2025 Call for Grantmakers In Health Board Nominations

Grantmakers In Health, an educational organization serving staff, executives, and trustees of foundations and corporate giving programs working in the health field, is seeking nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning in March 2026.

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Policy Resource: 2025 Congressional Calendar

Developed in collaboration with Leavitt Partners, this calendar tracks when each house of congress will be in session in 2025.

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Policy Resource: Overview of Congressional Staff and Member Outreach

Developed in collaboration with Leavitt Partners, this resource provides a detailed overview of how congressional offices, committees, and leadership are staffed. In addition, it provides recommended best practices for meeting with Members of Congress and their staff.

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Philanthropic Moral Courage: A Compass for Leading Boldly

Moral courage and risk-taking were hot topics of conversation during our experience as fellows of the 2016 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders.

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No More Half Measures: The Case for Bigger, Bolder Advocacy Support

It is increasingly clear that advocacy and policy change is deeply entrenched in and dependent on political institutions and the political process. This is the perfect time for foundations to furnish themselves with a broad range of tools, helping to ensure that the fights we have always had will not be the fights we always have.

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Awarding Excellence in Advocacy and Philanthropy

On March 14, GIH announced that Chet Hewitt, President and CEO of the Sierra Health Foundation, is the 2017 recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy, and that Ron Pollack, the Founding Executive Director of Families USA, is the 2017 recipient of the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Better Health Through Better Philanthropy: Our Work Continues

Major changes to the landscape of American health care are taking shape before our eyes. Upcoming decisions related to health insurance coverage, immigration, environmental protections, and other federal, state, and local policies will all affect the health and wellness of our families, friends, and communities—especially those who are the focus of health philanthropy. 

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Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – April 2017

The latest on grants and programs from the field.

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Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – April 2017

The latest on transitions from the field.

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