Upcoming Events and Webinars
Funders Together programming is designed to connect and educate funders, United Ways, and philanthropy serving organizations who are working to advance housing and racial justice.
Please use the green buttons above to register for upcoming Events and Webinars, explore our Learning Communities, and see Where Staff is Traveling.
Everyone is able to learn more about our work through recaps of our past events. You must be logged in to view our webinar recordings.
If you have any questions or are interested in co-hosting or sponsoring a program or event, please contact Stephanie Chan, Chief Strategy Officer at [email protected]
If you are not logged into the Funders Together website, times below are in eastern time. If you are logged in, times below should reflect your current time zone.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Blue Shield of California Headquarters in Oakland, CALocal Learning: Promoting Change: Solutions for Women at the Intersection of Homelessness and Gender-Based Violence
Oakland, CA| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 12:30pm - 6:00pm PT
Co-Hosts: Blue Shield of California Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Downtown Women’s Center
California has the single largest population of women experiencing homelessness in the nation, a majority of whom experience gender-based violence. Please join us in this intersectional conversation focused on advancing solutions to a growing crisis.
Hosted by the Downtown Women’s Center, Blue Shield of California Foundation, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and Funders Together to End Homelessness the philanthropic community will have the opportunity to hear how public private partnerships are leading transformational change.Speakers:
- Amanda Misiko Andere, Chief Executive Officer, Funders Together to End Homelessness
- Amy Turk, CEO, Downtown Women’s Center
- Cristina Cortes, Partner, Enfuse Action Collaborative LLC
- Debbie Chang, President & CEO, Blue Shield CA Foundation
- Dr. Jason Kyler-Yano, Principal Researcher, Enfuse Action Collaborative LLC
- Dr. Sofia Herrera, Director of Research, Planning, and Policy at Hub for Urban Initiatives
- Erin Scott, Executive Director, Family Violence Law Center
- Kara Zordel, CEO, Community Forward SF
- Krista Colon, Public Policy Senior Director, CA Partnership to End DV
- Laura Lull, CEO, Rainbow Services
- Rebecca Jackson, Vice President of Rentry and Public Affairs, Community Forward SF
- Samantha Batko, Senior Fellow at Urban Institute
- Sonia Moldavon, Vice President of Strategy & Programs, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
- Tomiquia Moss, California Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
Registration:
Please RSVP for this event by using the registration button below. Registration is through the Downtown Women’s Center. The event will take place at the Blue Shield of California Headquarters (601 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607) -
Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 02:00 PM
Webinar: Indigenous Self-Determination, Decolonization, & Housing Justice
Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT
Houselessness is a significant challenge for Indigenous Peoples as a direct result of systemic racism perpetuated by colonization, broken treaties, forced assimilation, and boarding schools. The longstanding implications of colonization, structural and institutional racism, and displacement have further exacerbated this crisis.
In our aspiration to become a pro-Indigenous organization, Funders Together is honored to showcase our colleagues at NDN Collective to learn more about their work taking place in the realm of housing justice, Indigenous self-determination, rematriating grants, and community-led solutions. This session will address how NDN Collective is creating self-determination programs to aid healing from colonization, political violence, racist policies, and intergenerational trauma, helping people find purpose and stability. We will learn how NDN Foundation was formed to rematriate wealth and resources back to Indigenous hands, under Indigenous control, and get insight from organizers on the ground who continue to address gaps in city services and advocate for systematic change.
“As Indigenous Peoples, we are not homeless, our land is our home. We are houseless.” - NDN Organizer
Learning Objectives
- Learn more about the transformative work taking place at NDN Collective
- Gain insight into successful Indigenous-led grant rematriation tactics that can be applied to all levels of giving frameworks
- Acquire knowledge from experts in the field working to support unhoused relatives using sustainable community-centered and led models
Speakers
- Angelica (Angie) Solloa (she/her), Digital Organizer, NDN Collective
- Sunny Red Bear (she/her), Associate Director of Organizing, NDN Collective
- Thalia Yarina Carroll-Cachimuel (she/her), Director of Movement & Strategic Partnerships, NDN Collective
Registration
Please RSVP for this webinar using the button below. You will receive your unique Zoom link once a Funders Together staff person has approved your registration.Please note: Participation in Funders Together programming is limited to foundations, United Ways, corporate giving programs, philanthropy-serving organizations, and members of Funders Together. Government funder and staff at organizations where grantmaking is not the primary function are not eligible to participate. If you have any questions about your eligibility to participate, please contact Stephanie Chan, Chief Strategy Officer.
Technology
This webinar will take place via Zoom. Registration will be open until March 28. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Michael Durham.This call will last 60 minutes.
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Thursday, April 04, 2024 at 03:00 PM
Co-Sponsored Webinar: A Conversation for Funders on Reforms for Disaster Assistance to Help Survivors Recover Faster
Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 3:00pm ET, 2:00pm CT, 1:00pm MT, 12:00pm PT
Host: Center For Disaster Philanthropy
Co-Sponsors: Council on Foundations, Giving Compass, Philanthropy New York, and The Funders Network.
Join the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a call on FEMA’s reforms for disaster assistance to help survivors recover faster. This webinar is aimed at helping funders and other philanthropic partners understand the impact of the changes on their giving strategies.
With the increased frequency of extreme weather events fueled by climate change, these updates will provide survivors with faster and easier access to resources they need after disasters. FEMA developed these new forms of assistance based on direct feedback from survivors and in response to threats the nation faces due to our changing climate. These reforms will create more equitable outcomes for all communities by increasing accessibility and eligibility for post-disaster support.
