Twin Cities Founded
Community Made
Black Trans led
Your Trans Fundraiser is on a pause while we figure out next steps.
Please access our learning library here: yourtransfundraiser.com/ytflibrary
Learn to fundraise mutual aid safely & effectively
in a fun ts way.
We launched in 2025 to provide authentic and strategic support tailored to the unique challenges of QTGNC mutual aid fundraising. Pre-pandemic, most crowdfunding campaigns only reached about 24% of their target-leaving vital needs unmet.
In January 2026 Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota mutual aid became came into national awareness again. We opened to those who could commit to learning mutual aid in a QTGNC centered space.
The results were astounding:
People from all genders, many racial backgrounds across the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia have attended
Support networks and organic community have formed among attendees
Everyone wanted more
WHAT WE DO
Your Trans Fundraiser provides everyone* tools and strategies for fundraising mutual aid, centering the trans and gender-nonconforming community.
MONTHLY
Single session, evening core sessions by topic where we provide tools and strategy
Single session, two evening practicums by purpose where we apply the tools and strategy in community
OCCASIONALLY
Single evening sessions on both mutual aid and nonprofits for givers
WHEN POSSIBLE
We partner with queer organizations to do custom length peer-to-peer fundraising workshops.
SESSIONS & PRACTICUMS
presented at sliding scale prices*
$18, $36, $54, or $72
*Why the change? We’re committing to the request for longer sessions and expanding community building space. Match us in our commitment.
All sessions are virtual and will be recorded.
ACCESS OUR CONTENT LIBRARY HERE: yourtransfundraiser.com/ytflibrary
PAST CLASSES
Online Safety & Security- May 21
Narrative - April 23
Communication: How to Ask & Where - MAR 19
Legal, Ethical, Tax - FEB 19
When we opened our doors to the greater mutual aid community in occupied Minnesota and across the world, our first class immediately sold out.
We’re committed to offering these session regardless of whether we meet cost. Fair value of each class is $6,895. This reflects Qamar’s decade of mixed experience in mutual aid, non-profit development work, teaching, and performance. It also covers the cost of contractor support, tech, as well as digital safety and security.
Thank you for honoring our labor and our love.
SUPPORT THIS WORK
The First & Only of its Kind
After a product assessment of our main sessions, the conservative minimum estimate of possible funds raised, per participant is average $3K-$5K. The conservative maximum is predicted at $100K.*
CONTRIBUTE TO THE SESSION FUND
Thank your for proving our point.
Values aligned commerce powered by mutual aid isn’t just possible, it’s already happening.
BECOME A SESSION SPONSOR
Not just an honorable mention.
Qamar is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild and has done commercial work for The Unfortunate Red Bullseye, Best Buy, & US Bank.
Session sponsorship includes:
Website feature with click through logo
Social media promotion across 20K+ follower platform
Email promotion
In session promotion - All classes are recorded
YTF PREFERRED VENDOR LIST
Promotion to your people.
Preferred vendors are added to a resource list distributed in session. Listing includes EITHER:
Your business Name & Website with a short description
OR
Logo & Website with a short description
We’re not tax deductible, but we're ready for a fiscal sponsor.
Your Trans Fundraiser has been in operation for a year and is seeking fiscal sponsorship. We’d love to partner with a Minnesota based organization, but we’ll partner with anyone who wants their profile elevated by our work.
Be in touch:
About Qamar
Qamar Yochanan (he/him) CEO of Your Trans Fundraiser LLC is an out and proud Black, transgender, Jewish organizer, and development professional who has raised close to a million dollars in funds since 2020 and millions more in collaboration with others. The first thirty thousand was in mutual aid and went to Black trans and Native two spirit/trans artists in the Twin Cities. He’s since worked individually and cross-functionally to generate revenue from multi-million dollar donor pipelines. Most recently, he presented a workshop for participants in Drop Deadlift Gorgeous, a deadlifting competition benefitting trans communities sponsored by PFund.
Qamar loves being transgender and he’s passionate about supporting his community. He’s served on the Minneapolis Trans Equity Council and Arts Commission, to which he was appointed by the first two Black Trans officials elected in the US. He was also the MC for the 7th Annual Minneapolis Transgender Equity Summit. In 2024, he was selected as an Association of Fundraising Professionals IDEA Fellow.He also served on the board of Trans Lifeline as the Fundraising Chair.
He is also trans culture bearer. Qamar is an alumna of NYU Tisch and an Audie Award-nominated storyteller with almost 30 years of performance experience. You can listen to his work on Audible. He was also among the last trio for Q-Stage in 20% Theater Company’s final year. His exhibition debut in as i lay changing, presented by the Emerging Curators Institute is this month and features two other other Black trans artists.