GIH Bulletin: August 2014
Each fall, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) offers programming designed for funders with a strong interest in health policy.
Annual Report 2013
In 2013 GIH offered rich programming in several areas, including conferences, webinars, articles, and reports. The programming included bringing new, diverse voices into our conversations, such as our report Health Philanthropy: New Players and New Approaches that looked at the changing landscape of health philanthropy and opportunities for traditional health foundations to work with community development financial institutions and other nontraditional funders.
Annual Report 2013 (Financial Statements)
In 2013 GIH offered rich programming in several areas, including conferences, webinars, articles, and reports. The programming included bringing new, diverse voices into our conversations, such as our report Health Philanthropy: New Players and New Approaches that looked at the changing landscape of health philanthropy and opportunities for traditional health foundations to work with community development financial institutions and other nontraditional funders.
GIH Bulletin: July 2014
Archstone Foundation (Long Beach, CA) awarded $4.6 million in grants to support 21 projects that address the needs of an aging population. Among the grantees are: University of Washington, Seattle
GIH Bulletin: June 2014
Greater Rochester Health Foundation (NY) announced a new funding opportunity in 2014 for its nine-county service area.
2014 Terrance Keenan Award Speech
The following remarks are from former California HealthCare Foundation President and CEO Mark Smith’s acceptance speech upon receiving The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy on March 6, 2014.
GIH Bulletin: May 2014
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) recently awarded three research grants to Michigan physicians to conduct pilot studies. Among the
grantees are University of Michigan, Amber Sabbatini, M.D., M.P.H.
GIH Bulletin: April 2014
Most of Grantmakers In Health’s Funding Partners are local or state foundations, and I suspect that the majority of health funders are geographically based in some way.
Enrolling the Young Uninsured
From the outset, enrolling young and healthy adults in health insurance coverage was considered critical to the success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Anticipating the enrollment challenges and recognizing the importance of successfully meeting them, many of the groups involved with ACA implementation include a special emphasis on the young uninsured in their work.