Featured Resources

bi3 Article: Trust-Based Philanthropy is Grounded in Mutual Accountability and Learning

A new article shows how applying a trust-based philanthropy lens helps funders capture the full impact of grants, describes how bi3 evaluates initiatives, and how building funder-grantee relationships grounded in power-sharing, transparency, and mutual accountability helps achieve greater impact.

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New Competency Model for Foundation Program Officers Released

The Dorothy A. Johnson Center on Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University has released a competency model for foundation program officers.

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Taking A cultivate approach to Improve Community Health

Health foundations are increasingly recognizing that their mission is not simply to award grants to deserving nonprofit organizations, but rather to play a catalytic role in improving the conditions that influence health, especially at a population level.

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Latest Resources

Developing the Culture for Long-Term Success

As part of GIH’s ongoing work to support new conversion foundations, we invited Kim Moore, founding President of United Health Ministry Fund, to share insights and advice on starting a health foundation.

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Paso del Norte Health Foundation

Learn more about The Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

Learn more about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Adaptive Leadership: The Next Requirement for Sustainable Community Health Improvements?

Funders have an obligation to go beyond providing programmatic or operational funding. They must play a larger role if they are to contribute to meaningful and sustained change and responsibly steward the resources in their trust.

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Alliance Healthcare Foundation

Learn more about Alliance Healthcare Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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2016 Terrance Keenan Award Speech by Amy Berman

Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, is honored with the 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. Listen to the podcast of her acceptance speech delivered at the 2016 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy. GIH established the Terrance Keenan Award in 1993 in honor of Terrance Keenan, a…

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Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey

Learn more about The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Northwest Health Foundation

Learn more about Northwest Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Episcopal Health Foundation

Learn more about Episcopal Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile. area of the diocese.

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Trustee Resources

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