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Promoting Health Equity through Paid Leave
Universal paid family and medical leave promotes health equity by improving health and well-being across the life span and reducing socioeconomic disparities.
How Foundations Can be Engaged This Election Year
Election season presents tremendous opportunities for philanthropic organizations to educate voters and candidates on the issues core to their charitable missions. Through strategies such as civic engagement and public policy advocacy, nonprofit organizations can expand the reach and impact of their activities.
Co-Funding in Texas: Lessons for National and Regional Partnerships
When grantmakers partner on issues of mutual concern, they can leverage their funds in ways that make significant progress at the emerging intersection between health and early childhood.
The Greater Clark Foundation
Learn more about The Greater Clark Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
The Vital Role of Regional Associations in U.S. Health Philanthropy
Currently, at least 12 regional philanthropy associations operate health-focused working groups, which provide a vital space for funders to come together for learning, sharing, and sometimes providing a voice for philanthropy on health-related issues in the region, whether that region be a state, multiple states, part of a state, or a metropolitan area.
Community-Focused Health Philanthropy
Community-focused health philanthropy is a philanthropic style that enables you to tackle important local health issues, has a sense of mission and urgency about it, has some reasonable prospect of making a difference, and creates a practical effect on a defined geographical area.
Reports and Publications
GIH Bulletin: April 2026
Sometimes innovation in philanthropy is associated with breakthrough technologies or new medical discoveries. But some of the most impactful investments fund something less visible: the coordination of people, protocols, and institutions already in place so they work together seamlessly to save lives.
GIH Bulletin: March 2026
Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Stephanie Teleki of The California Health Care Foundation, Laila Bell of The Skillman Foundation, and Jaime Vazquez of The Pew Charitable Trusts about their recently published article in The Foundation Review, “When Shift Happens: Navigating Toward a Framework for Responsible Philanthropic Exits.”
Crisis Resources for Grantees
As non-profits face new challenges in the current policy landscape, effective crisis management has become essential. This Grantmakers In Health toolkit provides resources and action steps for grantee nonprofits before, during, and after a crisis.
Trustee Resources
Explore this page to browse resources, publications, and events related to foundation trustees.