Posted by Lauren Bennett · June 03, 2019 1:40 PM
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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Posted by Adrienne Mundorf · May 13, 2019 10:59 AM
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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Posted by Lauren Bennett · April 16, 2019 8:00 AM
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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Posted by Lauren Bennett · April 11, 2019 12:28 PM
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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Posted by Stephanie Chan · April 01, 2019 8:34 AM
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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Posted by Lauren Bennett · March 29, 2019 1:51 PM
Our national partners weigh in on some of the key takeaways from the latest FY19 federal budget cycle and past Congress.
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Posted by Kristin Williams · March 11, 2019 9:28 AM
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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Posted by Amanda Andere · February 08, 2019 5:49 AM
“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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Posted by Lauren Bennett · January 29, 2019 9:49 AM
Most members of Funders Together to End Homelessness represent institutional philanthropy -- private, endowed foundations; community foundations; corporations; or United Ways. Yet the vast majority of charitable donations in the U.S. come from individuals and it has been a goal of Funders Together for a number of years to increase membership among individual philanthropists.
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Posted by Stephanie Chan · January 16, 2019 8:17 AM
The new year is often a time when people set new goals or resolutions for the next twelve months. At Funders Together, we’re using the start of 2019 to make some commitments to all our members about the programming they can expect from us this year.
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