Funders Together Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

Farewell to Funders Together Board Members: A Legacy of Leadership and Service

Posted by · December 02, 2024 4:14 PM

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.

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Hurricane Helene and Milton: Reflecting on Disaster Capitalism

Posted by · October 30, 2024 11:59 AM

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

Posted by · September 05, 2024 2:41 PM

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

Posted by · August 29, 2024 8:28 PM

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

Posted by · June 28, 2024 12:03 PM

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

Posted by · June 20, 2024 12:28 PM

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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Indigenizing Philanthropy for Housing Justice

Posted by · June 17, 2024 3:07 PM

Funders Together staff attended the 2024 Native Americans in Philanthropy conference. Here’s a recap of what we experienced:

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Funders Together Board: A Heartfelt Thank You & Welcome

Posted by · May 24, 2024 1:06 PM

Funders Together is grateful to have a board of directors that exemplifies our values of love and disruption. In both their professional and personal lives, they continually inspire us to make bold, meaningful strides towards racial and housing justice. We would like to recognize the leadership and service of our outgoing board members and extend a warm welcome to our board members stepping into new roles.

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Reflecting on the April 22 Johnson v. Grants Pass Rally

Posted by · April 26, 2024 3:07 PM

On Monday, April 22, Funders Together staff traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Housing Not Handcuffs Rally, as the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for the Johnson v. Grants Pass case. We joined around 600 advocates, which included national partners, organizers, and people with lived expertise to say: there are real solutions to addressing homelessness that don't include ticketing or arresting people who have no safe alternative place to sleep.

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Funders Together, National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Enterprise Community Partners to the U.S. Supreme Court: “The Solution to Homelessness is Safe, Accessible, Affordable Homes”

Posted by · April 03, 2024 2:29 PM

Today, Funders Together to End Homelessness submitted an amicus curiae brief, in partnership with the National Alliance to End Homelessness and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc, in support of the plaintiffs in advance of oral arguments.

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