Update from the Field: Results of Grantmakers In Health’s 2015 Survey of Foundations Formed from Health Care Conversions
GIH’s Update from the Field provides a fresh, comprehensive profile of foundations formed from transactions involving nonprofit hospitals, health systems, health plans, and other health entities. Health conversion foundations have become a significant force in the philanthropic sector.
GIH Bulletin: May 2017
Major changes to the landscape of American health care are taking shape before our eyes. Health funders do not always agree about the optimal form these changes should take, but there is a shared commitment to improved population health outcomes, increased access, and reduced costs—and consensus that much work is needed to achieve these goals.
Guide to Impact Investing
This report builds on the 2011 GIH Guide to Impact Investing report with new information about the growth of the impact investment field, case studies of recent innovative investment techniques and projects, and an appendix on terminology, investment portfolio approaches, and strategies for financing impact investments.
Supporting Older Adults and Family Caregivers
Care for older adults with chronic, disabling health conditions has entered a new chapter, one with far-ranging implications for families, communities, health care, and even the economy. The current system does not adequately support the needs of those routinely providing extensive help with daily activities, delivering complex medically-related services, and coordinating health care and long-term services and supports.
GIH Bulletin: April 2017
On March 14, GIH announced that Chet Hewitt, President and CEO of the Sierra Health Foundation, is the 2017 recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy, and that Ron Pollack, the Founding Executive Director of Families USA, is the 2017 recipient of the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
The Nuka System of Care
The Nuka System of Care is a transformative approach to health care delivery that recognizes patients as “customer-owners” who have both a genuine ownership stake in the organization and a meaningful role in decision-making. Read how the Nuka model is effectively improving access and quality of care for rural and low-income Alaska Native communities.
GIH Bulletin: March 2017
I am pleased to announce that GIH is partnering with a collaborative of funders known as the Water Funder Initiative (WFI) to launch “Healthy Water, Healthy People,” a yearlong initiative that will highlight the importance of this issue and explore philanthropic partnerships.
GIH Bulletin: February 2017
I recently joined local policy experts and colleagues from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Grantmakers for Education (GFE) in a Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG) forum on the 2016 presidential election’s implications for philanthropy.
GIH Bulletin: January 2017
“Know your story,” Eric Kelly, President of the Quantum Foundation, urged the fellows at GIH’s recent Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy.
GIH Bulletin: December 2016
Last month, the first-ever Surgeon General’s Report dedicated to substance use disorders was released. Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health is a landmark review of the latest science, effective strategies, and recommendations for action.