Upcoming Webinars
Safeguarding Medicaid and SNAP in the Wake of H.R. 1
As H.R. 1 begins to reshape the landscape of safety programs, charitable foundations face a pivotal moment. The legislation delivers sweeping tax cuts to corporations and high-income earners—while dramatically reducing funding for essential programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These cuts threaten the well-being of millions of families, children, and seniors, and shift the financial burden to already overstretched state and local governments.
Now more than ever, philanthropic organizations must act swiftly and strategically to mitigate harm. A key opportunity lies in supporting states as they navigate urgent administrative and implementation challenges—ensuring vulnerable populations don’t fall through the cracks.
SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Advocacy Opportunities
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health are forming a funder Working Group for a coordinated, strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. The Working Group comes as an actionable response to insights shared by field leaders in a SNAP-focused webinar earlier in October.
Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group will serve as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed to help funders act quickly, effectively, and in alignment with one another. We will organize three Working Group meetings to start and then assess next steps.
The first call will focus on opportunities for funders to support and engage in policy advocacy to protect SNAP on a federal and state level. In addition to connecting with peers, funders will hear from Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, who will provide a policy landscape update from D.C., and Joey Hentzler, Program Manager at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, who will share about MAZON’s policy engagement and rapid response funding.
SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health are forming a funder Working Group for a coordinated, strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. The Working Group comes as an actionable response to insights shared by field leaders in a SNAP-focused webinar earlier in October.
Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group will serve as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed to help funders act quickly, effectively, and in alignment with one another. We will organize three Working Group meetings to start and then assess next steps.
The second Working Group call will explore how funders can support training and technical assistance for state agencies navigating significant and sudden changes in how SNAP operates, including assessing the factors influencing error rates and technology solutions to reduce them. Tim Shaw, Director of the Benefits Transformation Initiative at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program, will also provide a status update on state action and responses to H.R. 1 requirements.
GIH Webinar Recordings and Resources
Seizing the Moment: Using Pop Culture to Amplify Your Message
On this webinar, funders learned how Unbound Philanthropy leveraged the power of entertainment, advertising, and media to shift how people understand the present reality—and imagine the future—of American society.
Community Water Fluoridation: Lessons for Improving Philanthropic Policy Advocacy
This webinar discussed where community water fluoridation stands today, the lessons learned for philanthropy, how policy campaigns can successfully engage on public health issues in a bipartisan manner, and recommendations for next steps to continue moving community water fluoridation efforts forward.
The Health Care Priorities of the New Administration
On this webinar, three of the nation’s foremost health care policy experts shared their thoughts on the federal government’s current health care priorities, as well as their recommendations for how philanthropy might contribute to the process.
Hospitals and Health Systems as Drivers of a Health-Promoting Economy
This webinar was about The Democracy Collaborative’s Hospitals Aligned for Healthy Communities toolkit series and we heard from three health systems that are focused on inclusive local hiring, procurement, and place-based investment.
ACA Repeal and Replace: What Comes Next?
How can funders respond to the rapid changes being made to the Affordable Care Act? This call provided timely information about efforts to repeal and replace the health law and a conversation about the potential roles for philanthropy in continuing to support coverage and access.
Family Caregiving: New Horizons for Caring Across America
This webinar discussed a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report Caring Across America, promising approaches and some ways in which we all can play a role in the solution.
Looking Ahead to 2017: What’s in Store for Medicaid
This webinar took a deeper dive into the implications of eliminating the Medicaid expansion and capping federal Medicaid funding through block grants or per capita caps, highlighting potential implications for programs targeted to vulnerable populations, including those with substance abuse disorders and serious mental illness, former inmates, and a growing elderly population.
The Election’s Implications for CHIP and Children’s Coverage
Attendees discussed the election’s implications for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and children’s coverage.