EUNA WEBINAR
Navigating Fiscal Uncertainty: Philanthropy as a Strategic Partner
- May 15, 2025, at 2:00 pm EST
OVERVIEW
Federal funding volatility and shifting policy priorities are prompting local governments to rethink how they sustain vital programs. Euna Solutions teamed up with Funkhouser & Associates to launch a webinar series designed to equip public sector leaders with strategic insights and practical tools to navigate fiscal uncertainty while advancing better outcomes for the communities they serve.
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The first session in the series will explore an increasingly essential strategy: building partnerships with philanthropic organizations. This webinar will highlight how local governments can not only secure supplemental funding but also expand operational and relational capacity by engaging an ecosystem of mission-aligned partners.
Join us on May 15 at 2:00 PM EST to explore how you can unlock the full value of public-philanthropic collaboration. Through real-world examples and expert insights, this session will examine what drives successful partnerships and how they can foster agility, strengthen collaboration, and sustain progress even in resource constrained environments.
You will walk away with:
- Understanding how to integrate philanthropic partnerships into your broader funding strategy (and why you should).
- Practical steps for initiating and sustaining partnerships, including aligning on values, defining shared outcomes, and building trust across sectors.
- Tactics to leverage partners for community outreach, advocacy, and data-informed, targeted investments.
- Real-world examples of successful philanthropic-public collaborations that have delivered measurable impact.
SPEAKERS
Abhi Nemani
Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, Euna Solutions
Abhi Nemani is a government technology entrepreneur, scholar, and public servant — founding, building, and leading many GovTech institutions over the last 15 years including Code for America, EthosLabs, Sacramento’s Innovation & Growth Fund, and the Mayor of Los Angeles’ Office of Data. As Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Euna Solutions, Abhi supports the growth of Euna’s portfolio of public administration and financial products to better serve its growing network of 2,000+ public sector organizations across North America. Previously, Abhi served as the Inaugural Chief Data Officer for City of Los Angeles and the Chief Innovation Officer for Sacramento, and he has lectured on government technology at the University of Chicago and the World Bank and is a Visiting Scholar at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.
Mark Funkhouser
President, Funkhouser & Associates
Mark Funkhouser is a municipal finance expert who has spent decades in government service. As the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Recession, Mark made the tough choices to put his city on the path to fiscal sustainability. That experience, his long tenure as an auditor and his most recent post as the publisher of Governing magazine have made him a trusted and credible advisor to government officials across the country. Mark also is the founder of the International Center for Performance Auditing (ICPA) and a founding member of the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). He has dedicated much of his career, research and writing to advancing the public sector performance auditing profession and strengthening its real-world impact. Mark holds a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University, an M.B.A. from Tennessee State University, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in public administration and urban sociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.