|
Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
|
|
|
|
|
VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
The Crucial Role of Philanthropy in Nurturing Equitable Local Journalism
Melissa Davis, Vice President of Informed Communities, Gates Family Foundation; Executive Director, The Colorado Media Project
Taryn Fort, Senior Director of Communications and Influence, The Colorado Health Foundation
Johanna Ulloa Girón, Advocacy Program Manager, The Colorado Trust
David Rousseau, Executive Director of Journalism and Information Technology, KFF; Publisher, KFF Health News
In an era marked by profound societal divisions, the role of local media in fostering democratic health stands as a cornerstone of informed civic engagement. From critical issues like health care and housing to economic opportunity and climate impacts, local journalism is the bedrock upon which communities build their understanding and response. Yet, the field faces challenges beyond the well-documented financial crisis facing local newsrooms, encompassing deep-rooted inequities in newsroom composition and the narratives they convey.
Read More...
|
|
|
|
VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Building Stronger Early Childhood Systems: Reflections from Western Montana
Erin Switalski, Program Director, Headwaters Foundation
Robyn Windham, Communications Manager, Headwaters Foundation
What happened when a regional health foundation team embarked on a road trip and drank 600 cups of coffee with their neighbors? They discovered that Western Montanans were tired of band-aid solutions and frustrated with interventions that always seemed to arrive too late. People wanted to focus on prevention to address problems at their roots. They hoped to see more collaboration between organizations and across sectors and emphasized that solutions should be locally born and cultivated, focusing especially on kids in their earliest years.
Read More...
|
|
|
|
SPOTLIGHT
Reflections from the 2024 Birth Equity Funders Summit
Arpita Jindani, Senior Program Director, Grantmakers In Health
At Grantmakers In Health, June was a month bustling with conferences, fruitful collaborations, and stimulating conversations. Right after we wrapped up our successful annual conference in early June in Portland, Oregon, it was time for us to take a deep dive into birth equity. Funders for Birth Justice and Equity hosted the 2024 Birth Equity Funders Summit June 11 - 13 in Chicago, Illinois. Designed exclusively for funders, this summit provided a learning opportunity with relevant strategies and tools, and a platform for engaging in critical conversations. The summit sponsors included Grantmakers In Health, bi3, March of Dimes, Pritzker Children’s Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Irving Harris Foundation, California Health Care Foundation, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
Read More...
|
|
|
|
|
|
“Gun Violence is a significant public health issue in our communities. We believe that philanthropy has an important role to play in tackling it. Despite the enormity of that challenge, public and private funding to address gun violence has lagged—perhaps because of the perceived risk in engaging on this issue, or the apparent challenges in driving impact on an issue that seems intractable. For those very reasons philanthropy must rise to the challenge and take risks where government cannot, and lead when others will not.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
GIH NEWS
|
|
2024 GIH Annual Conference Attendees Share Their Takeaways
|
|
It’s been a month since the 2024 Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, Bold Results Through Courageous Action, and we are excited to report that several attendees have written about their learnings from Portland.
Read More
|
|
|
|
|
PHILANTHROPY
@ WORK
|
 |
Grants & Programs
John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY) • Health Foundation for Western & Central New York (Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) • Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, NJ) • Nord Family Foundation (Amherst, OH) • Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation (Pottstown, PA) • RRF Foundation for Aging (Chicago, IL) • San Diego Foundation and San Diego Women’s Foundation (San Diego, CA) • Washington Square Health Foundation (Chicago, IL)
|
| Read More → |
|
|
|
 |
Transitions and Appointments
Dr. Julie Fowler, Dr. Ebony Gaffney, and Laura Henthorn (Mary Black Foundation) • Sam Jackson (The Healing Trust) • Mina Pomante (Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation)
|
| Read More → |
|
 |
Awards
Kathy J. Greenlee (John A. Hartford Foundation)
|
| Read More → |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
