Grantmakers In Health, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Rural Health are excited to convene the next annual Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting, welcoming foundations, federal entities, and other partners to discuss how our combined efforts might produce better health outcomes for rural communities.
Our theme this year is “Thinking Anew: Innovative Approaches to Advance Rural Health.” Various speaker panels will feature funders and stakeholders focusing on rural leadership development, capacity building, community engagement, and innovation. As in the past, there will be ample time for networking, as well as the always popular Federal Roundtables.
November 11-13, 2024 | Washington, DC
We are excited to announce that the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Fall Forum has been rebranded as the Health Policy Exchange. The new name reflects the multi-day conference’s purpose: to provide opportunities for health funders focused on policy to network with policymakers and other funders, exchange ideas and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
The theme of the 2024 Health Policy Exchange is Beyond the Ballot: Advancing Policy in a New Administration. Taking place just one week after the presidential election, we will discuss the outcome’s impact on philanthropy’s work advancing better health for all, delve into critical policy issues that affect the country, as well as share updates from the Hill.
The Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy
Grantmakers In Health is delighted to announce the 2024 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy class of fellows
The Terrance Keenan Institute was created to nurture the next generation of health grantmaking leaders and further their professional development. The program fosters relationships among the fellows; connects them with established figures in the field; and reflects key themes from Terrance Keenan's work and writings such as leadership, innovation, taking risks, and the creative deployment of resources available to grantmakers.
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The Health Policy Update is a new monthly newsletter produced in collaboration with Trust for America’s Health. Drawing on GIH’s policy priorities outlined in our policy agenda and our strategic objective of increasing our policy and advocacy presence, the Health Policy Update provides GIH Funding Partners with a range of federal health policy news.
GIH Advocacy for the 2024 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA)
The OAA provides critical services that address the social drivers of health for older adults. If the OAA is not reauthorized, it is set to expire on September 30, 2024. Grantmakers In Health (GIH) and Grantmakers In Aging (GIA) announced a partnership last year to engage funders in advancing the reauthorization of this critical piece of legislation.
Featured Resources
New America Report Examines Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are allowed to pay disabled workers less than the federal minimum wage, which has significant impacts on these workers’ health and well-being. A report from New America examines, state by state, the policies that drive the use or elimination of the subminimum wage, as well as the programs each state provides to more comprehensively support individuals with disabilities as they seek meaningful employment and fair wages.
HHS Launches New Food is Medicine Virtual Toolkit
The Toolkit was developed in response to the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and to support communities design and implement effective Food is Medicine interventions.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
“At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, we’re committed to improving lives beyond our hospital walls. We focus on all aspects of health—physical, mental, and economic. We know many families struggle with access to care, economic instability, and behavioral health issues, including disparities in maternal and infant health. By addressing these needs through our community partnerships, we aim to help families overcome barriers and achieve better health outcomes.”
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Supporting Communities Recovering from Hurricane Helene
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is saddened by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in communities across the southeastern United States, affecting many of our Funding Partners and the people they serve. However, we are heartened to see the strong show of support from philanthropy, government, businesses, and individuals to help those affected by the storm recover.
Grantmakers In Health Seeks Nominations for 2025 Leadership and Advocacy Awards
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce a call for nominations for both its Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy and Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
Recent Reports
Advancing Health and Creating Lasting Impact: MacKenzie Scott’s Grants to Health Foundations
In 2019, MacKenzie Scott announced that she was stepping into the world of philanthropy to give away her multi-billion-dollar fortune “until the safe is empty”. She has kept her word—to date, she has given away $16.5 billion. Her initial process for choosing which organizations would receive grants was shrouded in mystery. From 2019 to 2023, Scott used a process she termed “quiet research” to identify possible grantee organizations. The lucky organizations received a call from Scott’s consultants, who let them know they were receiving a grant for immediate use however they would like to spend it. In the Fall of 2022, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) became one of those grantee organizations, along with more than 20 health foundations. Two additional GIH Funding Partner organizations received gifts in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
2024 Survey Summary: Health Workforce Strategies
Concerns about the supply, diversity, cultural responsiveness, geographic distribution, and safety of the health workforce have reached a critical level across the country. Philanthropy has a role to play in maximizing the health workforce to achieve patient safety, provider well-being, equitable access, care quality, and improved health outcomes. Therefore, GIH recently conducted a survey to learn about funders’ strategies related to their health workforce investments.
