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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Collaborating for Impact: Providing Trust-Based Grantmaking and Technical Assistance to Support Local Resilience to Extreme Weather Events
Jessie Kelly, Project Manager, CDC Foundation
In the last few years, there has been an increased number of extreme weather events, including wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and heatwaves in the United States. In 2023, the United States experienced 28 disasters that cost at least $1 billion, the largest number of billion-dollar disasters in a single year on record (Smith 2024). While some areas of the country are more susceptible to these threats, there are no regions immune to disasters. According to a recent Gallup poll, 37 percent of adults in the United States report they have been personally impacted by at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, which is higher than the 2022/2023 survey result at 33 percent.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Humana Foundation Advances Equity Through Community-Engaged Research Practices
Heather Hyden, Population Health Strategy Lead, Humana Foundation
Soojin Conover, Innovation Portfolio Strategy Principal, Humana Foundation
Interviewer: Maya Schane, Grantmakers In Health
Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Heather Hyden and Soojin Conover of the Humana Foundation about the foundation’s recently published report, Strengthening Science and Community Impact Through Equitable Research Practices. The report examines innovative research methods adopted by the Foundation’s partners to promote health equity in public health research through community-engaged research practices.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Working Through Challenges to Sharing Power With Community: Highlights from a Session at Grantmakers in Health’s Annual Conference
Lori Bartczak, Associate Vice President, Community Wealth Partners
Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President, Community Investments, St. David’s Foundation
The people closest to the issue best know the solutions. For health funders, sharing power with community could mean giving residents a voice in shaping your grantmaking priorities or where grant dollars are spent. Many funders understand that solutions are more likely to be successful when the people who are most affected have a voice in shaping them. But when it comes to including that voice, the work often stalls before it starts.
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“Philanthropy has been the medium through which we have learned the health and human service landscape of our community, but most recently, our learning has compelled us to move toward direct services in partnership with agencies working to improve health. The family resource center—Carver Center for Families – and the development of the Center for Nonprofit Success—are initiatives that represent our desire to be a relevant part of the ecosystem, a colleague to our grant partners, and result from our work to strengthen resources across the health and human services continuum.”
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GIH NEWS
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Save the Date: 2025 GIH Health Policy Exchange
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Building on the important conversations begun last month at the 2025 Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Annual Conference in New Orleans, we are excited to announce the 2025 GIH Health Policy Exchange, Protecting the Freedom to Give. The multi-day conference will provide opportunities for health funders focused on policy to network with policymakers and other funders, exchange ideas and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
This year’s Health Policy Exchange will be held on November 19 – 21, 2025, at The Westin Arlington in Arlington, Virginia and will delve into how health philanthropy should address the unique policy challenges posed by our current moment.
Registration will open later this summer.
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Save the Date: 2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
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We are excited to announce that the theme for the 2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership meeting is Enhancing Rural Health Across Lifespan through Collaboration and Partnership. This year’s meeting will be held October 8 - 10, 2025 at the Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ in Bethesda, Maryland and will spotlight creative partnerships and community-based efforts that touch on rural health challenges and opportunities across the full lifespan of rural residents, while highlighting foundational federal programs that align with the theme. Meeting sessions will feature initiatives on aging and end of life services, highlight early childhood programming, discuss ways to support rural families, and explore the impact of the Older Americans Act on rural communities.
Registration will open later in 2025.
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Philanthropy Careers
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Grantmakers In Health offers a listing of current professional opportunities in health philanthropy on the GIH website. |
Recent opportunities:
- Program Analyst, Healthcare, The Duke Endowment, North Carolina
- Vice President for Grants, Episcopal Health Foundation, Texas
- Healthy Kids Program Director, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Michigan
- Vice President, Knowledge Management, The California Endowment, California
Click here to view the full list of opportunities
Submit an Opportunity to the GIH Career Board
Posts are free for GIH Funding Partners; for all others the cost is $99 for a 90-day post. At this time, we only accept positions based in health, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. GIH retains the right to review all posts for appropriateness and relevance to our community. Please contact us at info@gih.org with any questions.
Submit Career Opportunity Listing
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PHILANTHROPY
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Grants & Programs
Cambia Health Foundation (Portland, OR) • The John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY) • The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, NJ) • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (New York, NY) • The PATH Foundation (Warrenton, VA) • Point32Health Foundation (Canton, MA) • San Diego Foundation (San Diego, CA)
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Transitions
JoAnne Bass (The Bob Woodruff Foundation) • Colleen Briggs (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation) • Mark Evans and Ed Scholz (The Colorado Health Foundation)
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Awards
Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis, MO) • Vitamix Foundation
(Boyton Beach, FL)
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