Public-Private Collaboration to Catalyze Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices
Working together, public and private funders can create lasting health improvements in the communities they serve. Foundations and state health agencies often have the same goals; they may even fund the same organizations, programs, and individuals.
GIH Welcome Webinar
Participants in this webinar to learned more about GIH’s benefits, resources, and upcoming events, as well as ways to get involved. The webinar also provided an opportunity to meet GIH staff and ask questions about the organization.
Fresh Perspectives – Voices from the Field: Dr. Richard Besser
GIH President and CEO Faith Mitchell chats with Dr. Richard Besser, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as part of GIH’s 35th Anniversary series, “Fresh Perspectives: Voices from the Field.”
Measure Something: Evaluation for Everybody
This presentation takes as its starting point Dr. Atul Gawande’s charge: “If you count something you find interesting, you will learn something interesting.”
2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy
The 2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy was held from June 21-23 in Boston, Massachusetts.
2017 Terrance Keenan Award Speech: Chet Hewitt
Chet Hewitt, President and CEO of the Sierra Health Foundation, is honored with the 2017 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. Listen to the podcast of his acceptance speech delivered at the 2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy. GIH established the Terrance Keenan Award in 1993 in honor of Terrance Keenan, a founder…
Update from the Field: Results of Grantmakers In Health’s 2015 Survey of Foundations Formed from Health Care Conversions
GIH’s Update from the Field provides a fresh, comprehensive profile of foundations formed from transactions involving nonprofit hospitals, health systems, health plans, and other health entities. Health conversion foundations have become a significant force in the philanthropic sector.
Guide to Impact Investing
This report builds on the 2011 GIH Guide to Impact Investing report with new information about the growth of the impact investment field, case studies of recent innovative investment techniques and projects, and an appendix on terminology, investment portfolio approaches, and strategies for financing impact investments.
Seizing the Moment: Using Pop Culture to Amplify Your Message
On this webinar, funders learned how Unbound Philanthropy leveraged the power of entertainment, advertising, and media to shift how people understand the present reality—and imagine the future—of American society.
Strategic Learning: Pacesetting Practices
This webinar discussed key findings from interviews that Episcopal Health Foundation staff conducted with leading peer funders who have navigated this shift. We also learned about the Colorado Health Foundation’s experience of developing a learning practice, including lessons learned and suggestions for others who want to get started.