The Story of Care: A Snapshot of the Care Narrative Change Landscape
At some point, every one of us will need care or need to provide care. The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of caregivers and exposed the failings caused by our nation’s lack of care policies, especially for communities of color. Deploying narrative-change strategies across care-related issues will help create the conditions for cultural and policy progress. The goal of this report is to share with funders the promising narrative-change strategies and tactics that have been identified, a directory of funders and grantees who are supporting this work, and how philanthropy can best support this effort.
Perspectives From Health Philanthropy
Developing an Equitable Nonprofit Ecosystem: A New Funding Framework for Emerging, BIPOC-Led Grantees
In philanthropy, it is standard due diligence practice to vet potential grantees on their list of current, past, and future funders as a way to mitigate our perceived risk. However, this approach can put many emerging, grassroots, and BIPOC-led organizations out of contention for initial funding. The John Muir Community Health Fund has shifted the way we fundamentally see risk, and instead, have embraced the opportunity to fund emerging organizations that address social determinants of health by providing monetary support, capacity building, and ultimately a proof of concept that propels grantees to long-term sustainability.
Advancing Health Equity and Fostering Collaboration through Black Maternal and Child Health Initiatives
When basic social needs go unmet, they become the principal drivers of health disparities. Recognizing this, the Health Foundation of South Florida has been advancing a collaborative approach that brings together health systems and community-based organizations and paves the way for implementing promising social interventions. Through this approach, the Health Foundation seeks to drive improved health outcomes and greater coordination to address unmet health-related social needs within clinical care settings.
Building Strong Foundations: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Families in New Hampshire
When families have the conditions they need to thrive, children thrive. In 2020, the Endowment for Health, Child Trends, and people in communities across New Hampshire began work that would become the Early Childhood Equity Movement (ECEM). Research in this movement is paving the way for greater equity in family services, services like early care, education, and health care. All families should have access to these services. Too many do not.
Upcoming Webinars
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to advance policy change.
CEO Working Group Webinar: New CEOs
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group in October, to offer foundation leaders who have been in their position for less than five years the opportunity to discuss the challenges they are facing as new CEOs.
Upcoming Convenings
2024 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
Participants will have the opportunity to connect with one another, share ideas, and discuss how combined efforts can produce better outcomes for rural communities.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2024
Taking place just one week after the presidential election, we will discuss the impact of the outcome on philanthropy’s work advancing better health for all, delve into critical policy issues that affect the country, as well as share updates from the Hill.
2025 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
Every year, GIH brings together the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy to discuss the important issues facing the field.
President and CEO
Archstone Foundation is seeking a visionary and mission-driven President and CEO to provide leadership to this important organization focused on older Californians and their caregivers. The ideal candidate will have an exceptional record of achievement and knowledge in the ways that systems of care impact this population. The new President and CEO must be a…
Chief Executive Officer
The Virginia Health Care Foundation is seeking a dynamic and visionary CEO who is passionate about increasing access to primary care for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians. This position offers the right leader the opportunity to address one of the most critical issues in health care today.
President and CEO
The next President and CEO will be charting Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago’s course for years to come and will have the opportunity to scale the organization significantly. Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago has a budget size of $2.5M and is currently serving a diverse group of over 1,400 members and is ultimately responsible for the vibrancy and engagement of a volunteer community. Additionally, the incoming President and CEO will be responsible for the direction and oversight of the Medical Advisory Board and Associate Board.
Strategic Communications Manager
The Rx Foundation, a national health justice funder based in Massachusetts, seeks candidates for a part-time, remote, Strategic Communications Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have skills to gather stories from the Rx network and craft compelling content using a variety of formats, platforms, and mediums, while also helping grantee partners to develop their own capabilities in this regard. Our approach to communications is rooted in storytelling and spotlighting the work, learnings, and impact of the extraordinary leaders, organizations, and networks that we support.
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