Bringing Excellence to Scale: A Conversation with CMS Administrator Donald Berwick
Participants joined this webinar to talk with CMS Administrator Donald Berwick about how health philanthropy can support three initiatives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Partnership for Patients, Million Hearts, and Innovation Advisors—that aim to jump start the transformation of the health care delivery system.
Strengthening and Transforming Primary Care through a Team-Based Approach
This webinar examined the team-based approach and addressed such questions as: What problems in primary care is this approach attempting to solve? What data supports this approach? How is this model implemented? Why should foundations support this work and what is their role?
Promoting the National Prevention Strategy
On this funder-led conference call, participants learned about the NPS and had an active discussion about what funders can do to support the regional meetings, as well as the activities inspired by their convening.
Strengthening Advocacy Capacity in Communities of Color through Coalitions
On this webinar, participants heard from experts on how to strengthen advocacy capacity in communities of color by developing coalitions.
Health Literacy: Improving Health Information and Services in Vulnerable Communities
This webinar discussed how federal efforts through the National Action Plan are shaping health literacy work on the local, state and national level.
Children and Integrative Medicine
On this webinar, Dr. Kathi J. Kemper, chair of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, discussed the intersection of children and integrative medicine treatments.
Update on Enroll America
This webinar discussed how foundations can relate to, and benefit from, Enroll America’s efforts.
Update on Know Your Care
Participants joined this webinar to hear about Know Your Care’s progress and their plans through the rest of 2011 and beyond.
Measuring the Impact of Grants and Initiatives: Examples in Oral Health
On this call, Clare Nolan, vice president of Harder+Company Community Research, shared methods for measuring the impact of grants and initiatives that aim to increase access to care and build health system capacity.
The Impact of Health Reform on Behavioral Health Redesign
This call brought clarity to a foundation’s role in advancing behavioral health policy.
Achieving Mission Through Impact Investing
On this audioconference, participants heard Lisa Richter of GPS Capital Partners, as well as Philip Belcher and Margaret Laws, who have used impact investing strategies as tools to help achieve their foundations’ missions.
Grantmaking in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
On this webinar, we discussed the purpose and activities of the CAM Funders Network and review recent surveys related to in integrative medicine.
Constructing Grantmaking Strategies in Challenging Times
On this audioconference, participants talked to their colleagues about ideas and efforts to construct short- and long-term grantmaking strategies in challenging times. The discussion was led by Kim VanPelt of St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, a Phoenix-based public foundation focused on Arizona health policy and strength-based community development.
Exploring the Relationship Between Community Organizing and Health Advocacy
Who: Jim Keddy, The California Endowment Scott Reed, PICO National Network What: Community organizing and advocacy are often described as intrinsically related yet fundamentally distinct strategies to bring about societal change. While health funders are increasingly active in advocating for public policies that advance community health, investments in community organizing have been less widely pursued….
Using Data to Improve Community Health
This webinar explored the Network of Care for Healthy Communities, an innovative, interactive, Web-based tool that uses local data to help residents, advocates, researchers, and policymakers understand how their community is doing on key health indicators, and connects them to an inventory of local resources, evidence-based practices from across the country, and pending state and federal legislation.
Upcoming Events on Philanthropic Growth & Impact
CEO Working Group Webinar
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. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, or Executive Directors. During these candid, confidential conversations, philanthropic leaders share information, swap strategies, raise concerns, and ask for one another’s advice.
2026 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
Grantmakers In Health (GIH), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Rural Health are excited to announce the 2026 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting: September 23 – 25, 2026 at the Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriot HQ. Registration link, meeting agenda, and information about lodging will be shared at a later date. For general questions about the Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership (RHPP) Meeting, please contact us at ruralhealthphil@hrsa.gov. If you are interested in being on the planning committee for the RHPP meeting, please email Alexa Ofori at aofori@hrsa.gov by Friday, March 20.
CEO Working Group Webinar
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. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations. During these candid, confidential conversations, philanthropic leaders share information, swap strategies, raise concerns, and ask for one another’s advice. Reach out to Ann Rodgers to learn more.