CEO Working Group Webinar
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to share election reflections and opportunities for collaboration as we move forward to achieve our health missions. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations.
Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community: Exploring the Current Policy Landscape
VirtualGrantmakers In Health offers a series of Learning Community programs to advance philanthropic strategies for preventing firearm-related deaths and injuries. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that public policies have a significant influence on various types of firearm-related outcomes, including homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings. This virtual convening of the Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community explored the current policy landscape —both recent policy developments and future opportunities for policy change at the state and federal levels— and considered how philanthropic investments can best inform and influence policymakers. Speakers included Sean Holihan of Giffords, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Adzi Vokhiwa of Community Justice Action Fund.
Medicaid: Protect and Defend
VirtualParticipants learned about what policy changes and funding cuts are possible with the incoming presidential administration and the 119th U.S. Congress. Presenters shared reflections and suggested opportunities for funders to protect and defend this vital program.
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your perspectives on how election results are likely to influence your organization’s approach to policy change.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2024
Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill 525 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWe discussed the election results' impact on philanthropy’s work advancing better health for all, delved into critical policy issues that affect the country, and received updates from the Hill. Other topics explored by participants included opportunities for cross-sector collaboration in public health, updates on health policy at the state level, philanthropy and the Supreme Court, the changing landscape of women’s health, and philanthropy’s role in supporting systems change.
Bridging Health Equity in Indian Country: Navigating the Public Health Crisis
VirtualParticipants joined this webinar for an in-depth briefing on the current health trends that drove the public health crisis in Indian Country and the critical health policy initiatives that shaped these trends.
Investing in Equity: Funders’ Role in Forming Food is Medicine
VirtualParticipants engaged in a conversation focused on how strategic investments in community-based organizations (CBOs) could set a course for equity and advance the Food is Medicine landscape with integrity.
2024 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
Marriott Bethesda Downtown 7707 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United StatesParticipants will have the opportunity to connect with one another, share ideas, and discuss how combined efforts can produce better outcomes for rural communities.
Connecting Pediatricians, Families, and Schools for Thriving Youth
VirtualLeaders from the field explored how EdNavigator connected across systems to solve education challenges for children and youth in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington, DC, and how this cross-systems approach was a game changer in enabling children and youth to access the services they needed to thrive in school.
Better Health for All: The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Health Equity – Online Workshop 3
Participants Joined us for this special virtual series and uncovered how we could collectively move towards an inclusive approach to health philanthropy. The leader of the field and participants who joined the webinar explored learning about the challenges in health philanthropy and social justice. They addressed power dynamics and foster authentic community engagement in their initiatives.
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