Trends in Health Philanthropy: Oral Health Care Access and Equity
We should not have to make the case for oral health programming, but the reality is that the health effects of oral health disparities are not widely recognized—despite the fact that these disparities continue to be persistent and pervasive.
Calculating Risk: Considerations for Operationalizing Innovation and Planning for Failure May 2019
Philanthropy’s greatest freedom is, perhaps, the freedom to fail. This insight, stated in Terrance Keenan’s monograph (2000), “The Promise at Hand: Prospects for Foundation Leadership in the 1990s,” sparked robust dialogue during the 2018 Terrance Keenan Institute (TKI) for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy.
Benet Magnuson to Be Honored with Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy
Benet Magnuson, Executive Director of Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2019 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
Diane Kaplan to Be Honored with Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Diane Kaplan, President and CEO of the Rasmuson Foundation, will receive the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) 2019 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation
Learn more about AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
The Retirement Research Foundation RFP: May 2019
The Retirement Research Foundation’s (RRF) next proposal application deadline is August 1, 2019.
New York State Health Foundation RFP: May 2019
Funding is now available through a New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Request for Proposals (RFP): Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Consumer Empowerment and Veterans’ Health.
Trends in Health Philanthropy: The Challenge of Family Caregiving
Every day, millions of Americans provide unpaid care to a family member. A few years ago, it was estimated that 43.5 million adults had provided care for someone in the previous 12 months, with most caring for other adults, fewer for children, and a small percentage for both age groups.
NYS Health: April 2019
The new report explores how fragmented care settings and payment systems, unclear regulations, and information gaps all play a role in limiting the guidance hospital staff can provide patients and their families in arranging post-acute care.
RCHN Community Health Foundation: April 2019
The analysis recommends a 10-year reauthorization of the Health Center Fund, with additional funding targeted to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts, as well as expanded Medicaid coverage in the 10 high-burden, non-expansion states.