Philanthropy Talks to Philanthropy

The annual conference showed again this year why it is the premier opportunity for health funders to talk to their peers about challenges, lessons learned, and the path forward.

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2017 Call for GIH Board Nominations

GIH is seeking nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning in March 2018. Nominations are due Friday, September.

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The Colorado Health Foundation Report: July 2017

Colorado Health Foundation released a new white paper explaining its decision to create and endow Healthier Colorado, a 501(c)(4) political organization that is free to engage in lobbying and elections.

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RCHN Community Health Foundation Report: July 2017

Compared to doctors’ offices and other providers, community health centers lower the cost of children’s primary care by approximately 35 percent, according to an analysis published by researchers at the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health.

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Grantmakers In Health Celebrates 35 Years of Support to Health Philanthropy

Since its inception, GIH has grown to be the leading national network dedicated to the needs and concerns of health funders. Over the past 35 years, the organization has strengthened health philanthropy through its meetings, publications, leadership trainings, and strategic advice—operating with the core belief of better health through better philanthropy.

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Leading with Vision

Do we aspire to be the healthiest community in the state? Think bigger. Do we aspire to be the healthiest community in the nation? Keep going. Some days I ask myself if it is grandiose to hold a pie-in-the-sky vision during changing, uncertain times.

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From Nathan’s to a National Network: Celebrating GIH’s 35th Anniversary

As legend has it, GIH began as a conversation among foundation program officers at a Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs restaurant in New Jersey, in 1978.

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Reflections on a Life in Philanthropy

Almost twenty years ago, after a career in public health, I was offered the opportunity to bring my passion for population health improvement to philanthropy. Since then, I have had the unique privilege of leading two new health foundations—one in California, and one in Kentucky.

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