Wednesday, October 23 and Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Dallas, TX

Background

Funders Together is excited to co-sponsor A Way Home America's 2024 State of the Movement taking place October 23-24 in Dallas, TX. The theme "Transilience: Bridging Beyond Silos" represents AWHA's commitment to overcoming divisions and fragmentation within organizations and communities, and to shifting and sharing power.

The event aims to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and integration of diverse perspectives to tackle complex challenges and achieve common goals. This approach combines resilience and transformation to dissolve isolated silos of expertise, creating a more holistic and interconnected approach to problem-solving in our movement.

We encourage funders who work in youth housing justice, or those interested in this focus, to register and spread the word. Reach out with any questions to Michael Durham. 

Registration  

Registration is open and free! We encourage funders who are funding youth homelessness work to register. 

Host: A Way Home America

Friday, October 25, 2024 | 1:00pm ET, 12:00pm CT, 11:00am MT, 10:00am PT 

Co-Sponsor: ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and Fund for Housing and Opportunity

As we approach the upcoming election, racial justice and equity are facing constant attacks, particularly targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. Given the escalating political climate and these attacks on racial justice and DEI, philanthropy can play a crucial role in sustaining progress and ensuring that housing justice policies continue to prioritize marginalized communities.  

Join us for this Policy Funder Call as we explore how funders can respond to these challenges by advancing equitable outcomes and ensuring that marginalized communities remain at the forefront of housing justice advocacy efforts. Speakers will discuss how to keep racial justice as a priority despite the increasing political pressures and identify key strategies on how to navigate these challenges and support racial and housing justice efforts, both during the election season and in the advocacy work that follows for funders to adopt in both pre- and post-election advocacy. This session will provide critical insights on how funders can actively support racial justice and homelessness policy during this critical time. 

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the political and social challenges facing racial justice and DEI efforts in housing justice as we approach the upcoming election. 
   
   
2. Identify actionable strategies for funders to advance racial justice and protect marginalized communities during this critical time.
   
   
3. Explore the role of funders in post-election advocacy and policy engagement and how philanthropy can co-create long-term strategies with community partners that keep racial justice and equity at the forefront of housing justice policy.
   
   
4. Gain insights from experts on the key considerations for ensuring equitable outcomes in housing justice and navigating ongoing political attacks on DEI.  

Speakers

• Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End Homelessness  
• Susan Bass Roberts, President, Pohlad Family Foundation
• Susan Taylor Batten, President & CEO, ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities
• Dr. Tiffany Manuel, President & CEO, TheCaseMade

Registration  

Please RSVP for this funder call 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. Public funders, government employees, and staff at organizations where grantmaking is not the primary function are not eligible to participate. If you have questions about your eligibility, please reach out to Rachelle A. Matthews, Director of Membership and Programs.

Technology 

This funder call will take place via Zoom meeting. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Rachelle A. Matthews at [email protected].  

This call will last 75 minutes.  

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT

As a consequence of slavery and anti-Black structural racism, Black Americans experience homelessness more often, for longer periods of time, and experience worse treatment while facing housing insecurity. California and Illinois both conducted unprecedented statewide studies to understand the distinct challenges facing Black people who are homeless, along with targeted policy recommendations at the state level. Join this webinar to learn about the key findings from these reports, with an emphasis on how funders can support the corresponding policy/advocacy recommendations. We will connect the dots between the policy recommendations, along with racial repair and reparations, as part of our larger vision for housing justice. 

Learning Objectives 

• An understanding of the specific challenges that Black people experiencing homelessness in California and Illinois face
• Knowledge of policy recommendations to support Black people experiencing homelessness and how philanthropy can incorporate these recommendations into their own advocacy work 
• An explicit connection between the research findings and recommendations with Funders Together’s vision for housing justice 

Speakers 

• Christine Haley (she/her), Chief Homelessness Officer, Illinois Office to Prevent & End Homelessness  
• Iván Arenas (he/him), Senior Associate Director, Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, University of Illinois Chicago  
• Kara Young Ponder (she/her), Director of Community Engagement & Racial Justice, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative  

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 funders, government employees, 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 Carey Cabrera, Membership and Knowledge Coordinator.

Technology

This webinar will take place via Zoom meeting. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Michael Durham, Director of Networks. 

This call will last 75 minutes.

Join funders from across the country for the 2025 Funders Forum on Tuesday, February 25, in Los Angeles, CA. The Funders Forum will be held in conjunction with the National Alliance to End Homelessness' 2025 Innovations & Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Conference at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles (404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071).

Overview

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00pm PT, with a reception to follow  

Location:  
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles 
404 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90071

We encourage participants to book their hotel room as soon as possible. For information about the discounted hotel block, please consult the National Alliance’s Hotel and Travel webpage.

Program at-a-glance:

8:15am – 9:00 am | Check-in and Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00p | Funders Forum morning sessions
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch provided on-site
1:00pm – 4:00pm | Funders Forum afternoon sessions
4:30pm – 6:30pm | Reception 

Registration is Live!

Funders who want to attend both the Funders Forum and the NAEH Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Conference should register for both through Funders Together via Joint Registration.  Joint registration allows access to the 2025 Funders Forum and funder reception on Tuesday, February 25 and the entire NAEH conference February 26-28. Those interested in attending both conferences should register through Funders Together and select “Joint Registration.”  

Funders can also register for just the Funders Forum, which includes access to Funders Forum programming on Tuesday, February 25 and our funder reception, but not access to the NAEH conference. 

This year, we are offering discounted early bird pricing for dues-paying members who register by Friday, November 15 at 3pm ET. After registering for the Funders Forum, don’t forget to book your hotel room and make your travel plans soon, as the hotel block fills up quickly. 

Program Agenda

More information, including a working agenda, and speaker information will be available soon.

Frequently Asked Questions

Read about our COVID-19 safety precautions and other FAQ.

Eligibility for Participation

Participation in Funders Together programming is limited to foundations, community foundations, grantmaking staff at United Ways, corporate giving programs, individual philanthropists, venture philanthropy and other non-traditional philanthropic giving entities, philanthropy-serving organizations, and members of Funders Together.  Government funders and staff at organizations where grantmaking is not the primary function are not eligible to participate.  Funders Together reserves the right to deny participation in the Funders Forum to individuals we believe do not meet participation eligibility criteria. 

If you have any questions about your eligibility to participate or membership status, please contact Carey Cabrera, Membership and Knowledge Coordinator.