GIH Bulletin: May 2013
Aetna Foundation (Hartford, CT) made a $100,00 gift to the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) (Hampton, VA) to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and the recent fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
2013 Terrance Keenan Award Speech
The following remarks are from former Missouri Foundation for Health President and CEO James Kimmey’s acceptance speech upon receiving The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy on March 14, 2013.
GIH Bulletin: April 2013
Austin Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation (Canton, OH) approved grant requests totaling $173,950 to 14 nonprofit organizations located in Ohio’s four-county area that encompasses Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties.
Big Ideas to Blueprints: Decisive Grantmaking in Dynamic Times
Download the GIH essay written for the 2013 annual meeting Big Ideas to Blueprints: Decisive Grantmaking in Dynamic Times. Foundation leaders were also invited to pen guest commentaries and share their thoughts around the annual meeting theme.
GIH Bulletin: March 2013
Philosophers and sociologists have written about the essential role social engagement and good connections between people play in building strong communities. At this year’s annual meeting I was reminded of this by all three plenary speakers.
GIH Bulletin: February 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded two research grants to physicians from the University of Michigan to conduct pilot studies.
GIH Bulletin: January 2013
BHHS Legacy Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to Arizona nonprofits to support health-related programs.
Innovations in Care for Chronically Ill Patients
Caring for patients with one or more long-term health conditions is the bread and butter of our health care system; yet innovations in care for the chronically ill do not always receive the attention they deserve. In this Issue Focus, promising paths to care improvement, challenges, and areas for future exploration are discussed.
GIH Bulletin: December 2012
In 2011 Grantmakers In Health (GIH), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund.