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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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January / February 2026
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One year ago, as we were just one month into the new administration, I wrote that “At a moment when so much has been described as ‘unprecedented,’ and so much of what we value is being attacked, we need to ask ourselves as individuals, organizations, and a field, what do we stand for? What values do we hold, and what will we do and say to defend them?” Today, the answers to these questions are needed more urgently than ever.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Reimagining Rural Health and Well-being
Tanisa Adimu, John Butts, Carla Freeman, Ana LaBoy, and Amanda Phillips Martinez, Georgia Health Policy Center
Amy Elizondo, Chief Strategy Officer, National Rural Health Association
Cara V. James, President and CEO, Grantmakers In Health
Colin Pekruhn, Program Director, Grantmakers In Health
To inform positive change, Grantmakers in Health (GIH) and the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) are partnering to reimagine a unified vision for health and well-being in rural America. The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) was engaged to conduct a landscape analysis and facilitate listening sessions with rural health stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Medicaid and Community Violence: Pathways to Sustainable Care
Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH, Director, Policy & Advocacy, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention
Princess Fortin, MPH, Senior Director, Organizational Growth & Equity, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention
American cities are witnessing historic declines in gun violence. In recent years, cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Chicago have all seen precipitous drops in homicides, with some reaching multi-decade record lows (Washington Post 2025). While there are many causes of this decline, experts in the field point to community violence intervention as driving the trend.
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“We are deepening our trust-based grantmaking, further aligning our strategy with the learnings and relationships built over years of partnership with community and grantees. Our approach reflects a growing focus on multi-year funding that helps to provide organizations with stability and flexibility to address the root causes of health inequities, strengthen resilient local networks, and advance community-driven solutions that promote health for all. The current public health, economic, and social challenges faced by our partners and the communities they serve highlight the urgency of acting now, while we remain steadfast in our long-term vision of equitable health and well-being for future generations.”
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GIH NEWS
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Grantmakers In Health Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
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Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the elections of David Jordan, President and CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President of Community Investments, St. David’s Foundation to its Board of Directors.
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GIH President and CEO Cara V. James Joined The Rural Impact Podcast for a Conversation about the Intersections of Policy and Philanthropy
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On December 4, 2025, Cara V. James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), was featured in an episode of The Rural Impact podcast. She joined Michelle Rathman, host of The Rural Impact and strategic communications advisor in health care policy, for a conversation on the intersections of policy and philanthropy, challenges with rural health funding, and more.
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Save the Date: 2026 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
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Two hundred and fifty years ago America’s founders came together to say the current system of government was not working for them. This act sparked the birth of a new nation founded on principles of freedom, equality, and democracy. The document they signed clearly articulates the founders’ belief in the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Health—and the ability to lead a healthy and productive life—is deeply intertwined with these ideals.
Today, cuts to critical health and social programs; attacks on freedom of speech; threats to nonprofit organizations; and federal overreach threaten our fundamental freedoms as well as our health and well-being. The 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding is an ideal backdrop for us to come together and craft a vision for health that works for everyone.
The 2026 Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, will be held on June 8 – 12 in Baltimore, MD, at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor.
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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 @ WORK
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Grants & Programs
Archstone Foundation (Long Beach, CA) • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA) • Ethel and James Flinn Foundation (Detroit, MI) • John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY) • The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts (Worcester, MA) • The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, NJ) • RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA) • UniHealth Foundation (Pasadena, CA)
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Transitions
Kerri Morgan, Dave Dillon, and Leann Chilton (Missouri Foundation for Health) • Lisa Block (The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey) • Monica Christopher (The Meadows Foundation) • Michael Galper and Tara Pak (UniHealth Foundation) • Susan Shumaker (Cone Health Foundation)
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