Better Health for All: The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Health Equity – Online Workshop 2

Wednesday, Oct 09, 2024

Are you interested in learning about the current challenges in health philanthropy and social justice? Do you want to ensure authentic community engagement in your initiatives? Join us for this special virtual series and uncover how we can collectively move towards an inclusive approach to health philanthropy.

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Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff

Monday, Oct 07, 2024

This informal roundtable discussion connected funders with peers, explored pressing issues, and participants shared experiences leveraging rulemaking and other administrative processes to advance policy change.

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Better Health for All: The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Health Equity – Online Workshop 1

Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024

Are you interested in learning about the current challenges in health philanthropy and social justice? Do you want to ensure authentic community engagement in your initiatives? Join us for this special virtual series and uncover how we can collectively move towards an inclusive approach to health philanthropy.

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Press Forward: Revitalizing Local Journalism and Restoring Trust in Media

Monday, Sep 23, 2024

This webinar introduced health funders to Press Forward, a national movement revitalizing local media and sources of information. Press Forward’s Associate Director, Christina Shih, discussed ways funders can engage with the initiative including pooled funds, aligned grantmaking, and local chapters. Taryn Fort, Senior Director of Communications and External Influence at The Colorado Health Foundation and Nora Ferrell, Director of Communications at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, will share how support for local journalism aligns with their foundations’ work to advance health and equity, as well as why they are part of Press Forward.

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Better Health for All: The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Health Equity – Introductory Webinar

Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024

This was the first virtual convening of a four-part series where participants learned about the challenges in health philanthropy and social justice. Leaders of the field ensured authentic community engagement in their initiatives and uncovered how they could collectively move towards an inclusive approach to health philanthropy.

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Post-Chevron: Impacts on the Food, Agriculture, and Public Health Regulatory Landscape

Thursday, Sep 12, 2024

A funder-only webinar was held to explore the impacts of one of the most significant legal developments in recent years: the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. This ruling has profound implications for the regulatory interpretation of major legislation such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Farm Bill.

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Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community: The Role of Health Care Providers and Systems

Monday, Sep 09, 2024

This virtual convening of the Learning Community focused on the role of health care providers and systems in firearm violence prevention efforts and ways health philanthropy can support this work. Featured speakers included: Amy Barnhorst, MD, Associate Director of the California Firearm Violence Research Center and Director of the BulletPoints Project and Chethan Sathya, MD, Medical Director for Trauma at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention at Northwell Health.

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Improving the Lives of Children and Families – The Hidden Gem of the Tax Code

Thursday, Sep 05, 2024

Please join the Tax Equity Funders Network for an in-person convening titled, “Improving the Lives of Children and Families – The Hidden Gem of the Tax Code” as part of the 2024 Prosperity Summit.

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Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff

Monday, Aug 05, 2024

Policy-focused participants joined this informal roundtable discussion to connect with their peers, explore pressing issues, and share their experiences regarding how policy-oriented functions are organized and structured within their funding organizations. 

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Funder Meetup: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Updates

Thursday, Aug 01, 2024

This virtual briefing provided an update on our activities, the latest intel on the OAA reauthorization, and a preview of upcoming opportunities to learn about and influence aging funding and policy.

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How Expanding School-Based Medicaid Can Support Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing

Thursday, Jun 27, 2024

Participants in this webinar learned how expanding school-based Medicaid can be a game changer for supporting youth well-being — and how funders can help catalyze action. Speakers included Sarah Broome, Schmidt Innovation Fellow, and Elizabeth Duncan, Education Program Consultant, Healthy Schools, Louisiana Department of Education.

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Investing in Inclusion: The LGBTQ+ Community & the Census 

Thursday, Jun 13, 2024

Participants learned about how key gaps in federal data collection have left advocates, policymakers, researchers, and others without critical insights into disparities, opportunities, and the effectiveness of interventions designed to advance equity for LGBTQ people.

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