Protecting the Freedom to Give
November 18 – 21, 2025 • Arlington, VA
The GIH Health Policy Exchange annually provides policy-engaged funders with information on current issues, access to leading thinkers, and connections with grantmaking peers. The 2025 theme was Protecting the Freedom to Give. Against a backdrop of recent federal funding cuts, executive orders, and threats to philanthropy, it is more important than ever for health funders to educate, advocate, and collaborate to support the people, places, and things that are important to us.
Upcoming Convenings
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.
Past Convenings
Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care
Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care was held on April 17, 2012.
Promoting Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Meeting of Public and Private Funders
Promoting Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Meeting of Public and Private Funders was held on March 9, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.
2011 Fall Forum Plenary & Reception: Working with Governments on Multiple Policy Fronts
The 2011 Fall Forum was held November 3, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
2011 Fall Forum: Safety Net in the Era of Health Reform: A New Vision of Care
The 2011 GIH Fall Forum was held on November 3, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
The Art & Science of Health Grantmaking 2011
The Art & Science of Health Grantmaking was held from June 6–7, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fall Forum Plenary & Reception: On-the-Ground Washington Update on the Progress of Health Reform
The 2010 GIH Fall Forum was held on November 9, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Upcoming Events
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