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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
A Compass of Indispensable Leadership Attributes to Guide Health Philanthropy
Havaca Ganguly, MPA, Executive Director, The Middendorf Foundation
Jennifer Wright, MPH, Senior Program Officer, The California Wellness Foundation
Rabera, MA, Program Lead for Health Justice Organizing & Advocacy, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
Erica Browne, DrPH, Senior Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation
Trends in leadership are changing—just take the Terrance Keenan Institute (TKI) as an example. When the program started in 2010, it focused on general leadership tactics with topics that ranged from leveraging resources and building partnerships to board dynamics. Since then, the Institute’s curriculum has moved towards a recognition that leaders possess individual strengths that can be embraced to make our organizations and the broader field of health philanthropy more effective.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Connecting Mental Health and Wealth in North Carolina
Christi Baker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Asset Funders Network
Dawn Charaba, MBA, Executive Director, Reidsville Area Foundation
Sarah Thompson, Vice President, Community Investment, Economic Opportunity, Dogwood Health Trust
Mental health and wealth are inextricably linked, influencing each other bidirectionally. While many factors contribute to mental health, we know from the social determinants of health that the most foundational are socioeconomic, including income, wealth, and safe neighborhoods. Asset Funders Network defines wealth in an assets-to-debt ratio.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Engaging Youth to Guide Research on Their Own Well-Being
Juan Martinez, Senior Program Manager, Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions, Director, Fresh Tracks
Cynthia Weaver, Senior Associate, Evidence-Based Practice Group, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Interviewer: Miranda Wesley, Communications Specialist, Grantmakers In Health
In 2019, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Equity and Inclusion unit hosted a convening with young people from Black, Latinx, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) cultural affinity groups, along with adults who support the work and leadership of these youth and young adults. The young participants, many of whom were from the Aspen Institute’s Fresh Tracks program, expressed the need for young leaders to be the ones defining youth well-being and finding solutions that help their own communities support the well-being of young people.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Philanthropy’s Impact on Health Care Systems: Supporting the Creation of a Community-Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management Model in Appalachia
Kim Tieman, Vice President & Program Director, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Guided by its mission of “helping people help themselves,” the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation strategically invests in the creative problem-solving activities of local communities and individuals. For the past decade, the Benedum Foundation has accomplished this mission in its support of a particular health care delivery model: efficient chronic disease management through a medical model leveraging the skills of community health workers in Appalachia. This model provides unique patient care, has shown success for improving the health conditions of a target population, and reduced health care costs—accomplishments that align with the Institute of Health Improvement’s Triple Aim framework.
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“Our approach to grantmaking in health has been deeply shaped by our choice to spend down, and all for the better. I welcome the chance to connect with others considering how having an end date can transform their work and that of their partners. For us, spending down has liberated us to drastically increase the amount we can spend to advance health equity in Hawai'i and the San Francisco Bay Area.”
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GIH NEWS
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2024 Terrance Keenan Institute: Call for Nominations
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Nominate a rising star for the 2024 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy! The nomination period is now open for the Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy. The institute is a living legacy through which Terrance Keenan’s words and deeds continue to inspire future leaders in the field as they seek to create a more just and equitable world. The program emphasizes leadership development, exploration of critical issues facing the field, and building collegial connections that can endure throughout fellows’ careers. Terrance Keenan Institute fellows will spend two days with seasoned leaders from the field of health philanthropy. The institute will take place October 8-9, 2024, in Washington, DC. Nominations must be received by Thursday, March 7th.
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PHILANTHROPY
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Grants & Programs
BHHS Legacy Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) • Mary Black Foundation (Spartanburg, SC) • Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Atlanta, GA) • Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, OH) • Connecticut Health Foundation (Hartford, CT) • The Duke Endowment (Charlotte, NC) • John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY) • Health Forward Foundation (Kansas City, MO) • Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, New Jersey) • Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation (Coeur d’Alene, ID) • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (New York, NY) • Point32 Health Foundation (Canton, MA) • RRF Foundation for Aging (Chicago, IL) • Washington Square Health Foundation (Chicago, IL) • Williamsburg Health Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia)
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Transitions and Appointments
Alex Johnson and Veronica Carrizales (The California Wellness Foundation) • Linda Candelaria-Dodd and Denise Herrera (Con Alma Health Foundation) • Zahyrah Blakeney and Michael T. Walsh, Jr. (Episcopal Health Foundation) • Esther Pitts and Robin Minard (Mat-Su Health Foundation) • Carolyn Brooks (Rippel Foundation) • Clare Fox (Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders)
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Awards
Mary Black Foundation (Spartanburg, SC)
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