Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT

Funder networks and collaboratives provide the opportunity for philanthropy to create a greater impact in communities through advocacy and policy. However, when each foundation has its own advocacy priorities, it can be difficult to create a common agenda for the funder network or collaborative.  

Funders Together is hosting a call to discuss how funder networks and collaboratives can build a political agenda to help advance housing justice. During this call, you will have the opportunity to hear how other funder networks and collaboratives are engaging in advocacy.

This call is open to members of both established networks and collaboratives, as well as to those that are newly interested in convening funders in their communities.  

Learning Objectives

• Share how funder networks and collaboratives have engaged in policy and advocacy.

• Understand how funder networks and collaboratives are able to create a collective agenda.

How to Register

Please register for this webinar through the button below. Once confirmed, you’ll receive call-in information directly from Zoom, which will be resent the day before and day-of the program. If you have any questions about registration in the hour before this webinar, please contact Lauren Samblanet, Knowledge Management and Communications Manager.

Please note: Participation in our programming is limited to private funders, United Ways, philanthropy-serving organizations, and/or members of Funders Together. If you have any questions about your eligibility to participate, please contact Stephanie Chan, Director of Membership and Programs.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, Funders Together to End Homelessness organized weekly funder calls for philanthropy to connect and share information about local responses to the impact of COVID-19 on people experiencing homelessness. Starting September 2020, these calls will move to being monthly calls on Wednesdays at 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT.

We will continue to aggregate and share resources on our COVID-19 Responses for Philanthropy resource page and will release an updated version of our COVID-19 Response and Recovery Recommendations for Philanthropy this Fall.

Funder Call Format

Funder calls are active, discussion-based calls. To encourage open dialogue, these calls are not recorded. 

December 9 Agenda

Funders Together staff will kick off the call by highlighting specific recommendations and examples from our updated COVID-19 recommendations for philanthropy. We’ll then hear from a few funders from across the country to hear what’s happening in their communities, what challenges still remain, and how they are thinking about their work moving forward. Speakers will be announced soon.

Registration

Please register for this COVID-19 Funder Call through the button below. Once confirmed, you’ll receive call-in information directly from Zoom. If you have questions about registration in the hour before the call, please contact Lauren Samblanet, Knowledge Management and Communications Manager.

Please note: If you were previously on the recurring calendar invitation, that calendar invitation has been deleted and you will need to register for each call you wish to attend.

Participation in our programming is limited to private funders, including foundations, United Ways, corporate giving programs, individual philanthropists, and philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs). If you have questions about your eligibility to register, please contact Stephanie Chan, Director of Membership and Programs at Funders Together to End Homelessness.  

Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 2:00 ET, 1:00 CT, 12:00 MT, 11:00 PT

If we are going to end homelessness, we must acknowledge and address structural racism and racial inequities as root causes of homelessness and housing instability. Funders need to focus on changing the systems that create and perpetuate racial disparities and inequities. Doing so is not an easy or quick task, nor is it solely the role of philanthropy. But together, we can take steps to educate ourselves and use our influence locally and nationally to push for housing justice.  

In 2019, Funders Together launched the first cohort of Foundations for Racial Equity. Starting in June 2021, we will convene a second cohort of Foundations for Racial Equity to support more funders in moving the needle toward greater racial equity in homelessness and housing.  

Join this informational webinar to learn more about Foundations for Racial Equity and whether participating in the second cohort is right for you.

Webinar goals:

• Hear what the goals of the community of practice are and examples of the conversations the community of practice will have
• Hear who should participate and expectations for participants
• Learn what participants from the first cohort learned and how their work changed during the community of practice
• Learn how to apply to be a part of the second Foundations for Racial Equity cohort

Speakers:

• Stephanie Chan, Director of Membership and Programs, Funders Together to End Homelessness
• Participants from the first cohort, to be announced

This webinar will take place via Zoom and will last 60 minutes. The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be posted publicly on the Foundations for Racial Equity page after the webinar.

How to Register

Please register for this webinar through the button below. Once confirmed, you’ll receive call-in information directly from Zoom, which will be resent the day before and day-of the program. If you have any questions about registration in the hour before this webinar, please contact Lauren Samblanet, Knowledge Management and Communications Manager.

Please note: Participation in our programming is limited to private funders, United Ways, philanthropy-serving organizations, and/or members of Funders Together. If you have any questions about your eligibility to participate, please contact Stephanie Chan, Director of Membership and Programs.