Including the Person in Person-Centered Care
On this webinar, funders discussed successful and effective strategies to authentically partner with people with complex needs and truly advance person-centered policy and programming.
Policies to Support Caregivers: Opportunities for Philanthropy
On this webinar, participants learned about the current state of family caregiving policy and efforts to create new and innovative policies across the country.
A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
On this webinar, funders learned about current responses to the new “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” rule —ranging from local-level community education and state-level coordinated campaigns to national litigation efforts—and explored opportunities to support the protection of families and the advancement of belonging in both rapid response and long-term contexts.
Rhetoric to Reality: Meaningful Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
During this webinar, speakers shared lessons learned from the formal evaluation of the Consumer Voices for Innovation Project and from the grantees themselves.
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results
The 2010 Census missed over 2 million young children, most of which were left off the form by families who responded. Participants in this webinar learned more about why families have left children in their households off the census in the past and how to develop persuasive messages to ensure young children are not missed in 2020.
Promoting Equity Through Workforce Innovations: Impact of Dental Therapy in Tribal and Indigenous Communities
This webinar discussed the historical and social contexts of oral health disparities experienced by tribal communities around the world and the evolution of dental therapy as a successful care model which supports locally representative, community-oriented, and culturally appropriate care for these populations.
Applying Lessons from the HIV/AIDS Epidemic to the Opioid Crisis
This webinar covered how issues of access, equity, funding, policy, and stigma have impacted governmental and philanthropic responses to public health epidemics. The speakers provided an update on the current data related to the opioid and HIV syndemics.
Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Decision
This webinar was held in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the 2020 Census citizenship question.
CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage
Webinar and meeting resources for the CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage.
Care Partners: Bridging Families, Clinics, and Communities to Advance Late-Life Depression Care
An important conversation discussed the successes and challenges in implementing collaborative care interventions and next steps to build on these models to improve late-life depression care.
2020 Census Funder Learning Series: Effective Strategies for Business Engagement
On this webinar, participants discussed strategies to engage and build partnerships with the business sector in support of the 2020 census. Presenters shared resources, approaches to census engagement, and insights into how to mitigate potential barriers, with a focus on Get Out the Count.
CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage
This CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage webinar was a timely, two-part discussion on Affordable Care Act litigation and Medicaid expansion.
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming was held on April 18, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Blueprint for Complex Care: Opportunities for Philanthropy in Healthcare and Social Services
This webinar shared the Blueprint for Complex Care’s recommendations for strengthening the field, how foundations are using the blueprint in their current and future grantmaking, and how funders can collaborate to improve the lives of those with the most complex needs.
Upcoming Events on Health Equity and Social Justice
CEO Working Group Webinar: December Convening
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to discuss challenges in our work and opportunities for collaboration as we move forward to achieve our health missions under the new administration. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2025
The GIH Health Policy Exchange provides policy-engaged funders with information on current issues, access to leading thinkers, and connections with grantmaking peers. This year’s theme is Protecting the Freedom to Give. Against a backdrop of recent federal funding cuts, executive orders, and threats to philanthropy, it is more important than ever for health funders to educate, advocate, and collaborate to support the people, places, and things that are important to us. This year’s Health Policy Exchange will be held November 18 – 21, 2025, at The Westin Arlington in Arlington, VA.
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.