Grantmakers In Health Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the elections of David Jordan, President and CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund; and Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President of Community Investments, St. David’s Foundation; to its Board of Directors.

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Deadlines in Health-Related Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda

This GIH policy resource details many of the health-related executive orders issued by the administration and includes a calendar of upcoming implementation deadlines.

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GIH President and CEO Cara V. James Joined The Rural Impact Podcast for a Conversation about the Intersections of Policy and Philanthropy

On December 4, 2025, Cara V. James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), was featured in an episode of The Rural Impact podcast. She joined Michelle Rathman, host of The Rural Impact and strategic communications advisor in health care policy, for a conversation on the intersections of policy and philanthropy, challenges with rural health funding, and more. “Policies that are impacting rural communities are…

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GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter

An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners

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.

2014 Call for GIH Board Nominations

GIH seeks nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning immediately after the annual conference in March 2015. Nominations are due on Friday, September 5.

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Reflections on Building the Advocacy Capacity of Nonprofit Organizations

The Kansas Health Foundation reflects on a series of multiyear, targeted investments to build Kansas Action for Children’s advocacy capacity, and shares several lessons learned along the way.

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2014 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Named

GIH is pleased to announce the 2014 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy class of fellows.

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Health Impact Assessments– A Pathway to Health Equity

Health impact assessments offer an approach that helps build robust collaborations between health and other sectors by providing timely, accurate, and relevant information intended for use in real-time decisionmaking.

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Call for Nominations: 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy

Nominate an outstanding health grantmaker to receive the 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The Nomination deadline is Friday, September 5, 2014.

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Stepping Out: One Foundation’s Lessons Learned from Leading a Ballot Initiative

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) shares lessons learned from an evaluation of its involvement in Missouri’s 2012 tobacco tax ballot initiative, one of the first times when HCF stepped into the public sphere in support of an issue.

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