Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – May
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.
Health Care for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
On this webinar, funders heard about the range of health care issues these young people face, examples of programs that assist them, and the ways in which philanthropy is making a difference in their lives.
Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – April
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.
A Call to Action for the 2020 Census
On this webinar, listeners heard from funders on how they have been engaging at the state and local levels and will leave with concrete next action steps for census engagement at your foundation and in your community.
Emergency Briefing on Adding Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census
Cosponsored with Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation On March 26, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 decennial census, in response to a request from the Department of Justice. The Secretary noted that he interviewed more than two dozen people and received more than 50 letters on…
Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – March
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.
GIH Welcome Webinar
Participants in this webinar to learned more about GIH’s benefits, resources, and upcoming events, as well as ways to get involved. The webinar also provided an opportunity to meet GIH staff and ask questions about the organization.
Rethinking Democracy through Electoral Reform
With RCV already implemented in dozens of cities—and RCV and Fair Representation being proposed at more local and state levels—this webinar explored the current landscape of these reforms, highlighted benefits seen from them, and showed how funders are promoting these efforts.
A Conversation with Randy Pate of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
On this webinar, Randy Pate, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, talked to funders about CMS priorities and public-private collaboration opportunities.
Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – February
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.
Civic Participation: Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies
During this February First Monday + Election Series discussion, participants heard insights and data points uncovered from the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation’s first State Funding Survey.
Caregiving: What Communities Need to Know
This webinar was a conversation with Dana Marie Kennedy, State Director of AARP Arizona, and taught how communities can adapt to the needs of family caregivers and provide the resources needed to support people aging in place.
An Invitation to Innovation: Better Grantmaking, Better Care, Better Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations and Communities
An Invitation to Innovation: Better Grantmaking, Better Care, Better Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations and Communities was held on January 30, 2018 in La Jolla, California.
Reflections on the Health Care System
On this webinar, Dr. Berwick shared his latest reflections on the future of quality improvement, including what’s at stake, possible directions forward, opportunities for leadership, and the importance of keeping sight of the long-term vision of optimizing health care system performance.
5 Legal Rules Every Foundation Should Know for the 2018 Elections
This webinar explored the breadth of activities foundations can legally engage in and fund while remaining nonpartisan leading up to the 2018 elections.
Better Care for Complex Needs: Priorities for the Field
This webinar taught us more about the development and evolution of The Playbook along with five priorities that funders may consider as they explore opportunities to improve care for people with complex health and social needs.
Upcoming Events on Advocacy Strategies
SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Advocacy Opportunities
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health are forming a funder Working Group for a coordinated, strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. The Working Group comes as an actionable response to insights shared by field leaders in a SNAP-focused webinar earlier in October.
Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group will serve as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed to help funders act quickly, effectively, and in alignment with one another. We will organize three Working Group meetings to start and then assess next steps.
The first call will focus on opportunities for funders to support and engage in policy advocacy to protect SNAP on a federal and state level. In addition to connecting with peers, funders will hear from Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, who will provide a policy landscape update from D.C., and Joey Hentzler, Program Manager at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, who will share about MAZON’s policy engagement and rapid response funding.

