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.
2022 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: 40 Years Together and Focused on the Future
Our opening plenary reflected on health philanthropy’s last 40 years and discussed the current state of health care, public health, and the challenges ahead.
Local Impact Investing Models for Health Conversion Foundations
LOCUS Impact Investing and Grantmakers In Health held a virtual – and conversational – learning session designed to identify guideposts for best practice by health conversion foundation local investors.
Upcoming Events on Children and Families
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.