Monday, October 20, 2025 | 1:00pm ET | 12:00pm CT | 11:00am MT | 10:00am PT | 9:00am AK 

Co-sponsored by: Southern California Grantmakers, Philanthropy New York, Northern California Grantmakers, Funders Together for Housing Justice – Los Angeles, and Bay Area Funders Together to End Homelessness

Major sporting events have often led to the displacement of unhoused people, along with harms like labor trafficking and immigration enforcement.  As 11 US metropolitan areas prepare to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer—and Southern California the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics—we must take action ASAP to ensure government partners and service providers are held accountable to racial-justice and human-rights values. In light of the July 24 Executive Order that endorses carceral responses to homelessness and the federal police takeover in the District of Columbia, the threat of displacement is even more severe. Yes, the politics are fraught, but we must lean into the complexity and leverage philanthropy’s unique vantage point.     

Co-hosted by key regional philanthropy membership organizations and Funders Together for Housing Justice, the discussion will share lessons from past events, highlight Miami activism that won compensation from the NFL for displacing unhoused people, and surface how philanthropy can prevent further criminalization and coordinate with peers. It is open to all U.S. funders, with a focus on World Cup host regions.

Speakers 

• Michael Durham | Director of Networks, Funders Together for Housing Justice 
• David Peery | Executive Director, Florida Coalition to Advance Racial Equity  

Objectives 

• Understand the key threats to displacement so common for major sporting events 
• Connect with peers in other host cities to develop a common awareness of various preparation strategies 
• Assess willingness and opportunities for deeper coordination between funders in World Cup host cities

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.  

Technology 

This funder call will take place via Zoom meetings. Registration will be open until October 20. 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.