COVID-19: Grantmaking to Support Children and Older Adults

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched everyone, but the youngest and oldest among us are being disproportionately affected. This webinar explored how these two groups are being impacted by the pandemic – older adults, from a mortality and morbidity perspective, and youth due to a disruption of childcare and education.

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COVID-19: How Funders Can Support Bereavement and Grief

This webinar raised awareness of the intersection of mental health and COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Managing a Global Response

This webinar addressed the unique aspects of response and recovery for a worldwide pandemic, with a focus on international grantmaking to support communities in developing nations.

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COVID-19: How Philanthropy Can Stand Up for Vulnerable Populations

This webinar addressed the limitations of governmental responses to the pandemic and how philanthropists can act directly, and act as advocates, for better protections for at-risk populations, including approaches for developing a public policy agenda for philanthropy, based in equity.

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COVID-19: Place-based Grantmakers and Investing in Local Communities

This webinar explored place-based grantmaking and the importance of strengthening local communities and organizations to create a new philanthropic and nonprofit landscape, focused on recovery, that prioritizes equity, partnership, and collaboration.

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COVID-19: Managing Multiple Disasters Amid the Pandemic

This webinar will explore what effective disaster philanthropy looks like during a pandemic and how funders can respond to other disasters this year while still supporting needs related to COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Making Effective Rapid Response Grants

This webinar explored how funders can respond to community needs by getting money out the door quickly, while maintaining accuracy and accountability.

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COVID-19: Implications for Healthy Food Access and Security

On this webinar , participants learned more about the critical challenges the food system is facing; how the food safety net is responding; and how grantmakers can help with immediate needs, the eventual recovery, and beyond.

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COVID-19 Response in the Primary Care Safety Net

On this webinar, participants learned about how primary care providers are addressing the pandemic, key challenges they are facing, and ways philanthropy can best support response and recovery efforts.

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COVID-19: Past Epidemics and Vulnerability — Lessons for Funders Today

On this cosponsored webinar, participants discussed what history teaches us about vulnerability during epidemics, what philanthropy can do now to help reduce vulnerability, what the medium and long-term recovery needs are going to be, and ​potential next steps for philanthropy.

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The Climate, Health, and Equity Funding Landscape

This webinar detailed the results of a national survey of foundations and nonprofits working on climate, health, and equity.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus: How Philanthropy Can Respond

On this webinar, participants heard from experts on how philanthropy can invest in actions to support communities as COVID-19 coronavirus spreads.

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Supporting Sustainable Networks of Community Based Organizations to Improve Health

Participants explored early learnings from the ARCH initiative’s efforts, including emerging payment models, challenges encountered, and promising practices.

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Policy Opportunities to Advance Palliative Care in States

On this webinar, participants learned about the practical strategies philanthropy can use to advance access to palliative care in their states and communities.

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Supporting Children and Families through Father-Friendly Initiatives

Research has shown that positive father involvement leads to improved birth outcomes for mothers and infants, as well as greater academic success, increased self-esteem, improved ability to manage stress, and more positive social behavior in children across developmental stages.

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Roles for Funders in Supporting Community Resource Referral Platforms

Many health care organizations are beginning to screen patients for needs related to the social determinants of health and are seeking to establish referral relationships with community partners in order to address these needs.

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Health, Housing, Equity, Race and Power Funders Convening

Health, Housing, Equity, Race and Power Funders Convening will be held on February 25-26, 2020, at The California Endowment in Oakland, California.

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Promoting Better Communities for Older People: Building Economic Security Using the Elder Index

What is the true cost of living for older adults?  In this conversation, funders discussed the Elder Index: a tool that measures the income older people need—every county and state in the country—to meet necessary expenses for housing, health care, food, transportation, and other essentials while staying independent in their own homes.

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2021 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy (Virtual)

The 2021 Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy will be held virtually from Tuesday, June 8 to Friday, June 11, 2021. The GIH Annual Conference is the best place to meet up with the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy today.

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Upcoming Events on Population Health

Building Health and Wealth: A Memphis Case Study for Advancing Economic Mobility

Join us for a webinar exploring how cross-sector collaborations among neighborhood organizations, small businesses, and health care systems are driving measurable change to improve health outcomes and expand economic mobility. This session will spotlight a place-based approach anchored in the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, with insights from the Hyde Family Foundation and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. While rooted in Memphis, the strategies highlighted offer practical lessons for communities nationwide. Together, these organizations are investing in neighborhood revitalization, small business development, and health care workforce pipelines to create the conditions for health and economic opportunity for all.

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Safeguarding Medicaid and SNAP in the Wake of H.R. 1

As H.R. 1 begins to reshape the landscape of safety programs, charitable foundations face a pivotal moment. The legislation delivers sweeping tax cuts to corporations and high-income earners—while dramatically reducing funding for essential programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These cuts threaten the well-being of millions of families, children, and seniors, and shift the financial burden to already overstretched state and local governments.

Now more than ever, philanthropic organizations must act swiftly and strategically to mitigate harm. A key opportunity lies in supporting states as they navigate urgent administrative and implementation challenges—ensuring vulnerable populations don’t fall through the cracks.

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Funder Briefing: Nature as a Health Equity Tool

No matter what you fund, nature can be a powerful tool and ally in creating sustainable, long-term success and equity in your grantmaking.

Funders are invited to join a briefing on the power of nature-based solutions to achieving human and planetary health and justice. Hear the latest research and data on the connection between time spent outdoors and human health, and how climate change is impacting our emotions. Together, we’ll dig into existing solutions, including narrative change, community building, and data analysis, and co-create a network of aligned funders interested in using nature and the outdoors as a tool for health equity.

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