Upcoming Webinars

Medicaid: Threats and Responses

As Congress deliberates federal spending cuts, Medicaid is under imminent threat. Legislative proposals are being discussed that may severely cap or cut Medicaid, particularly affecting children, seniors, and the disabled population. On this webinar, participants will learn about current threats to the program, including renewed interest in Medicaid work requirement policies. Funders will have the opportunity to hear about the latest research and discuss how philanthropy is responding in this moment. Speakers include Stephen Kaye of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund; Larry Levitt of KFF; and Mona Shah of Community Catalyst.

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Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff

Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to advance policy change.  

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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 under the new administration.

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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 under the new administration.

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Weathering the Storm: Health Funders’ Role in Climate Emergency Response

This webinar featured firsthand experiences from health funders who were directly impacted by extreme weather events. Watch the recording to gain valuable insights into the challenges faced by these funders in responding to the crises, the strategies they implemented in collaboration with affected communities, and the actions they are taking in the face of future climate disasters.

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Funder Webinar on the Intersections of Housing Instability, Homelessness, and Maternal Mental Health

This webinar explored the intersectional nature of housing instability and maternal mental health, and discussed the complexities of these issues through the insights of leading voices working to address family well-being. Watch this recording to learn about cutting-edge research underway to understand the impacts of housing instability on maternal mental health. 

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How the Care Movement is Organizing Against Devastating Federal Tax and Budget Cuts

This important webinar examined the potentially devastating impact of possible federal budget and tax cuts on women, children, older adults, and people with disabilities and the care movement’s planned response. These budget cuts could shift costs onto states, undermining family health and income security. The effects could reverberate across generations, reverse gains for women, children, older adults, people with disabilities, and workers, and hinder future federal public investments in equitable childcare, paid leave, aging, and disability care. Watch the recording to learn how a cross-issue, cross-generational state and federal movement is raising the voices of the families most impacted, and how philanthropy can engage at this pivotal moment.

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Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff

Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences supporting legal advocacy to advance policy change.

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GIA & GIH Funder Briefing on the Older Americans Act Reauthorization

Despite bipartisan attempts until the 11th hour, the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 was not passed. With a new Congress and Administration, there is a new landscape for what may come next for the OAA and other important health and aging policies. Join us for an update on OAA reauthorization, a discussion of national aging policy and funding, and GIH and GIA’s plans for supporting OAA reauthorization and other important aging policies in 2025. Speakers include Amy Gotwals of USAging and Marci Phillips of National Council on Aging.

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Health Care Policy in 2025: What to Expect from Congress and the Trump Administration

 In this timely webinar, experts from Leavitt Partners provided an overview of what to expect from Congress and the Administration, focusing on key legislative priorities and executive actions, and shared their predictions for what to watch over the first 100 days. Speakers addressed the role that budget reconciliation could play in shaping the nation’s policy landscape, the implications for funders, and the challenges and opportunities presented while navigating this expedited process.

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SCOTUS: Expanding Philanthropy’s Equity Lens

Several recent Supreme Court decisions, including Dobbs, Loper Bright, and Students for Fair Admissions, have significant implications for philanthropy’s health improvement and health equity goals. Reprising a popular panel discussion held during GIH’s 2024 Health Policy Exchange, this session explored the many ways SCOTUS rulings have shifted the health policy landscape and how health funders can become more engaged in supporting legal advocacy to influence judicial decision making. Speakers included Michele Bratcher Goodwin of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Georgetown University Law Center, Giridhar Mallya of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Skye L. Perryman of the Democracy Forward Foundation.

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CEO Working Group Webinar

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to share election reflections 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.

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Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community: Exploring the Current Policy Landscape

Grantmakers In Health offers a series of Learning Community programs to advance philanthropic strategies for preventing firearm-related deaths and injuries. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that public policies have a significant influence on various types of firearm-related outcomes, including homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings. This virtual convening of the Firearm Violence Prevention Learning Community explored the current policy landscape —both recent policy developments and future opportunities for policy change at the state and federal levels— and considered how philanthropic investments can best inform and influence policymakers. Speakers included Sean Holihan of Giffords, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Adzi Vokhiwa of Community Justice Action Fund.

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Medicaid: Protect and Defend

Participants learned about what policy changes and funding cuts are possible with the incoming presidential administration and the 119th U.S. Congress. Presenters shared reflections and suggested opportunities for funders to protect and defend this vital program.

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