For decades, FEMA has collected feedback from disaster survivors, communities, and stakeholders, including public comments the agency solicited in 2021 on improving the Individual Assistance program. State partners and members of Congress have echoed these concerns and pressed for simpler, more straightforward programs to assist individuals across the country as they recover. These reforms are in response to these requests. You can learn more about the changes here.
Speakers
The moderator and speakers will be added as confirmed.Registration
Please RSVP for this webinar using the button below. While primarily aimed at funders, the webinar may also interest emergency managers, government staff, academics, disaster responders and nongovernmental organization staff interested in, or working on, disasters and other crises.Technology
This webinar will take place via Zoom. Automatic closed captioning will be available during the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and posted on this page. ASL interpretation will also be available.This call will last 90 minutes.
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Monday, April 08, 2024 at 02:00 PM
Funder Call: Harm Reduction in Housing Justice: Values, Policy, and Services
Monday, April 8, 2024 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT
Background
Harm reduction means what it sounds like: reducing the harmful consequences of risky behaviors like substance use. In the homelessness sector, it connotes non-punitive, housing-first policies and, more specifically, it refers to programs like syringe exchange or naloxone access.But harm reduction is also a philosophy characterized by a commitment to preserving human lives. In a certain sense, a shelter may be considered a harm-reduction measure in that it mitigates the deadliness of unsheltered homelessness. From this perspective, it is “just” harm reduction, failing to address the conditions that lead to homelessness in the first place, the latter sentiment characterizing housing justice, Funders Together's north star. Does that mean harm reduction contradicts housing justice?
In this facilitated discussion, we’ll dive into the minutia of both connotations of harm reduction: drug-specific policies and broader values. In conversation with members of Funders Together’s network Health Funders for Housing Justice, we’ll hear from two leaders representing harm-reduction powerhouses: the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the Drug Policy Alliance. We hope to leave attendees with practical guidance for grantmaking at the intersection of health and housing and clarity on what housing justice really means.
Learning Objectives
By participating in the event, participants will be able to:- Name at least three principles of harm reduction
- Understand how harm reduction fits into housing-justice values
- Describe best-practice harm-reduction services for people who use drugs
Speakers
- Melissa Moore, Director, Civil Systems Reform, Drug Policy Alliance
- Tanagra M. Melgarejo Pulido, National Director of Capacity Building and Engagement, National Harm Reduction Coalition
Registration
Please RSVP for this funder call using the button below. Once staff confirm your eligibility, you will receive a calendar invitation from Michael Durham with a zoom link.Registration is free but limited to Funders Together’s full and basic members and other funders.
Please note: Participation in Funders Together programming is limited to foundations, United Ways, corporate giving programs, philanthropy-serving organizations, and members of Funders Together. Government funder and staff at organizations where grantmaking is not the primary function are not eligible to participate. If you have any questions about your eligibility to participate, please contact Stephanie Chan, Chief Strategy Officer.
Technology
This funder call will take place via Zoom. Registration will be open until April 7. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Michael Durham: [email protected]This call will last 75 minutes.
Co-sponsor: Grantmakers In Health -
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 02:00 PM
Co-Sponsored Webinar: Stability Starts at Home: Strategies to End Student Homelessness
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT
Host: Grantmakers For Education
At the EdFunders 2023 annual conference, attendees stated that housing was at the top of the list of pressing concerns among intersectional issues affecting education. This bears out in the data: homelessness rose overall by 12% in 2023 according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Education, which uses a more instructive definition of homelessness, identified 1,205,292 public-school students experiencing homelessness during some point of the 2021-22 school year – this a 79% increase from 2004-05 (NCHE). The widening gap between incomes and housing costs is largely responsible, a disparity caused and compounded by structural racism and other forms of oppression.This webinar will confront this crisis using a housing justice framework to address student homelessness, with an emphasis on youth and young adults. We will connect the dots between national advocacy on affordable housing, homelessness and education justice, featuring a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and showcasing their grantmaking strategies at this intersection. We'll also hear from an advocate for students experiencing homelessness whose personal experience informs his work.
Speakers
- Edward Blackstone, Youth Collaboration Coordinator, Homeless Persons Representation Project
- James Crowder, Senior Associate for Local Policy Reform and Advocacy, Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Michael Durham, Director of Networks, Funders Together to End Homelessness
Registration
Please RSVP for this webinar using the button below. You will receive your unique Zoom link once a Grantmakers For Education staff person has approved your registration.Technology
This webinar will take place via Zoom. Registration closes 15 minutes prior to the program time. By registering for this program, you agree to Grantmakers For Education's Learning Environment Commitment. This call will last 75 minutes.
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Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZLocal Luncheon: Health Funders for Housing Justice in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ | Monday, May 13, 2024 | 11:30am – 2:30pm MT
All funders interested in the relationship between health and housing justice are invited to a special gathering in conjunction with the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium. Optimizing the host organization’s leadership on homelessness and healthcare, Funders Together will gather funders to explore the unique role of philanthropy and health systems at the intersection.This gathering is designed for members of Funders Together’s membership network, Health Funders for Housing Justice, but is open to any funder.
Registration for the NHCHC conference is encouraged but not required.
Registration:
Please RSVP for this event by using the registration button below. The meeting will take place at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZ. If you have any questions, email Michael Durham.