The Rippel Foundation: November 2021
The Rippel Foundation published Creating an Equitable Future for Health and Well-Being, a report on major findings from its FORESIGHT initiative. FORESIGHT is an equity focused futuring project that aims to envision a new future for health and well-being—and how we get there, together.
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation: November 2021
A new report finds that Black and Hispanic students in Marion County, Indiana are likely to experience a disproportionate and chronic lack of access to a high-quality education from birth all the way through college.
BUILD Health Challenge: November 2021
Review BUILD’s new Listening Tour report and discover learnings from the field, testimonials from community leaders, and how BUILD is reimagining the future of community health.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – November 2021
The latest on grants and programs from the field.
Understanding Power Building Ecosystems
This study offers analysis of the conditions and strategies that enhance or stymie power-building in relation to three ballot initiative issues, each of which has the potential to improve community health outcomes: Affordable Housing, Medicaid Expansion, Criminal Justice Reform.
The Path to Achieving Health Equity Begins with The Data
As we work towards a more just and equitable future, we must ensure that we have the data needed to measure the things we are trying to improve. It is no longer acceptable to say we do not know.
Addressing Gaps in Firearm Violence Prevention Research – Lessons from a National Partnership
Whether by directly funding new research or calling on Congress to increase funding, philanthropic institutions can help build the evidence that leads to more effective gun policies and invest in initiatives for improved firearm data at the local, state, and federal levels.
TRAILS: A Landmark Public-Private Partnership for Youth Mental Health
As funders, we recognize that expansive challenges often require expansive solutions—and that building sustainable mental health support requires broad community buy-in. Our work with the University of Michigan organization TRAILS exemplifies this effort: by embedding mental health services directly into schools, TRAILS works to ensure that all students have access to the care they need.
Foundation for a Healthy High Point
Local health philanthropy has evolved over the years, moving away from funding direct services to becoming strategic change agents, offering community leadership, and promoting collaboration. Place-based health legacy foundations can leverage impact beyond our grantmaking, using our resources to help set agendas and fuel system improvements. By convening and partnering with regional nonprofits and the public and private sectors, we can achieve sustainable solutions to entrenched health challenges.