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
Vice President, Strategic Communications and Narrative
We are seeking a visionary and collaborative Vice President of Strategic Communications and Narrative to lead the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive communications and narrative strategies that amplify community-driven solutions, shift beliefs and power, and drive systems change to advance racial and health equity and health access for marginalized populations across California.
Fellow, Community Engagement, Chesapeake
The Fellow, Community Engagement will work closely with members of staff to advance the Foundation’s Community Engagement Program, which was created in 2024. Primary tasks range from exploring prospective grantee organizations to the review, analysis, and presentation of funding requests. The Fellow will actively engage with community stakeholders (e.g., nonprofit leaders, community residents, teachers) and funding partners, in consultation with the Program Director, Community Engagement, to manage, shape, and continually update the Community Engagement grants portfolio.
Chief Executive Officer
The CEO of AIDS Alabama, leads and directs the achievement of the organization’s mission, strategic plan, annual goals and budget, program development, and financial goals. The CEO oversees the policies adopted by the Board in accordance with HRSA guidelines for Federally Qualified Health Centers. The CEO serves as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors. They will inspire and guide the team, think strategically about how to advance both mission and sustainability, raise resources in support of the mission, promote best practices, and serve as a leader for affordable accessible health care.
President, Cone Health Foundation
Cone Health Foundation (CHF) seeks a strategic, community-centered, and equity-driven leader to serve as its next President. The ideal candidate will: Set vision and strategy that advances health equity across Greensboro and the Triad; Build trusted relationships with community partners, grantees, and peer funders; Strengthen operations, financial stewardship, and grant practice with clear metrics and accountability; Inspire and develop a high-performing, diverse team; Navigate governance and alignment with the Cone Health system while maintaining CHF’s mission focus.
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Senior Impact Investing Officer
Reporting to the Vice President, Impact & Community Investing, Dogwood Health Trust (Dogwood) seeks a Senior Impact Investing Officer to develop and execute its expanding impact investing portfolio. The Senior Officer plays a critical leadership role in deploying catalytic capital—loans, equity, guarantees, recoverable grants, and innovative financing mechanisms—to advance Dogwood’s mission of dramatically improving the…