Fall 2024 Learning Session Materials
November 8, 2024Below you can find content from the 2024 Fall Learning Session held in the Twin Cities, including slide decks, handouts, toolkits, and more. If you have trouble accessing any materials or have additional questions, please reach out to bfznetwork@community.solutions.
Plenary Session Materials
Opening Plenary – Day 1 (Learning)
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Celebrations Plenary – Day 1 (Learning)
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Lunchtime Plenary – Day 2 (Ideas)
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Storytelling Panel Plenary – Day 2 (Ideas)
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Opening Plenary – Day 3 (Action)
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Closing Plenary – Day 3 (Action)
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Materials: Networking Breakout Sessions
Networking: Building Learning Systems in Large Cities
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Bright Spot: Metro Denver Reduction in Unsheltered Homelessness
Bright Spot: Minneapolis/St. Paul Reduction in Veteran Homelessness
Networking: Data Leads
Further Learning:
By-Name Data Operations Manual
BFZ Reporting Reference Guide
All Single Adults Quality Data Scorecard Rubric
Networking: Ending All Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Urban Institute Study
Invisible People article
Critical Time Intervention Model
Networking: Executive Leaders
Networking: People with Lived Experience
Materials: Topical Breakout Sessions
Building a Strong Backbone
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
BFZ Backbone Overview
Backbone Leadership (Collective Impact Forum)
Racial Equity Toolkit (Collective Impact Forum)
Slides coming soon!
Case Conferencing Implementation
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Case Conferencing Academy
Case Conferencing Toolbank
Slides coming soon!
Coordinated Prevention for Housing Stability
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
HSLC Hub
HSLC Toolbank
Slides coming soon!
Data and PWLEH: How to Have a Robust BNL
Further Learning:
HUD PLEE Toolkit
By-Name Data: A Pillar of the Built for Zero Methodology
Slides coming soon!
Designing and Identifying Spaces to Meaningfully Engage with PWLEH
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Homeless System Response: Guidance for Recruiting Hiring and Retaining People with Lived Experience of Homelessness
Homeless System Response: Engaging Individuals with Lived Experience
Peer Learning Spotlight: Sacramento
A Measurement Framework for Racial Equity in Homeless Response Systems
Reimagining Our Racial Equity Framework: A Guide
Slides coming soon!
Effective Encampment and Unsheltered Strategies
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Resources will be shared soon.
Slides coming soon!
Ending Veteran Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
One Team Approach Implementation Toolkit – VA Homeless Programs
VA Homeless Programs
Slides coming soon!
Flexible Funding 101
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
To request a copy of the Built for Zero Flex Fund Guide please complete this form.
Slides coming soon!
From Research to Action: Strategies to Prevent and End Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Current State of Youth Homelessness Approaches report
Shaping Futures: Insights on Youth and Young Adult Homelessness
Video: Let it grow (Gulf Coast, Mississippi)
Slides coming soon!
Health and Homelessness: Collaboration Across Systems
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Health Affairs: Health Care’s Role In Ending Homelessness
State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook
Expert Q&A Roundup: Street Medicine
Slides coming soon!
How Funders Can Maximize Impact and System Performance
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Full toolkit currently in development to be published in 2025.
Slides coming soon!
Implementing the Built for Zero Report Suite available in Wellsky Community Services
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
WellSky | Community Services Built for Zero Report Suite webpage
WellSky | Community Services BFZ Report Suite v2024 Manual
Slides coming soon!
Kickstarting Property Engagement Initiatives
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Housing Navigation and Property Engagement Literature Review
2020 HUD Brief on landlord engagement in the Covid-19 pandemic
Slides coming soon!
Mapping the Housing Placement Process
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Process Mapping Facilitation Guide
Process Mapping Slide Deck
Nashville Final Process Map
Slides coming soon!
PWLEH Learning Lab: Funding for PWLEH Work
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Compensation of Persons with Lived Expertise Guidance and Policy [sample]
HUD – PLEE Facing Recruitment and Compensation Guide
Slides coming soon!
State Public Health Departments as Partners
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook
Executive Summary
Slides coming soon!
System Improvement Skill-building
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
BFZ Rapid Cycle Training
StriveTogether Training Hub
NAEH Center for Learning
IHI Training
Built for Zero Theory of Change Starter Kit
Slides coming soon!
System-Level Resourcing
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Nonprofit Finance Fund – Key Functions of Place-Based Partnerships
Strive Together – 10 Steps to Successful Strategic Public Financing
Collective Impact Forum – How Funders Can Embrace Collective Impact
Slides coming soon!
Telling a New Story About Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Further Learning:
Communications Hub Resources
Social Media Toolkits
Join our Social Media Coalition
Developing a Communications Strategy
Talking about Housing First
Slides coming soon!
