Co-Sponsor: Fund for Housing and Opportunity

Next call: May 7, 2025 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT

As we navigate the impacts of the administration change, Funders Together to End Homelessness and Fund for Housing and Opportunity are creating intentional spaces for our members to connect, share, and strategize. In addition to our regular webinars focused on field updates and national trends, we are hosting monthly, informal Policy Funder Calls for members to exchange insights, elevate pressing concerns, and explore collective actions to advance housing and racial justice in this critical moment.

What to Expect 

These are active, discussion-based calls that are member-driven and lightly facilitated by Funders Together and Fund for Housing and Opportunity staff. They are designed as open spaces for funders to:

• Share what they are seeing in their communities, especially as policies and political shifts impact people experiencing homelessness.
• Surface emerging challenges and opportunities for advocacy and resource alignment.
• Seek support, ideas, and thought partnership from peers navigating similar dynamics.
• Strategize around philanthropy’s role in protecting and advancing racial equity and housing justice amidst ongoing attacks on these efforts.

Call Logistics

Policy Funder Calls will take place once monthly on Wednesdays at 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT, beginning April 9th, 2025, and continuing until further notice.

These calls will not be recorded for security purposes and to ensure open conversation, but we will capture live notes to share key takeaways with participants.

Registration

Please register for the upcoming monthly policy calls below. Once a Funders Together staff member has approved your registration, you will receive your unique Zoom link.

Register for the May 7th Call

Register for the June 4th Call

Register for the July 16th Call

Register for the August 13th Call

Register for the September 10th Call

Please note: 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 to individuals we believe do not meet participation eligibility criteria. If you have questions about your eligibility, please reach out to Rachelle A. Matthews (RAM), Director of Membership and Programs.

Technology

This funder call will take place via Zoom meeting. Registration will be open until the time of the call. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Rachelle A. Matthews (RAM) at [email protected].

This call will last 60 minutes.

Looking for Broader Field Updates?

If you’re interested in hearing national updates from field leaders and learning about the broader response from philanthropy, we will continue to host regular policy-focused programming. These calls will be topic-specific highlighting high-level trends, federal policy shifts, and philanthropic strategies in response to the national landscape. Stay tuned for more information about upcoming webinars and philanthropy-wide briefings! We’ll be sharing dates and details soon, so keep an eye on your inbox.