The 2018 Funders Institute was held in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. In addition to our one-day Institute, the event continued through the National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Each day featured workshop sessions planned by Funders Together with content and discussion exclusively for private funders. Below is the agenda for the Institute outlining the various sessions that were offered along with resources that supplemented the topics covered.
MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018 - Balcony A, Mezzanine Level
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8:30 – 9:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:00 – 9:40 |
Welcome and Networking |
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9:40 – 11:00 |
Why Prevention and What Does It Mean?
How Are Communities Thinking About Prevention? Hear different perspectives about how funders, communities, and policymakers are thinking about prevention and working with other systems. Read the guest speaker bios here.
Resources: How Are You Thinking About Prevention? What Questions Do You Have? Take a few minutes to reflect on what you’ve heard and share your own thinking around prevention. |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Working at the Intersections Hear how homelessness interacts with housing; criminal justice and behavioral health; the health system; the workforce system; and child welfare system, and how data is instrumental to preventing and ending homelessness. Leaders and funders will share how they are approaching this cross-system work and why it is an important part of our work to prevent homelessness. |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 1:45 |
National Conference on Ending Homelessness Opening Plenary This is open to those who registered to attend the full conference in addition to the Funders Institute. |
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2:15 – 4:30 |
Systems Roundtable Discussions Over two rounds of discussion, participants will dive deeper into how the following systems interact with the homeless response system, what we know from the data, and our role as funders is in this work. Affordable Housing:
Affordable Housing Resources: Child Welfare and Youth Homelessness:
Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health:
Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Resources: Data:
Data Resources: Health:
Health Resources: Workforce:
Workforce Resources: |
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Closing Remarks
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4:30 - 6:00 |
Networking Reception Lebanese Taverna, 2641 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 |
TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 - Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level
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9:00 - 10:30 |
Policy Updates and Advocacy Opportunities for Funders Together with national leaders, we’ll discuss upcoming policy concerns and advocacy opportunities, midterm elections, the 2020 Census, and what funders should be thinking about in the coming year.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 - Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level
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9:00 - 10:30 |
Reflecting on Our Racial Equity Journey In this high-energy session, funders will get a chance to share challenges and successes in their efforts to incorporate a racial equity lens into their work. We will close with time for networking and reflection to help participants think through what learnings they’ll take home.
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