Invitation to Innovation Funder Call Series – February
As part of our collaborative Invitation to Innovation initiative, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health cosponsored a monthly series of funders-only discussions focused on the challenges of and opportunities for improving care for people with complex health and social needs.
Civic Participation: Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies
During this February First Monday + Election Series discussion, participants heard insights and data points uncovered from the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation’s first State Funding Survey.
Caregiving: What Communities Need to Know
This webinar was a conversation with Dana Marie Kennedy, State Director of AARP Arizona, and taught how communities can adapt to the needs of family caregivers and provide the resources needed to support people aging in place.
An Invitation to Innovation: Better Grantmaking, Better Care, Better Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations and Communities
An Invitation to Innovation: Better Grantmaking, Better Care, Better Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations and Communities was held on January 30, 2018 in La Jolla, California.
Reflections on the Health Care System
On this webinar, Dr. Berwick shared his latest reflections on the future of quality improvement, including what’s at stake, possible directions forward, opportunities for leadership, and the importance of keeping sight of the long-term vision of optimizing health care system performance.
5 Legal Rules Every Foundation Should Know for the 2018 Elections
This webinar explored the breadth of activities foundations can legally engage in and fund while remaining nonpartisan leading up to the 2018 elections.
Better Care for Complex Needs: Priorities for the Field
This webinar taught us more about the development and evolution of The Playbook along with five priorities that funders may consider as they explore opportunities to improve care for people with complex health and social needs.
Fall Forum: Strategies for Tumultuous Times
The 2017 GIH Fall Forum was held November 9-10, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Incorporating Harm Reduction Strategies in Behavioral Health Grantmaking
Funders on this webinar discussed best practices, gaps, and emerging issues in applying harm reduction policies to substance use grantmaking.
CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage October Call
On this CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage call, Lori Lodes of Get America Covered and Sue Sherry of Community Catalyst discussed the upcoming open enrollment period, outreach efforts, and available resources.
Measure Something: Evaluation for Everybody
This presentation takes as its starting point Dr. Atul Gawande’s charge: “If you count something you find interesting, you will learn something interesting.”
Implementing Patient and Family Engagement
On this webinar, funders learned about the core principles and key elements of patient and family engagement, as well as new strategies for driving action towards effective implementation of this critical concept.
Health Care for Immigrant Communities
On this webinar, legal and policy experts discussed the basics of immigrant eligibility, the barriers immigrant communities face, and what funders should consider doing at a time of major changes in immigration enforcement and widespread fear within immigrant communities.
Upcoming Events on Advocacy Strategies
Developing a Funding Strategy In Response to SNAP Cuts
The scale and scope of the $186 billion in SNAP cuts included in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) are staggering and could force millions to lose their benefits. There is a need to identify clear national, state, and local strategies for diverse capital partners to address the structural harm to SNAP and widespread negative impacts on hunger, health, nutrition and economic security posed by this legislation.
For the first 45 minutes of this call, speakers will share insights into emerging needs for advocacy, technical assistance, strategic communications, and other areas, in both the short and long term. Following Q&A with our panel, there will be a funder-only conversation to reflect on how organizations are responding, what is being funded, and how we could collaborate.
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.
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. Jennifer Tolbert, deputy director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the director of State Health Policy and Data at KFF, will join the call to speak about how the provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation law will likely affect states and other policy trends related to Medicaid and state budgets.