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2012

• GIH Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Grantmakers Improve the Health of All People
  March 1, 2012
  In 2012 GIH celebrates its 30th anniversary. Ever since our modest beginnings as a three-year trial program of the Foundation Center, our charge has been straightforward: serve the field of health philanthropy to improve the health of all people. Today, GIH continues to carry out this challenging and rewarding mission, thanks in no small part to the ongoing support of our Funding Partners.
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• GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund, Phase II
  January 5, 2012
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2011

• Guide to Impact Investing
  May 2, 2011
  Read GIH's latest report Guide to Impact Investing, which offers a framework to help funders think strategically about the potential of impact investing, part of a growing practice that incorporates environmental, social, and governance criteria into investment decisionmaking.
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• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Funders Network
  April 8, 2011
  GIH is pleased to announce the launch of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Funders Network, supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, and the Samueli Foundation.  
  
  Joining the CAM Funders Network will give GIH Funding Partners the opportunity to:
  • explore the latest developments in CAM modalities and the research being conducted to prove its efficacy,
  • link with other groups and funders already working in the field, and
  • establish an ongoing dialogue regarding innovative system change efforts to integrate wellness into conventional care.
  
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• GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund
  February 28, 2011
  GIH, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announces the availability of the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund. The fund will provide up to $15,000 in matching funds per state to grantmakers interested in offering grant writing support to state government agencies. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the fund is depleted.
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2010

• Request for Proposals: GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund
  December 13, 2010
  GIH, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announces the availability of the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund. The fund will provide up to $15,000 in matching funds per state to grantmakers interested in offering grant writing support to state government agencies. Application deadline: February 1, 2011.
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• Philanthropy's Response to Haiti
  January 19, 2010
  Learn what grantmakers and other organizations are doing in response to the disaster in Haiti. 
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2012

• GIH President and CEO Lauren LeRoy to Step Down October 2012
  January 26, 2012
  Lauren LeRoy, who since 1998 has led Grantmakers In Health through a period of transformative growth and change, will step down as president and CEO in October 2012.
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2011

• Margaret O’Bryon Selected 2012 Terrance Keenan Award Winner
  November 15, 2011
  Margaret O'Bryon, president and CEO of the Consumer Health Foundation, has been named the 2012 recipient of Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
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• Jandel Allen-Davis and Anthony Iton Named to GIH Board
  November 14, 2011
  Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the addition of Jandel Allen-Davis and Anthony Iton to its board of directors. Their board terms begin after the 2012 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy.
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• GIH Announces State Grant Writing Assistance Fund Awards
  February 23, 2011
  February 23, 2011--GIH is pleased to announce the 11 states that received awards under the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide matching funds to state and local foundations that offer grant writing support to states to implement various aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
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2010

• GIH Announces New Board Members
  November 22, 2010
  November 23, 2010-- Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah Iselin, Eugene Lewit, Robin Mockenhaupt, and Steve Roling to its board of directors. Their board terms begin after the GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy, March 2-4, 2011.
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• Drew Altman Named 2011 Terrance Keenan Award Winner
  November 22, 2010
  November 23, 2010-- Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Drew E. Altman, Ph.D., president and CEO of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, has been named the 2011 recipient of The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
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• GIH Releases New Report on Funder and Advocate Response to Health Reform Implementation
  August 26, 2010
  August 26, 2010--Grantmakers In Health has released Implementing Health Care Reform: Funders and Advocates Respond to the Challenge, a report based on over 40 interviews with national and state grantmakers and advocacy organizations about their initial work around implementation. 
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• Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Announced
  June 9, 2010
  June 9, 2010-- Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been selected to participate in the inaugural Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy. 
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