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 and Programs Officer
The Grants and Program Officer is part of a team responsible for coordinating, managing and executing activities related to programs and initiatives of the grantmaking arm of the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, particularly focused on working with Native communities. The position will include implementation of the current grants strategy and planning new engagement activities, management of a specific grantmaking portfolio, and engagement with the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN).
Executive Director
Lead the overall direction of the organization, including strategy, governance, partnership, financial oversight, operations, staff leadership, and external representation. Work in close partnership with the Board of Trustees to guide PFH’s mission, ensure organizational integrity and effectiveness, and guide the foundation through its next phase of learning, impact, and evolution, balancing continuity with thoughtful adaptation as conditions change. Success in this role requires sound judgment, comfort with complexity, and the ability to balance continuity and reliability with adaptive, values-aligned leadership.
Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Director of Strategic Initiatives will lead major strategic initiatives complementing foundation’s primary grantmaking and investment strategies and support the organization’s advocacy, capacity building, communications, and community engagement activities, in collaboration with other staff and external consultants and partners as appropriate. This individual will also work to position The Health Foundation as a leader in advancing health equity and regional equity.
Administrative Manager of Grants, Finance, and Operations
This position is responsible for overall administrative support for Foundation operations, including grants management, routine financial management, records management, maintenance of computers and office equipment, reception duties, and clerical support for staff and board activities. You will be a critical part of a small four-person organization and is essential in ensuring that all Foundation activities occur on time, records are maintained in good order, and internal and external constituents all receive excellent customer service.
FEATURED POSTING
Program Officer
Community Memorial Foundation is searching for an experienced and mission driven Program Officer to join our small and highly collaborative team. This role will focus on grantmaking and portfolio management and community engagement. We are looking for a person with a track record of leadership in the philanthropy, public health, or nonprofit sectors.