The Challenge of Community Leadership
As we prepare for the 2018 annual conference, Navigating Currents of Change, I have been thinking about foundations and community leadership.
Vitamix Foundation
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Putting the ‘Community’ Back in Community Health
When the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) launched the Healthy Neighborhoods Fund, we knew access to healthy and affordable food, opportunities for physical activity, and the overall built environment of neighborhoods greatly influenced health outcomes. But we also knew that community leaders were the key to making any real change.
Ford Foundation
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Fresh Perspectives – Voices from the Field: Dr. Richard Besser
GIH President and CEO Faith Mitchell chats with Dr. Richard Besser, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as part of GIH’s 35th Anniversary series, “Fresh Perspectives: Voices from the Field.”
Understanding Community Engagement: An Outsider-Turned-Insider’s Perspective of Philanthropy
Community engagement has become a somewhat ubiquitous term within the social sector, which often oversimplifies a deep and complex process.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
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The George Gund Foundation
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Measure Something: Evaluation for Everybody
This presentation takes as its starting point Dr. Atul Gawande’s charge: “If you count something you find interesting, you will learn something interesting.”
Hersh Foundation
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