A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
On this webinar, funders learned about current responses to the new “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” rule —ranging from local-level community education and state-level coordinated campaigns to national litigation efforts—and explored opportunities to support the protection of families and the advancement of belonging in both rapid response and long-term contexts.
Policies to Support Caregivers: Opportunities for Philanthropy
On this webinar, participants learned about the current state of family caregiving policy and efforts to create new and innovative policies across the country.
Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Decision
This webinar was held in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the 2020 Census citizenship question.
2020 Census Funder Learning Series: Effective Strategies for Business Engagement
On this webinar, participants discussed strategies to engage and build partnerships with the business sector in support of the 2020 census. Presenters shared resources, approaches to census engagement, and insights into how to mitigate potential barriers, with a focus on Get Out the Count.
CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage
This CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage webinar was a timely, two-part discussion on Affordable Care Act litigation and Medicaid expansion.
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming was held on April 18, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Blueprint for Complex Care: Opportunities for Philanthropy in Healthcare and Social Services
This webinar shared the Blueprint for Complex Care’s recommendations for strengthening the field, how foundations are using the blueprint in their current and future grantmaking, and how funders can collaborate to improve the lives of those with the most complex needs.
Tools for Behavioral Health Evaluation
This webinar explored tools and approaches for assessing integrated care initiatives and measuring their outcomes.
Policies for Those Who Care: Investing in Systems That Support Family Caregivers
Policies for Those Who Care: Investing in Systems That Support Family Caregivers was held on March 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
Governors Set the Agenda for Health Care
This webinar reviewed the range of state health care initiatives being proposed by governors, including efforts to expand health insurance coverage, address the affordability of health care, lower the cost of prescription drugs, tackle social determinants of health, increase access to behavioral health services, and more.
Is the Number of Uninsured Children Rising?
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families released a new report, Nation’s Progress on Children’s Health Coverage Reverses Course. This webinar was a robust discussion of the report’s findings, including key federal and state policy updates.
Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – Part 5
This webinar featured results of messaging research conducted by the National Congress of American Indians. During this webinar, attendees learned about:
the methodology used by the National Congress of American Indians, the findings of their message testing, and recommended messengers and messages.
Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – Part 6
This webinar featured results of messaging research conducted by the Arab American Institute. During this webinar, attendees learned about: the methodology used by the Arab American Institute, the findings of their message testing, and recommended messengers and messages.
Engaging the Public in Assessing Health Care Value
How can foundations best support health care delivery system transformation? Funders discussed how pairing evidence analysis with public deliberation can help stakeholders understand the relative value of care options and take actions that will improve access for patients while reducing costs throughout the system.
Upcoming Events on Health Equity
SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Strategic Communications Operations
Our upcoming Working Group Call will focus on strategic communications opportunities. Elizabeth Wenk, Principal and Managing Director, and Nick Seaver, Senior Vice President and Co-Director of Training Programs at Burness, will share new insights from message testing about SNAP that highlights messaging that moves audiences, insights on which arguments resonate and counter opponents, and how different groups respond to these messages. The State Innovation Exchange (SiX) Food, Agriculture, and Rural Economies team will also share what they are hearing from state legislators advocating for SNAP, and how funders can support state policymakers’ efforts to protect the program.
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.