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.

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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.

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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.

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From The Blog

What’s in a Title? A Reflection on Language, Power, and Leadership

Oct 29, 2026

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What’s in a title, and what can it tell us about how we lead? In her latest reflection, Funders Together President Rinal Ray shares the thinking behind her transition from Chief Executive Officer to President. What began as a question about language became a broader conversation about power, organizational values, and the kind of leadership needed to mobilize philanthropy toward housing and racial justice.

What You Missed at the Inaugural National Funder Summit on Youth Housing Stability

Sep 16, 2026

Nearly 80 philanthropic leaders gathered in Seattle for the inaugural National Funder Summit on Youth Housing Stability to imagine what it will take to prevent and end youth homelessness. From challenging our assumptions about reform and transformation to building stronger connections across sectors, the Summit offered a glimpse of what becomes possible when philanthropy expands the tent and thinks beyond crisis response.

New Leadership, Expanded Roles, and What’s Ahead for Funders Together

Sep 09, 2026

As Funders Together enters its next chapter, we’re evolving how our team works together and supports our members. Several staff have stepped into new and expanded roles that strengthen our strategy, organizing, narrative work, and member engagement.