GIH program staff is on-hand to help staff and trustees of foundations and corporate giving programs with questions related to health and philanthropy. Our strategic guidance services include:
GIH offers various opportunities for funders to receive strategic guidance from program staff, experts, and peers.
1:1 Strategic Guidance
GIH program staff is on-hand to help staff and trustees of foundations and corporate giving programs with questions related to health and philanthropy.
Learning Communities
Each Learning Community uses an online platform plus a mix of webinars, in-person meetings, resource sharing, and surveys to provide ongoing opportunities for sharing, networking, and collaborating around specific topics or functions in health philanthropy.
E-Forums
GIH E-Forums are designed to help health funders share best practices and connect with peers on the issues and challenges that matter most.
Facilitated Introductions
To promote collaboration and peer connections, GIH can facilitate an introduction via the online partner directory.
Funding Partner Directory
GIH's Funding Partners provide both unrestricted and program support for our activities. Philanthropy Support Partners work together with GIH to serve the field of health philanthropy.
Grantmaker Profiles
Find out more about grantmaker profiles to learn about the history, vision, and giving of your philanthropic peers.
Policy and Advocacy
GIH seeks to take a more active role in defining the key issues that will advance better health for all. We are also supporting health philanthropy with the thought leadership and programming to create lasting impact by influencing advocacy, policy, and funding in targeted areas.
Legal Strategy
Foundations and other charitable organizations are facing increasing legal risks related to their work. Grantmakers In Health (GIH) has developed resources to help health funders navigate the current legal landscape and assess and mitigate their legal risk.
Strategic Communications
We encourage GIH Funding Partners to prepare or review their crisis communications strategies and legal response plans for potential actions by the administration against philanthropy or nonprofits.
Trustee Resources
Browse trustee-tailored content related to governance, strategy, and effectiveness.
Awards
GIH awards are designated to individuals who have made innumerable contributions to the fields of health and health care.
Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders
The Terrance Keenan Institute is a professional leadership development opportunity for health philanthropy’s next generation leaders.
Learning Communities
GIH provides a platform for funders with similar roles and interests to learn, share, and collaborate.
Philanthropy Careers
Grants Manager
Grants Managers work at the intersection between program and operations which allows the Foundation to have a more centralized, equity-focused, and collaborative approach to implementing grantmaking opportunities and other organizational priorities. The role is key to our organizational focus on operational excellence to cultivate continuous improvement, increase effectiveness, and promote an exceptional and equitable grantee experience.
Evaluation and Learning Officer
the Evaluation & Learning Officer works across programs and focus areas to implement collaborative learning and evaluation strategies that strengthen the Foundation’s strategic direction and impact. This position is responsible for overseeing and managing evaluation projects and deliverables, responding to internal and external data requests, and serving as a thought partner to tell the story of the community’s health and the Foundation’s work.
Associate Provost and Executive Director
The Executive Director will lead the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, one of Wisconsin’s largest and most influential health philanthropic assets shaping high-impact investments that seed discovery, turn knowledge into action and strengthen community health across the state.
Program Officer
The Program Officer supports the foundation’s programs and grantmaking, working with and providing support to the president and senior program staff. The position is involved in a variety of tasks related to the programmatic work of the foundation to advance the mission of FORE. The ideal Program Officer is organized, collaborative, and a strong communicator, knowledgeable in the subject matter and committed to the foundation’s mission, who is actively engaged in the development and monitoring of grants, supportive of the evolving priorities of the foundation, and able to problem-solve to meet programmatic needs.
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Vice President of Finance and Operations
The Vice President of Finance and Operations supports the mission of Grantmakers In Health (GIH) by stewarding the organization’s financial health and strengthening its operational infrastructure, providing through overall management of the organization’s financial affairs and internal operations including facility, IT, purchasing, and office systems.