A Call to Bold Action
The Federal Administration’s efforts to decimate public infrastructure and programs are about more than just funding cuts and bureaucratic restructuring—they are about power: who holds it, who loses it, and who suffers as a result. Philanthropy has a choice: Will it rise to this moment with boldness, courage, and an unwavering commitment to racial and housing justice?
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2025 Funders Forum: Meeting the Moment to Advance Housing Justice
On February 25, funders coming from as far away as Alaska, Hawaii, and London convened in Los Angeles during our 2025 Funders Forum. Held a little over one month since the Presidental inauguration, the Funders Forum provided a space for attendees to be in community with each other and engage in candid dialogue about what is needed in this moment and how philanthropy should be showing up.
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Funders Together to End Homelessness Welcomes New Board Member: James Crowder, Jr.
We are excited to welcome James Crowder, Jr., Senior Associate for Local Policy Reform and Advocacy at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, as the newest member of the Funders Together to End Homelessness Board!
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Farewell to Funders Together Board Members: A Legacy of Leadership and Service
Funders Together is grateful for our board of directors’ dedication and expertise that helps to guide our work to advance housing and racial justice. We would like to recognize three outstanding board members, who lead with passion and purpose and are departing our board at the end of this year: Bill Major, Angela D'Orazio, and Charles Rutheiser.
Hurricane Helene and Milton: Reflecting on Disaster Capitalism
Funders Together staff members, Lauren Bennett and Michael Durham, reflect on the aftermath of the recent hurricanes and the role racialized capitalism plays in disaster recovery, especially for Black and Indigenous people, and other communities of color in the affected areas.
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Welcome Rachelle A. Matthews as Funders Together's Director of Membership and Programs
We are excited to welcome Rachelle A. Matthews (she/her/hers) as our Director of Membership and Programs. She joins Funders Together in this role after serving as the Strategy Lead for Public Engagement & Advocacy at Community Solutions.
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2024 Funders Institute: Advancing Housing Justice After Johnson v. Grants Pass
Nearly one week after the Supreme Court delivered its Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling, funders from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., during the 2024 Funders Institute to discuss our next steps as a movement, explore how to advance Indigenous housing justice, and engage in peer learning alongside national housing justice partners.
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Funders Together Condemns Supreme Court Decision
Today, the Supreme Court announced their decision on City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson and ruled in favor of jurisdictions seeking to arrest, ticket, or fine people for experiencing homelessness. Funders Together condemns this decision.
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NCHJ Statement on USICH Encampment Guidance
National members of the National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) issued the following statement on the recent encampment guidance from the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).
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