Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…

JUNE / JULY 2021

From the President
Moving towards sustained and authentic relationship-building with community partners requires that we examine and shift away from practices, policies, and behaviors that prioritize the transactional components of grantmaking. To do this, we must acknowledge and confront power where it lies within our foundations and work at all levels of the organization to truly make this shift.
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Schneider

Achieving Health Equity is a Key Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

Paula Schneider, President and Chief Executive Officer, Susan G. Komen

Fifteen years ago, I heard the words no one wants to hear—I had breast cancer. Even so, I was lucky in that I had comprehensive health insurance, access to some of the best doctors, and could afford out-of-pocket costs. At Susan G. Komen, we know that not everyone is as fortunate.

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2019 Meeting Reports

Plenary Sessions

We are pleased to make plenary presentations from this year's annual conference publicly available:

A New Behavioral Health Paradigm
Arthur Evans, Jr., American Psychological Association

Centering Equity in Pandemic Response and Recovery
Marcella Nunez-Smith, White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

Climate Change, Health, and Equity
Elizabeth Yeampierre, UPROSE

Embedding Rural Issues in Equity Conversations
Justin Maxson, U.S. Department of Agriculture | Tim Putnam, Margaret Mary Health and White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force | Moderator: Senator Bill Frist, NashvilleHealth

Federal Opportunities to Improve Health and Health Care
David Blumenthal, Commonwealth Fund | J. Nadine Gracia, Trust for America's Health | Moderator: Cara James, Grantmakers In Health

Justice, Equity, and Philanthropy's Future
Melissa Berman, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | Kathleen Enright, Council on Foundations | Crystal Hayling, Libra Foundation | Brenda Solórzano, Headwaters Foundation | Moderator: Maria Pesqueira, Healthy Communities Foundation

Reprioritizing Public Health
Mona Hanna-Attisha, Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative | Tony Iton, The California Endowment | Moderator: Laura Gerald, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

2021 Terrance Keenan and Andy Hyman Awards Acceptance Speeches
Carolyn Wang Kong, Blue Shield of California Foundation | Tiffany Hall, Recover Alaska

Quick Takes

We are pleased to make our popular TED talk-style talks from this year's annual conference publicly available:

Advancing Health and Equity with Ballot Measures: Oregon's Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative

Advancing Health Equity for the Homebound

Closing the Gap: Evaluating Rural Communities with a Health Equity Lens

Debt as a Social Determinant of Health

Good Food Purchasing: A Roadmap for the Post-Pandemic Food System We Need

Measuring What Matters to Older Adults

Shifting From Hate to Health: The Benefits of Leading From within Community

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

Virtual Crisis Care: Rural Innovation to Mental Health Crisis Response

Vot-ER: Vote like Your Health Depends On It!

Grantmaker Focus – The Cameron Foundation
“As part of its objective to promote a culture of health across the region, the foundation’s board and staff have worked together to shift Cameron’s grantmaking strategy to focus on social determinants of health. This change has made a tremendous impact on our work—it has enabled us to look at health through a broader lens beyond health care interventions, to improve the foundation’s impact through increased collaboration with community partners, and to more fully realize its work towards a healthy, vibrant, and economically vital region across the Tri-Cities area. Research shows that health starts in people’s homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, and the larger community—long before the point where a person needs health care.”
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GIH NEWS

Call for GIH Board Nominations
GIH is seeking nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning in March 2022. The board seeks candidates who represent the diversity of the field across a variety of dimensions, including gender, geographic location, life experience, organization size and type, professional skills, and race and ethnicity. This year, the board is also particularly interested in recruiting candidates from indigenous and tribal communities and from different types of grantmaking institutions, along with change agents with expertise in public policy, media and communications, revenue generation for nonprofit associations, and technology. Submit a nomination by Monday, September 20, 2021. Self-nominations are welcome. Learn more here.
#GIHac: A Great Success
Thanks to all who attended GIH's virtual annual conference, Building a Just and Equitable Future! Attendees can access session materials and select recordings on the conference platform for up to one year. Plenary sessions and Quick Takes are also now publicly available on gih.org. We hope to see funders next year at the GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy in Miami, Florida from June 27-29, 2022!
Save the Date for the 2021 GIH Fall Forum
Mark your calendar to attend the GIH Fall Forum from November 17-18, 2021! The Fall Forum is an excellent opportunity for funders with a strong interest in health policy to get up-to-speed on current issues, interact with leading thinkers, and connect with their grantmaking peers. Stay tuned for more information.
NEW! Trustee Resources Page
GIH continues to expand its programming and resources for health foundation trustees. We are excited to share our recently launched web page with curated content on a range of board topics. Resources include new GIH videos and webinars, along with trustee-focused publications. Watch this space; we'll continue to add new content to this page in the coming months!
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Welcoming New Funding Partners
GIH is pleased to welcome Bloomington Health Foundation, Direct Relief, From Now On Fund, Jonas Philanthropies, Jane Bancroft Robinson Foundation, and Winer Family Foundation as new Funding Partners, and Metro Health Foundation and Stavros Niarchos Foundation as returning Funding Partners!

PHILANTHROPY @ WORK

Transitions

Marsha Atkind and Michael Schmidt (Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey) • Roque Barros Jr. (Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation) • Jennie Blake (Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts) • Maria Blanco, Kris Hayashi, Dr. Daniel E. Walker, Torie Weiston-Serdan, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, Kurt Chilcott, and Kate Kendell (The California Endowment) • Roxanne Cuebas (The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York) • Dr. Kristen Naney (Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust) • Garrick Wong (Alliance Healthcare Foundation)

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Grants & Programs

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit, MI) • The Cannon Foundation (Concord, NC) • Dogwood Health Trust (Asheville, NC) • Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation (Indianapolis, IN) • Ethel and James Flinn Foundation (Detroit, MI) • John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY) • New York State Health Foundation (New York, NY) • Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (Pottstown, PA)

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Awards

John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY)

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COVID-19 Grants

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (Austin, TX) • Kresge Foundation (Detroit, MI)

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