Joan Alker of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families to Be Honored with the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy
Joan Alker, Executive Director and a cofounder of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families (CCF) in Washington, DC, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2024 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
Billie Hall of the Sunflower Foundation to Be Honored with the 2024 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Billie Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sunflower Foundation in Kansas, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2024 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
Opportunities to Engage on the 2024 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
First signed into law in 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) provides critical services that address the social drivers of health for older adults such as nutrition, transportation, senior centers, elder rights protections, caregiver support, and health promotion. If the OAA is not reauthorized, it is set to expire on September 30, 2024. Grantmakers In…
Lori A. Cox and Kristy Klein Davis Join GIH Board of Directors
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the elections of Lori A. Cox, Vice President of Programs at The California Wellness Foundation, and Kristy Klein Davis, President of the Georgia Health Initiative, to its Board of Directors.
FDA Commissioner to Deliver 2023 Lauren LeRoy Health Policy Lecture at GIH Fall Forum
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will deliver the 2023 Lauren LeRoy Health Policy Lecture at the Grantmakers In Health Fall Forum in Washington, DC.
Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health Announce Partnership to Support the 2024 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
Grantmakers In Aging (GIA) and Grantmakers In Health (GIH) are pleased to announce a new collaboration aimed at mobilizing funders in support of the 2024 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Grantmakers In Health Seeks Nominations for 2024 Leadership and Advocacy Awards
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce a call for nominations for both its Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy and Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
2024 GIH Annual Conference: Call for Proposals
We invite you to submit a session proposal for the 2024 Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy: Bold Results Through Courageous Action.
Introducing Cecilia Amor Kramer, Grantmakers In Health’s Director of Development
This month, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Communications Specialist Miranda Wesley sat down with Cecilia Amor Kramer, GIH’s Director of Development, to learn more about Cecilia’s career in health and development and how her experience applies to GIH’s mission of advancing better health for all through better philanthropy. Cecilia discusses the influence of Hawaiian culture on her life and career, the impact of her public health education, and how funders can support Native Hawaiian populations and those experiencing substance use disorder or homelessness.