
Funders for Housing and Opportunity Featured on Opportunity Starts at Home Podcast
Funders are increasingly recognizing that safe, decent, affordable housing as a cornerstone for progress in a variety of other areas. Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) is a compelling example of a collaborative cross-sector funder approach to addressing the affordable housing crisis across the country. In this episode, Susan Thomas, Program Director at the Melville […]
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A Shout Out About the Shutdown
As the leader of a private foundation, I don’t often opine on the operations of federal agencies. But as the federal government shutdown begins its fifth week, I, like many Americans, feel like screaming out a window à la Peter Finch in the movie “Network.” This shutdown is not just the longest. This one seems squarely aimed […]
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Some Tips for Small Foundations Seeking to ‘Punch Above Their Weight’
The Trust is profiled in this article examining how small foundations can make an outsized impact.
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Questions for Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is investing $2 billion to help families experiencing homelessness. But will it actually help in the long run?
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$10 Million From 9 Foundations Will Call Attention the Lack of Low-Cost Housing
The Trust joined forces with eight national foundations to create Funders for Housing and Opportunity, a funding collaborative dedicated to ensuring ensure individuals and families across America can afford safe, stable rentals in thriving communities.
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The Whole Person
We know housing is at the core of ending homelessness. We also know we can’t stop there.
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Getting “RACI” With Our Partners!
How we used a simple tool to enhance collaboration among our grantee partners.
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Announcing our Latest Grants to End Homelessness: May 2017
Our latest grants to end homelessness.
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An End to Homelessness? Behind the Rising Optimism Among Funders
Inside Philanthropy talks to Funders Together to End Homelessness and says “the signs are promising that the fight against homelessness is entering a new and more successful phase.”
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Light at the End of the Tunnel: Is Philanthropy Finally Making Real Progress on Homelessness?
Inside Philanthropy examines the Trust’s long-term commitment to ending homelessness and highlights elements that have helped get us closer to our ultimate goal.
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What We Learned by Asking our Grantee Partners, “How Are We Doing?”
The four big things we learned from surveying our grantees.
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Family Foundations Give Less to Social Justice Than Other Grant Makers Do
The Melville Trust is one of the few family foundations that devote a large portion of grantmaking to social justice.
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Looking Back and Moving Forward
A note from the Trust’s new Executive Director, Janice Elliott.
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