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Pages tagged "systems change"


CEO Reflections: Our Mission, Vision, and Values

Posted on Blog by Amanda Andere · May 26, 2017 10:08 AM

Amanda Andere reflects on her past year as Funders Together CEO and the vision for the future of the organization and the collective work to prevent and end homelessness.

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Secure Jobs: More Than A Program, It's About Systems Change

Posted on Blog by Susanne Beaton · February 28, 2017 8:20 AM

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What started as as pilot program through funding from the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation, Secure Jobs thrived through a systems change approach facilitated through public-private partnerships.

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Dignity and Security: A Home and a Job

Posted on Blog by David Wertheimer · October 07, 2016 10:53 AM

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Imagine yourself a single parent without a job, determined to lift your young family out of the misery of homelessness and into the security of stable housing. You need to work – and you want to work – but your first priority, understandably, is finding a place for your family to live.

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To End Homelessness, We Need To End The Criminalization Of It

Posted on Blog by Maria Foscarinis · September 28, 2016 11:11 AM

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Each year, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty hosts a National Forum on the Human Right to Housing. This year’s Forum, held June 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., focused on the intersection of criminal justice and housing policies and how they work together to perpetuate homelessness.  

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Facilitating Systems Change to End Youth Homelessness: Foundations for Youth Success Minnesota Convening Takeaways (Part 2)

Posted on Blog by Casey Trupin · May 03, 2016 8:00 AM

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Members of Foundations for Youth Success (FYS) gathered in Minneapolis April 7th and 8th to learn about the inspiring work happening in the state to end youth homelessness. In this second post in our series, Casey Trupin of the Raikes Foundation reflects on how the convening strengthened his understanding of philanthropy's role in preventing and ending youth homelessness.

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Facilitating Systems Change to End Youth Homelessness: Foundations for Youth Success Minnesota Convening Takeaways (Part 1)

Posted on Blog by Angela D'Orazio · April 26, 2016 10:00 AM

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Members of Foundations for Youth Success (FYS) gathered in Minneapolis April 7th and 8th to learn about the inspiring work happening in the state to end youth homelessness. Angela D'Orazio of Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland came away from the convening inspired and armed with key takeaways to apply to her foundation's work to prevent and end youth homelessness. 

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Persistence Pays Off: This Is The Year for the National Housing Trust Fund

Posted on Blog by Sheila Crowley · March 17, 2016 10:22 AM

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After nearly 15 years, the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) is slated to start dispersing funds to states. How can philanthropy support and ensure the success of the program?

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When Homelessness Becomes an Emergency

Posted on Blog by David Wertheimer · November 24, 2015 9:28 AM

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What happens when cities start to declare homelessness as an "emergency"? Where do we go from here? Funders Together Board Member, David Wertheimer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation explores how these declarations can aid the fight to end and prevent homelessness. 

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Beyond Housing Stability to Economic Opportunity

Posted on Blog by Vivienne Lee · July 17, 2015 4:52 PM · 1 reaction

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Funders Together Los Angeles hosted a panel discussion to examine traditional workforce models, the current role social enterprises play in employing LA’s homeless and formerly homeless communities, and new opportunities in the field.

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Introduction

Posted on Systems Change: A Holistic and Coordinated Philanthropic Approach to Ending Homelessness by Alexis Perlmutter · May 22, 2015 11:35 AM

What does systems change to end homelessness look like? What is the funder's role in creating effective systems?

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