Funders Together Statement on Proposed Rule Changes by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funders Together to End Homelessness strongly opposes HUD’s recent proposed changes to rules that protect and house individuals and families at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness.
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How Can Funders Strengthen Racial Equity Work?
Adrienne Mundorf, Senior Program Director at the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, attended the first in-person convening of Foundations for Racial Equity in March 2019. In this post, she outlines key takeaways from the meeting on how funders can be instrumental and supportive in the work to advance racial equity.
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Taking A Stand on the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is less than a year away, but the work to ensure a fair and accurate count for our communities is far from over. Funders Together to End Homelessness, along with nearly thirty other philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) and funders, contributed to an amicus curiae brief to contest the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
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Policy Expert Round-Up: The FY2020 Federal Budget and Engaging Congress
Our national partners provide insight and advice on the FY20 federal budget cycle and how we can engage the new Congress.
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Trust Building and the Process of Learning: Reflections from the Foundations for Racial Equity March Convening
On March 6-8, twenty-five funders from across the United States and Canada gathered in Portland, OR to kick off Foundations for Racial Equity (FRE), our two-year community of practice for funders who want to undo structural racism to end homelessness. We came together to learn and share resources on racial equity work in our organizations and communities, identify collective action steps, and build relationships and trust with each other.
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Policy Expert Round-Up: Key Thoughts from the FY 2019 Federal Budget and Last Congress
Our national partners weigh in on some of the key takeaways from the latest FY19 federal budget cycle and past Congress.
Read more2019 Funders Forum: Taking Greater Risks to End Unsheltered Homelessness
Regardless of the topic, whenever I leave the flurry of work and family life for three days to attend a funder network meeting, I can’t help but find myself wondering “Will it be worth it?” It was much easier to embrace this risk after learning that the 2019 Funders Forum would be held in San Diego at a time of year when my home town, Omaha, Nebraska, has endured a particularly brutal winter including more than 50 inches of snow and -20-degree temperatures.
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Our Collective Impact in 2018
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.” - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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From Business Owner to Philanthropist and Advocate