Mastering the Vaccine Messaging: Funder Strategies and Collaborations

This session of the Media Impact Funders’ 2021 Forum explored how funders are supporting organizations, projects, and collaborations to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence in communities of color.

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COVID-19 Philanthropy: Measuring One Year of Giving

This webinar highlighted key findings from a new report by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid. An update of Philanthropy and COVID-19 in the First Half of 2020, it examines how much funders gave, who they gave to, and what issues they supported.

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COVID Vaccine Equity Funders Roundtable

During this networking session, funders connected with and learned from other funders working to ensure the equitable distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccine.

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Mental Health and Substance Use Funders Roundtable

This networking session offered an overview to connect and learn from other funders working in the Behavioral Health Funders Network and the Substance Use Funders Collaborative.

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Addressing the Mental Health Epidemic: Mindfulness, Healing, and Resiliency Strategies

This timely conversation dives into the current mental health landscape; highlights cost-effective, prevention-oriented programs; and shares insights on the future of mental health and roles for health funders.

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Impacts of Rising Uninsured Rates and COVID-19 on Latino Children and Families

This webinar offered an overview of the health coverage status of Latino children and families, including opportunities to support and advocate for this vulnerable population.

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Looking Ahead: The New Administration’s Priorities on Children and Families’ Health Coverage

This webinar offered a briefing on the national landscape of children’s health coverage, the projected priorities of the incoming administration, and opportunities for funders to protect and defend access for children.

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

This call provided an opportunity for participants to share feedback on the 2020 Fall Forum meeting, Food for a Healthier America. 

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Care for the Seriously Ill in Low-Income Communities

Join us for a discussion of two trailblazing programs that are addressing the care needs of the most vulnerable and seriously ill. This session explored how each program works, how palliative care can be effective in addressing disparities and social determinants of health, and how grantmakers can play a vital role.

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Investing in Change: Advocacy Strategies for Funders

Access this on-demand webinar to learn the dos and don’t of policy engagement for health philanthropies.

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Roles for Health Funders in Ensuring the Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine

In this interactive discussion funders learned more about the status of states’ implementation plans and how health funders can aid states in meeting the ethical and logistical challenges to equitable vaccine distribution during all phases of the vaccination effort.

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Leadership Discussion on Rural Health

During this second conversation of GIH’s leadership series on rural health, GIH President and CEO Cara James held a discussion with leaders to identify pressing rural health issues to address in 2021, and which issues philanthropy is best positioned to address, with an eye toward collective action.

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Care Partners: Bridging Families, Clinics, and Communities to Advance Late-Life Depression Care – Lessons Learned

On this webinar, participants joined GIH for an important conversation about the successes and challenges in implementing collaborative care interventions, the key lessons learned to date, and next steps to improve late-life depression care.

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CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage

GIH has launched a quarterly call series for CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage members to strategize about philanthropy’s role during these challenging times.

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Complex Needs Through a Health Equity Lens: What Can Philanthropy Actually Do?

Participants learned about specific efforts to link a systems approach with activities on the ground and to discuss examples of how local communities can make a difference in the lives of those that are usually left behind.

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Post-Election Discussion: Moving Forward on Health Care

On this webinar, participants learned key insights into the prospects for increasing health care access, advancing health equity, and improving the delivery system. Participants heard innovative messaging research that suggests how to engage the broadest possible audience on these critical issues.

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2020 Fall Forum: Food for a Healthier America

Food for a Healthier America examined current food access and security policy, the gaps and challenges laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunities for positive policy change, and philanthropy’s role in creating a more equitable and just food system.

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The Future of the Affordable Care Act

This webinar provided an analysis of the most recent Supreme Court case to decide the future of the Affordable Care Act.

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Upcoming Events on Advocacy Strategies

Responding to H.R. 1: Funder Opportunity to Help States Mitigate SNAP Coverage Losses

H.R. 1’s unprecedented requirement that states pay for a share of SNAP benefits based on their payment error rates will impose a massive financial burden on state budgets, forcing them to choose between cutting other programs and services, reducing SNAP eligibility, or even stopping participation in SNAP entirely.

To mitigate this threat, the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program and Social Finance have partnered to develop a proposal to help states effectively implement H.R. 1 and reduce some of the coverage losses and fiscal impacts. The concept, based on a successful model that supported states during Medicaid Unwinding, is to deploy small teams of digital services and process design experts directly to states or counties (depending on the type of SNAP administration).

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Health Policy in 2026: What Comes Next?

Following a tumultuous year in health policy, GIH will continue to keep funders up to speed on legislative and administrative changes that will affect health access and impact health disparities. In this timely webinar, experts from Leavitt Partners will provide an overview of what to expect from Congress and the administration in 2026 leading up to the midterm elections, focusing on key legislative priorities and executive actions to help funders navigate and engage on these changes. Speakers include Laura Pence and Sara Singleton from Leavitt Partners.

In 2025, Grantmakers In Health launched a new collaboration with Leavitt Partners for health policy monitoring services related to GIH strategic priorities, which includes regular webinars on timely policy topics.

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Trump Accounts (530A Accounts) & Early Asset Building: Funder-Only Briefing

Hosted by Asset Funders Network and presented in partnership with Grantmakers In Health,  Economic Opportunity Funders, Tax Equity Funders Network, and Early Childhood Funders Collaborative.  As asset funders, we know that starting early – in childhood – is the best way to create wealth and savings. That’s why we continue to pay close attention to…

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