Crafting Media Strategies that Accelerate Policy Change

November 19, 2015

This strategy session at the 2015 Fall Forum examined how the strategic use of media can expedite health policy objectives and will consider how funders can optimize their media investments.

Read More →

2015 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

March 4, 2015

The 2015 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy was held from March 4-6, 2015 in Austin, Texas.

Read More →

Beyond Grantmaking: Health Foundations as Policy Change Agents

March 3, 2015

This GIH report seeks to help the field of health philanthropy maximize its strategic potential and minimize the difficulties inherent in taking on new roles by both describing ways funders are directly engaging in policy change efforts and distilling the key lessons learned from these experiences.

Read More →

Health in All Policies: What It Is and What It Means for Health Grantmaking

December 15, 2014

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an emerging approach to public policymaking, grounded in recognition that the most important determinants of health are outside the reach of the formal health care system. This Issue Focus describes the HiAP concept, its history and evolution, and explores how this approach is poised to influence priorities and programs in the field of health philanthropy.

Read More →

One Size Does Not Fit All: Foundation Roles in Policy Change

November 5, 2014

One Size Does Not Fit All: Foundation Roles in Policy Change was held on November 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

Read More →