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Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Investing in Collective Well-Being: Committing to a Future Where People and Planet Flourish
Karabi Acharya, Senior Director for Research-Evaluation-Learning, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Becky Payne, President and CEO, The Rippel Foundation
Margaret Laws, President and CEO, Hopelab
In this moment of widespread burnout and fragmentation, philanthropy has a crucial role in supporting communities redefining what it means to thrive. That means moving beyond narrow metrics and embracing a broader vision of collective well-being rooted in belonging, purpose, and dignity. The philanthropic sector must rise to the challenge of helping build an equitable future where both people and the planet can truly flourish.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
The Importance of Ballot Measure Access and Race-Conscious Policymaking
Elizabeth DiLauro, Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Giridhar Mallya, Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Interviewer: Maya Schane, Grantmakers In Health
In this interview, Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Elizabeth DiLauro and Giridhar Mallya of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the importance of race-conscious policymaking and protecting access to ballot measures as key tools for advancing health and racial equity.
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“At Deaconess Foundation, our strategy is guided by the residents in the communities in which we live, work, and serve. Through an expansive community listening process, we redefined our strategic aspiration to reflect both our community’s immediate needs and long-term hopes for our region. When we listened, we heard that our pursuit of health justice and social justice needed to extend beyond our ideas of what policy priorities should be for three to five years and that people want to be free from oppressive systems that inflict harm. Therefore, with great intention, we sharpened our vision and set our gaze on an intergenerational strategy in which Deaconess acts boldly with its power, influence, and resources to pursue liberation within seven generations.”
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GIH NEWS
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Coming Soon: 2026 GIH Annual Conference Call for Proposals
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GIH’s 2026 Annual Conference call for proposals will open in just a few weeks! We are seeking proposals for site visits, Learning Labs, Breakouts, and Quick Takes. Successful submissions highlight actionable ideas for funders and offer ample opportunity for audience engagement. Watch for announcements from GIH or check our website at the end of September for detailed submission instructions.
The 2026 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy will be held June 8 - 12 in Baltimore, MD.
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Register for the 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, VA and will delve into how health philanthropy should address the unique policy challenges posed by our current moment.
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Register for the 2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
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Grantmakers In Health (GIH), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Rural Health will co-host the 2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting, Enhancing Rural Health Across Lifespan through Collaboration and Partnership, welcoming foundations, federal entities, and other partners to discuss how our combined efforts might produce better health outcomes for rural communities. This year’s meeting is October 9-10, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland.
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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:
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
Blue Shield of California Foundation (San Francisco, CA) • The Foundation for a Healthy High Point (High Point, NC) • The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts (Worcester, MA) • RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA) • UniHealth Foundation (Glendale, CA) • Washington Square Health Foundation (Chicago, IL)
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Transitions
Jehan Benton-Clark and Jerry Kenney (Dogwood Health Trust) • Charlie Corrigan (Community Memorial Foundation) • Terry Fulmer (The John A. Hartford Foundation) • Timothy Johnson (Greater Clark Foundation)
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