Funder Meetup: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Updates
This virtual briefing provided an update on our activities, the latest intel on the OAA reauthorization, and a preview of upcoming opportunities to learn about and influence aging funding and policy.
How Expanding School-Based Medicaid Can Support Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing
Participants in this webinar learned how expanding school-based Medicaid can be a game changer for supporting youth well-being -- and how funders can help catalyze action. Speakers included Sarah Broome, Schmidt Innovation Fellow, and Elizabeth Duncan, Education Program Consultant, Healthy Schools, Louisiana Department of Education.
Investing in Inclusion: The LGBTQ+ Community & the Census
Participants learned about how key gaps in federal data collection have left advocates, policymakers, researchers, and others without critical insights into disparities, opportunities, and the effectiveness of interventions designed to advance equity for LGBTQ people.
Birth Equity Funders Summit: Aligning Strategies to Advance Equitable Birth Outcomes
Marriott Marquis Chicago 2121 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis summit, designed exclusively for funders, provided comprehensive strategies, tools, playbooks, and deep learning opportunities, while fostering immediate implementation and collaboration. Acknowledging the underrepresentation of professionals from ethnically marginalized backgrounds, including BIPOC grantmakers, we supported, empowered, and created a safe space for these voices. Participants took away tangible insights and clear expectations for advancing equitable birth outcomes.
2024 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center 375 NE Holladay Street, Portland, OR, United StatesThe 2024 GIH annual conference, Bold Results Through Courageous Action, was held on June 4 – 6 in Portland, Oregon. Every year, GIH brings together the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy.
Beyond Grantmaking: How Aligned Funder Action Can Get Results
Join the Lead Funders Action Network (LFAN), a Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) funder collaborative, for an enlightening webinar that traces the evolution of our collaborative investments into a robust federal policy campaign. Initiated in 2017 with support from the JPB, Joyce, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, LFAN has been strategically navigating the complex landscape of childhood lead poisoning prevention, which impacts over 500,000 children in the U.S.
One Year Later: Medicaid Enrollment After the End of the Public Health Emergency
Participants joined this webinar to hear about the status of Medicaid enrollment one year after the public health emergency ended.
Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community: Centering Community Leadership
This second virtual convening of the Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community focused on the critical importance of community leadership in crafting and implementing firearm violence prevention efforts.
NCOA Age + Action 2024
Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA, United StatesOn May 7, 2024, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) and Grantmakers In Aging (GIA) cohosted a funders-only meeting at the National Council on Aging’s Age + Action 2024 conference. The session, “Driving Change through Public-Private Collaboration,” focused on bridging connections between the public and private sectors to improve the health and well-being of older adults in the U.S.
Responsible and Equitable Use of Artificial Intelligence by Foundations
Participants joined this discussion to learn about the collaborative process that resulted in this first version of the framework and to gain a deeper understanding of the framework's design principles and how they foster equity, transparency, and responsible AI adoption.
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