Opportunities for Philanthropic Investment in Rural Connectivity and Broadband
Grantmakers In Health and Appalachia Funders Network discussed examples of philanthropic investment in rural broadband connectivity, a key component of rural infrastructure that supports health, employment, and education.
CEO Working Group Webinar
Leaders in the field will discuss the role funders can play to improve the health of undocumented immigrants, including opportunities to extend health care coverage.
Rural Investment Models for Substance Use Disorder Recovery Ecosystems
Grantmakers In Health and New York Funders Alliance explored funding models that boost multi-sector support systems for people in recovery from substance use disorders in rural communities.
The Future of Access to Reproductive Health Services
In this 90-minute webinar, participants discussed the decision’s impact on reproductive health services across the country and explored the roles funders can play in this moment.
Public Health After COVID-19: What’s Our North Star?
The closing plenary highlighted the public health challenges that have gone unaddressed while our attention has been focused on COVID-19, what we need to do to rebuild the public health system, and how to address our critical workforce needs in the wake of the pandemic.
Divided We Stand: Misinformation, Mistrust, and Our Inability to Solve Our Health Challenges
This important plenary discussion delved into the misinformation crisis affecting public health, the public’s increasing mistrust of expertise, and how we can navigate and bridge our nation’s growing divides.
LGBTQ and Racial Equity: Two Sides of the Same Coin
This plenary covered recent policy threats affecting LGBTQ and BIPOC communities and explored how philanthropy can help build alliances that change systems and advance health equity for all.
Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy and the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy 2022 Recipients
This special plenary luncheon honored the winners of GIH’s 2022 awards: Janice B. Yost and Evelyn Delgado.
Advancing Equitable, Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
This dynamic conversation explored the challenges people with serious illness face in receiving quality care, why addressing these needs is critical to achieving health equity, and where there are opportunities for philanthropy to chart a better path forward.
Upcoming Events on Population Health
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Participants joined this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities. Agenda forthcoming.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2025
The multi-day conference will provide opportunities for health funders focused on policy to network with policymakers and other funders, exchange ideas and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration. This year’s Health Policy Exchange will be held on November 19 – 21, 2025, at The Westin Arlington in Arlington, VA and will delve into how health philanthropy should address the unique policy challenges posed by our current moment.
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities.
On this webinar, we will hear from Sean McCluskie, Former Chief of Staff at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding his reflections on the current health policy environment, as well as his advice for funders engaging in policy.