A furry art event raising money for LGBTQ+ charities!
What is Pride & Kindness?
Pride & Kindness is an annual online event where furry artists from around the world come together to raise money for LGBTQ+ charities. Everyone who donates is guaranteed to receive art. All people working on the event are volunteers, and all money raised during the event gets donated to charity.
Pride & Kindness started in 2021 as an initiative by three furry artist friends. They had the idea to take small donations and draw a gift for every donor. Knowing they wanted to do more than what the three of them could do alone, they recruited other artists to help. Over 60 small furry artist volunteered to help make art for hundreds of donors, raising over $4000 USD for charities during the first run of the event.
Charities we are supporting this year: Miłość Nie Wyklucza and Queer Svit
2021 - 2023
Miłość Nie Wyklucza (MNW, or "Love Does Not Exclude") is a Polish organization that fights for LGBTQ+ equality. MNW strives to create safe spaces for queer people in Poland to express themselves. They lead marches, advocate for societal change through education, help draft laws, and provide legal assistance to LGBTQ+ individuals living in Poland. We are proud that this will be our fourth year supporting them.
2024
Queer Svit is a team of volunteers that formed in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They help LGBTQ+ individuals (especially black, Asian, and other ethnic minorities) living in Eastern Europe and Central Asia relocate to safety. This includes one of our Pride & Kindness volunteers, who Queer Svit helped escape homophobic and transphobic laws in Russia.
Charities we supported in previous years and how much we raised for them!
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Meet the people who are responsible for the project!
• Capawcinno •
Ollie • he/him • it/its
Ollie is the head of the P&K admin team. It was original host of the art-based charity event that later would — with the help of some friends — become Pride & Kindness. He handles the social media, coordinates with charities, and updates official event information like the carrd. He also helps maintain the discord server, contact donors, and deliver art.
A special thanks to them! We wouldn't be here without them.
• Meowcury •
Artemy • he/him • it/its
Artemy was one of the original members of the P&K admin team. It was critical in shaping the foundation of Pride & Kindness and what this event is about. It was responsible most of the event's graphics that first year. He also helped maintain the discord server, contacted donors, and delivered art.
• Stickerthecat •
Sticker • xe/xim • it/its
Sticker was one of the original members of the P&K admin team. Xe was the social media manager for Pride and Kindness. Xe was the predominant force behind the growth of the event. Xe also was the one who coordinated with the charities, handling emails and donations.
Thank you to all the mods who made Pride & Kindness possible!
• PupSonar •
2021 MODERATOR
• Toboshiro •
2021 MODERATOR
• TrashmuttArt •
2021 - 2022 & 2024 MODERATOR
• Wh3at_ •
2021 - 2022 MODERATOR
• MuttzCosmos •
2021 MODERATOR
• AmiraAllis •
2022 MODERATOR
• KassRuffi •
2022 MODERATOR
• ArtsBvg •
2022 - 2024 MODERATOR
• vervaynn •
2023 MODERATOR
• ryorue •
2023 - 2024 MODERATOR
• sarcastic_type •
2024 MODERATOR
Moderators are listed by their twitter handle.