🌈 GPN Networking Evening & Talk with E. Cooper and Sierra Raposo from Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust
Tuesday 24th March 2026
The Civil Service Club, London
Join us for an inspiring evening of social and business networking, followed by an optional dinner—hosted by Jean-François Dor, founder of the Gay Professional Network, since 2010.
We meet every 4th Tuesday of the month (except August and December) at the Civil Service Club, a safe and welcoming venue offering affordable food and drinks.
🤝 What to Expect
- Connect, learn, and grow in a relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere
- Build lasting social and professional relationships
- Meet great people from diverse industries and backgrounds
- Enjoy a thought-provoking talk from a guest speaker
Optional dinner to continue the conversation
“Attendees have reported turnover increases from £500 to £24,000 through networking at our events. Over £25 million in funding has been accessed by our members. It’s good to network!”
Every month, we welcome various speakers and please check our event page https://www.gpn.one/links-and-events-diary/ for more details.
🌟 Our Next Meeting — Tuesday 24th March 2026
We are delighted to welcome Cooper and Sierra in March and support Mosaic LGBT+ Young Person's Trust.
- Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust, a London-based charity that supports, educates, and inspires LGBT+ young persons aged 12–18 and 18–25.
- Sierra will cover her role as a Business Development Manager
E. Cooper is an educator, community advocate and professional artist. Being raised as eldest child to a single, disabled parent, Cooper has spent much of their life in the service of his family/community. Devant leadership is an important aspect of their life.
After graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Utah State University, Cooper would continue their education with a Masters degree in Transformational Leadership in Business. Their career includes Undergraduate Manager for the Physics Department at UC Santa Barbara, serving as a director for Diversity Collective Ventura County, and consulting work as a fundraiser and community climate expert for multiple organizations. Currently Cooper serves as a volunteer and mentor for Mosaic Young Persons’ Trust.
Empower the Next Generation with Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust
1. Mission
Our mission is to support, educate and inspire young LGBT+ persons and those around them.
We do this by providing accessible activities, programmes and services that aim to empower community members, provide essential resources, advocate for young LGBT+ rights, and embrace, promote and endorse the diversity of young persons.
2. Services and Impact
Sierra and Cooper will share what it is like working with, and the impact of Mosaic's services on, young LGBT+ persons.
3. Mosaic Works
Mosaic Works is one of our programmes, aiming to reduce the barriers young LGBT+ persons face to entering and thriving in work.
Through this new programme, Mosaic young persons ages 15-25 can: Participate in work experience placements and internships with our Mosaic Works Sponsors, gain new skills through employability workshops, Receive guidance from LGBT+ career mentors
4. How to Get Involved
You can help empower the next generation! Sponsor/host a short-term work experience placement at your organisation, with mentor training and safeguarding support from the Mosaic team. Sponsor/host an employability day, providing industry specific skills training or insights. Sign up as a career mentor, and become a role-model for the next generation.
- What Younger LGBT+ Persons Are Teaching Us About Work, Identity, and Community?
Younger LGBT+ persons are often described as more anxious, more sensitive, or harder to manage at work. But what if they are simply responding — intelligently — to environments that haven’t kept pace with social, economic, and cultural change?
Drawing on direct two-decade experience of working with young LGBT+ persons within our community, this talk offers a rare window into what young LGBT+ people are actually navigating today — from identity and belonging to safety, mental health, and precarity. More importantly, it explores what their experiences are quietly teaching us about the future of work.
This session will challenge familiar assumptions about “resilience”, inclusion, and professionalism, and invite business leaders to rethink how psychological safety, leadership, and belonging are built in practice — not just in policy.
The talk will also offer a practical and thoughtful exploration of how businesses can work meaningfully with LGBT+ charities: moving beyond one-off donations towards partnerships that create shared learning, sustainable impact, and stronger pipelines between community and workplace.
This is not a call for charity — it’s a call for relevance, responsibility, and relationship across generations.
🕰️ Event Schedule (Approximate)
- 6:30 PM – Arrival, drinks & nibbles (purchase from the bar downstairs and bring to the room)
- 7:10 PM – Brief introductions (1–2 minutes per guest)
- 7:20 PM – Talk & Q&A
- 8:00 PM – Optional dinner (order and pay at the bar; please book in advance so we can reserve tables)
- 9:30 PM – Carriages
💬 Who Attends?
Expect a vibrant mix of professionals across businesss, finance, law, property, diplomacy, arts and entertainemt in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Also welcomed are students and career-changers.
🌍 Diversity & Inclusion
“We celebrate diversity in race, ethnicity, age, disability, skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, and beyond. Though our community is currently 80% gay cisgender men, we warmly welcome everyone.”
🎟️ Tickets
- Members: Free
- Non-Members & Guests: £15
- Early Bird: £10
- At the Door: £20
Membership starts at £60/year (recurring) or £100 one-off.
👉 Join GPN
📣 Spread the Word
Please share this event with friends and colleagues via Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, or any platform you prefer.
Invite others to join us at www.gpn.one—the more, the merrier!
💌 From Jean-François
“Conviviality au rendez-vous! I look forward to seeing you soon.”
Jean-François Dor
Founder, Gay Professional Network
📧 jf@gpn.one
🌐 www.gpn.one
🎟️ Support GPN via Rainbow Lottery
🔖 Hashtags
#Networking #Community #Talk #DiversityAndInclusion #TogetherWeAreStronger #Culture #Fashion #Business #Hiring #Health #Inspiration #Success #Startups #Education
https://www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/gay-professional-network
