Funders Together to End Homelessness

Be a Catalytic Funder

Catalytic funders working to end homelessness focus not on the successes of individual programs, but rather on a systemic approach that addresses the underlying causes. They know that housing-based solutions combined with the right supports can end homelessness, so they so they invest in evidence-based best practices. They take risks to discover innovative solutions. And they raise the bar for everyone else. Using our Funder Resources can help start and expand your efforts as you focus on being catalytic.

Collaborate with Others

No funder has the resources to end homelessness alone. Funders can play a powerful role in convening diverse stakeholders, facilitating system-wide collaboration, and identifying key gaps in homelessness systems. Collaborating speeds up the learning process and enables funders to take a strategic, systems-change approach to ending homelessness. There is power in philanthropy speaking with one voice. Through our programming, you can learn, share, and collaborate at both the local and national level.

Be a Voice for Change

Funders are more than just a checkbook. Philanthropic dollars are small when compared to government funding, but through advocacy funders can build support for new approaches and strategic shifts. Foundations can help reduce policy barriers, leverage funds, and create bridges between different systems to have a real impact on ending homelessness. We can help you learn how to best use your voice and influence to impact change locally and nationally.

From The Blog

Important Leadership Announcement from Funders Together

Jun 04, 2025

In the work for housing justice and a liberated world, it is important to hold the “both/and” — recognizing that two truths or feelings can exist side by side. And so, it is with a mix of sadness, deep gratitude, and respect the Funders Together Board of Directors announces that on Friday, August 15, 2025, Amanda Andere and Stephanie Chan are transitioning from the organization as CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, respectively, to pursue a new and exciting co-leadership opportunity.

Funders Together to End Homelessness Celebrates the Appointment of Renee M. Willis as President and CEO of NLIHC

May 30, 2025

Amanda Andere and Renee Willis

Funders Together to End Homelessness proudly celebrates the historic appointment of Renee M. Willis as the new President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).

Hope and the Belief We Will Win

May 21, 2025

On April 22, Funders Together staff joined advocates from across the country at the U.S. Capitol for the Housing NOW! Rally in Washington, D.C. Held one year after the Housing Not Handcuffs Rally on Johnson v. Grants Pass at the Supreme Court of the United States, featured speakers representing national partners, organizers, people with lived experience, and local advocates, including our CEO, Amanda Andere. Below are Amanda’s full remarks, which challenge us to lean into hope, stand in solidarity, and believe deeply in our power to win.