Remembering Patricia Mathews, Founding President and CEO of Northern Virginia Health Foundation
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Patricia Mathews, a longtime fixture in health philanthropy and a former member of the GIH board of directors. Please join us in celebrating Patricia Mathews’ memory, as well as her many contributions to the field of health philanthropy and GIH.
Responsible Exits: Insights from Three Funders
Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Stephanie Teleki of The California Health Care Foundation, Laila Bell of The Skillman Foundation, and Jaime Vazquez of The Pew Charitable Trusts about their recently published article in The Foundation Review, “When Shift Happens: Navigating Toward a Framework for Responsible Philanthropic Exits.”
The Keys to Successful Collaboration Between a State-based Health Foundation and a National Funder Collaborative
Discussions about firearms in the US are often focused on urban gun violence and mass shootings. But firearm injury and death is a public health crisis that touches every community—urban and rural, red states and blue—and it intersects with issues many health funders care about: mental health, suicide prevention, and health equity.
GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter
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The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partnersi and 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.
RCHN Community Health Foundation: May 2021
A new analysis reports on the experience of the nation’s community health centers over the past year, and highlights health centers’ accomplishments in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the challenges that they face as the pandemic continues and the nation seeks to recover.
St. David’s Foundation: May 2021
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting proposals for research designed to help improve postpartum outcomes for women experiencing disparities and towards better-informed health care decisions.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: May 2021
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting proposals for research designed to help improve postpartum outcomes for women experiencing disparities and towards better-informed health care decisions.
PagerDuty: May 2021
PagerDuty launched $1 million in grants for equitable COVID-19 vaccine access and distribution via the PagerDuty.org Fund to help eligible nonprofits and social enterprises deliver more COVID-19 vaccines faster.
New York State Health Foundation: May 2021
The New York State Health Foundation has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support policies and programs that connect New Yorkers with the food they need to thrive.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: May 2021
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding efforts to examine how recent Medicaid policy changes may alleviate or exacerbate racial inequity and structural racism.