Call for Nominations: 2022 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy is presented each year to an outstanding grantmaker whose work is distinguished by leadership, innovation, achievement, creativity, and boldness. GIH invites you to nominate individuals for the 2021 award.
Call for Nominations: 2022 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy
The Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy is presented each year to an outstanding advocacy grantee who embodies a commitment to principled action, leadership to advance social change, and dedication to making progress in policy and practice despite challenging political environments. GIH invites its Funding Partners to nominate individuals for the 2021 award.
ARPA Organizing Opportunities
This toolkit developed by Community Catalyst illustrates how advocates can leverage ARPA funds to spur transformative change and address the unique needs of communities. It includes examples of advocates’ innovation in organizing for ARPA funding in their respective states and communities and also outlines innovative tactics and best practices that may be particularly effective in this moment.
Health and Democracy Index
The Health and Democracy Index presents a wide range of health indicators and correlates these indicators to voting policies using the Cost of Voting Index. It’s designed to provide a shared health equity analysis of voting policy and serve as a tool to strengthen civic and voter participation.
National and Regional Philanthropies Working Together to Enhance Impact
The “how” of cross-funder collaboration—and knowing where to start—is not always easy to figure out. As colleagues from both a regional and national health philanthropy, we are proud to share insights on our unique journey from relationship-building to collaboration.
Palm Health Foundation
Six years ago, the foundation launched our Healthier Together initiative, committing $1 million to six communities with the greatest health disparities in Palm Beach County. Healthier Together represented a radical shift in our grantmaking – we put residents at the core of developing health solutions around their own needs, rather than force-fitting a system that doesn’t always recognize the complexity, culture, context and circumstances of diverse communities.
Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – August 2021
The latest on transitions from the field.
FORE: August 2021
FORE (Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts) will provide grant support for specific projects that aim to improve, expand, and/or scale evidence-based family-, school-, and/or community-based prevention services for children and families, particularly for those at highest risk.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: August 2021
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced two upcoming funding opportunities for nonprofits in Massachusetts.
New York State Health Foundation: August 2021
A new report uses self-reported survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau to analyze the mental health of New Yorkers from the start of the coronavirus pandemic through May 2021. The report examines rates of anxiety and/or depression by race and ethnicity, age, income, income loss, and food security status.