2013 Call for GIH Board Nominations
GIH seeks nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning immediately following the annual meeting in March 2014. Nominations are due by Friday, September 6.
Health Care for the Neediest: The Critical Transformation
The United States now stands on the cusp of important expansion in access to affordable health insurance coverage that was promised in the enactment of federal health reform legislation in 2010. As actors and stakeholders throughout the health system prepare for a surge in the insured population, leaders are looking ahead to the looming challenges that will move to center stage as the crisis of the uninsured recedes: How can we reduce the heavy burden of health care cost growth on our nation’s families, employers, state budgets, and federal health care programs?
2014 GIH Annual Meeting: Call for Sessions
GIH is now accepting proposals for the 2014 GIH Annual Meeting. The submission deadline is July 26, 2013.
Call for Nominations: 2014 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Nominate an outstanding health grantmaker to receive the 2014 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The nomination deadline is Friday, September 6.
2013 Terrance Keenan Award Speech
The following remarks are from former Missouri Foundation for Health President and CEO James Kimmey’s acceptance speech upon receiving The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy on March 14, 2013.
Big Ideas to Blueprints: Decisive Grantmaking in Dynamic Times
Download the GIH essay written for the 2013 annual meeting Big Ideas to Blueprints: Decisive Grantmaking in Dynamic Times. Foundation leaders were also invited to pen guest commentaries and share their thoughts around the annual meeting theme.
Osula Rushing Named GIH Vice President for Program and Strategy
Osula Evadne Rushing has been named Grantmakers In Health’s (GIH) vice president for program and strategy. In her new role, she will support program development and strategic positioning of the organization, as well as oversee and supervise program staff, and cultivate external relations and new ventures.
James Kimmey Selected 2013 Terrance Keenan Award Recipient
James R. Kimmey, MD, MPH, former founding president and CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health, has been selected the 2013 recipient of GIH’s Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
Faith Mitchell Named GIH President and CEO
The Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors has selected Faith Mitchell, Ph.D. as the organization’s next president and CEO. She will assume the position on December 1, 2012, succeeding Lauren LeRoy, who has led GIH for the past 14 years.
Call for GIH Board Nominations
GIH seeks nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning immediately following the annual meeting in March 2013. Nominations are due September 6.