our community needs most, and create lasting social change. By giving to OUT North East, you are standing alongside LGBTQ+ people and helping to shape a safer, stronger, more connected North East for everyone.

Fundraise

We’re a charity and we need your support to help us fundraise and continue our work with LGBTQ+ communities across the North East.

Whether you want to host a cake bake in your school or workplace, run the Great North Run, take on a sponsored challenge or nominate us as your chosen charity, there are lots of ways to get involved.

Whatever your idea, get in touch and we’ll support you every step of the way.

The Pride Grid

Stand proud. Be visible. Support our community

Join dozens of businesses, organisations and individuals already showing their support for LGBTQ+ people across the North East.

Add your company logo or message to the Pride Grid, proudly displayed at the ONE Centre, the North East’s dedicated LGBTQ+ community hub.

You’ll take your place alongside other businesses, partners and supporters who believe in creating a safer, more connected and inclusive North East, while directly supporting the work of OUT North East.

And it sends a powerful message to the LGBTQ+ people who use the ONE Centre: you see them, you support them and you’re proud to be an ally.

Your support does more than put your logo on a wall

Every space purchased helps fund free activities and support for LGBTQ+ people, creating opportunities to meet others, make friends, improve wellbeing and feel part of a community.

One Grid – £120 + VAT
Add your logo or message to an A6  postcard-sized space. Your support can help fund three welcoming coffee morning sessions where people can meet, chat and connect.

Four Grids – £480 + VAT
Go bigger with an A4-sized space and make your organisation even more visible. Your support can help us deliver three creative or wellbeing workshops, from crafts and film screenings to talks and community activities.

Put your support on display

Join the growing Pride Grid at the ONE Centre and show your customers, colleagues and community that you stand with LGBTQ+ people across the North East.

Stand proud. Be visible. Together as ONE.

Purchase your grid from the ONE Shop 

or get in touch with Ben Lloyd, Commercial Manager

T: 0191 695 1969 (option 4)

Email ben@outnortheast.org.uk

The Garden Grid

Add your splash of colour to the ONE Community Garden!

OUT North East’s Community Garden is growing, and we need you to help make it even more colourful.

We’ve transformed an unused outdoor area at the ONE Centre into a welcoming Community Garden where people can come together, connect, learn and grow.

Now we’re creating a unique outdoor gallery featuring 144 postcard sized pieces of art, all designed by people from across our community.

And we want your artwork to be part of it.

For just £25, you can claim your own space on the wall and create a mini masterpiece that will become a permanent fixture in the garden and a talking point for years to come.

We’ll supply all the materials and our Arts Officer, Owen, will be on hand to help turn your idea into something colourful, personal and proudly yours.

It’s perfect as a gift, a birthday treat, something fun to do with friends, or simply an excuse to get creative. And every £25 donation helps us expand the Community Garden and create even more space for people to come together.

There are only 144 spaces available, so claim yours today.

Once you’ve claimed your space, tell us when you’d like to visit the ONE Centre and we’ll be in touch to arrange your creative session. You can also give us a call on 0191 695 1969.

Make it colourful. Make it personal. Make it proud.



Claim your space and help our Community Garden grow.

RAINBOW LOTTERY

The Rainbow Lottery is a not-for-profit organisation that supports LGBTQ+ communities across the UK while offering players the chance to win prizes.

When you play, you can nominate OUT North East as your chosen cause, meaning a portion of your ticket goes directly towards supporting our work across the region. Every ticket helps us continue providing safe spaces, community activities, and vital support for LGBTQ+ people in the North East - making a difference simply by taking part.