Views from the Field by Heather-Flaherty

Eight Ways to Build a Healthier Tomorrow as a Small Foundation

But we know that making a dent in deep societal issues and in drivers of health outcomes and health equity—like systemic oppression, institutionalized racism, and generational poverty—takes a lot more than writing a check.

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ClearWay Minnesota

For more than two decades, ClearWay Minnesota has led the fight against Minnesota’s top preventable cause of death and disease: commercial tobacco use. Our scope is among the broadest of any tobacco control organization in the country. The work we led has prevented thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of hospitalizations, and saved billions in worker productivity and health care costs.

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Candid: Directory of Funds for Coronavirus Relief

A significant number of health foundations are contributing to response and recovery funds. Candid is compiling a list of funds specifically established in the wake of Coronavirus. The list focuses on funds hosted at US-based foundations that serve nonprofits, though others outside of this criteria may appear as well.

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grantmaker focus by Serena Moy

Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation

We have learned that case management and supportive services, along with assistance navigating access to affordable health care, are vital to improving the ability of those who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to find and maintain stable housing. With this new focus, we can experiment with funding novel and creative approaches to the safety net of housing and health care services available in our community.

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COVID-19: Grantmaking to Support Children and Older Adults

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched everyone, but the youngest and oldest among us are being disproportionately affected. This webinar explored how these two groups are being impacted by the pandemic – older adults, from a mortality and morbidity perspective, and youth due to a disruption of childcare and education.

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COVID-19: How Funders Can Support Bereavement and Grief

This webinar raised awareness of the intersection of mental health and COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Managing a Global Response

This webinar addressed the unique aspects of response and recovery for a worldwide pandemic, with a focus on international grantmaking to support communities in developing nations.

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COVID-19: How Philanthropy Can Stand Up for Vulnerable Populations

This webinar addressed the limitations of governmental responses to the pandemic and how philanthropists can act directly, and act as advocates, for better protections for at-risk populations, including approaches for developing a public policy agenda for philanthropy, based in equity.

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COVID-19: Place-based Grantmakers and Investing in Local Communities

This webinar explored place-based grantmaking and the importance of strengthening local communities and organizations to create a new philanthropic and nonprofit landscape, focused on recovery, that prioritizes equity, partnership, and collaboration.

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COVID-19: Managing Multiple Disasters Amid the Pandemic

This webinar will explore what effective disaster philanthropy looks like during a pandemic and how funders can respond to other disasters this year while still supporting needs related to COVID-19.

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