Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results—Part 4
The Funders Census Initiative presented the latest briefing in its series on census messaging results, in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
LIVESTREAM RECORDING: Count Us In! Roles for Health Funders in Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census
This recording of the webcast from the first day of the 2018 GIH Fall Forum reviews upcoming census activities and shares practical strategies for philanthropic involvement.
What Funders Need to Know About “Public Charge”: An Analysis of the Published Rule
In this webinar, participants discussed the recently proposed “public charge” rule would allow federal officials to consider immigrants’ use of Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program, and several housing programs in determining whether to deny entry into the United States or make adjustments to legal permanent resident status. Listeners learned more about the proposed rule and discussed ways that funders can take action.
Medicaid Waivers: An Update
On this webinar, funders learned about approved and pending Medicaid waivers, explored the response to flexibilities such as work requirements and managed care contracting, and discussed how foundations might work within these processes to promote health outcomes and protect consumers.
Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – Part 3
The Funders Census Initiative presented the second in a series of briefings on census messaging results developed in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
Capturing Election Momentum for Building Power
In this final webinar in the FCCP Election Series Discussion listeners explored practical pathways that can capture election momentum to build long-term power for communities of interest. Together participants crafted potential solutions to help bridge the post-election decline in funding and retain grantee capacities at a time when that will be critical.
Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – Part 2
The Funders Census Initiative presented the second in a series of briefings on census messaging results developed in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
GOTV + Election Protection Needs + Opportunities
This was the second call in a two-part funders-only discussion series designed to share intelligence on timely, nonpartisan opportunities for philanthropy to help ensure full and fair participation in the democratic process.
Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – Part 1
The Funders Census Initiative presented the first in a series of briefings on census messaging results developed in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
Expanding Family-Friendly Workplace Policies
This webinar discussed the emerging policy consensus and current efforts to make comprehensive paid leave a reality across the country.
Open Enrollment: Challenges and Strategies
During this webinar, funders learned how to share outreach and enrollment tactics, available resources, and potential strategies to overcome anticipated obstacles.
Tools to Assess Program Gaps and Needs for the 2018 Voter Mobilization
This call was the first in a two-part funders-only discussion series designed to share intelligence on timely, nonpartisan opportunities for philanthropy to help ensure full and fair participation in the democratic process.
Ensuring that Medicaid and CHIP Meet the Needs of Vulnerable Children
This webinar reviewed the latest policy updates, forecasted gaps, and opportunities to protect Medicaid and CHIP coverage for children with special health care needs and children in immigrant families.
Erasing Representation: The Implications of the Census Citizenship Status Question on Reapportionment and Redistricting
The Census Bureau has proposed the addition of a Citizenship Status Question to the 2020 Census and indicated that data will be included in the transfer of census counts to states for the purposes of redistricting. Two state legislatures have already considered bills to require that state legislative reapportionment and redistricting be based on citizen totals rather than full population totals.
Improving Health Outcomes by Connecting to the EITC: A Conversation for Funders
On this webinbar, funders learned about the importance of EITC in improving health, explored examples of how philanthropy is engaging in this work, and increased cross-sectoral connections between health and economic security funders.
The Critical Role of Medicaid for People with Disabilities
On this webinar, funders heard an overview of Medicaid’s role for this critical population; understood the potential impact that new policies—such as basing Medicaid eligibility on employment—may have on people with disabilities; and discussed recent delivery system changes, such as the movement to commercial managed care.
Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – July
As part of our collaborative Invitation to Innovation initiative, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health cosponsored a monthly series of funders-only discussions focused on the challenges of and opportunities for improving care for people with complex health and social needs.
Upcoming Events on Advocacy Strategies
2026 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
Every year, GIH brings together the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy to discuss the important issues facing the field.
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities. Jennifer Tolbert, deputy director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the director of State Health Policy and Data at KFF, will join the call to speak about how the provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation law will likely affect states and other policy trends related to Medicaid and state budgets.