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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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MARCH 2022
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Less Criminalization = Better Health + More Justice
gabriel sayegh, Co–Executive Director, Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice
Last year, New York State passed the most sweeping parole reform measure in the country. The Less Is More Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act has far-reaching implications for the health and liberty of tens of thousands of people every year, by making critical changes in how the state handles noncriminal violations of parole conditions.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Perinatal Safe Zone: Supporting Women-led Birth Equity Work
Lourdes J. Rodríguez, Senior Program Officer, St. David’s Foundation
We believe that creating a Perinatal Safe Zone will require multisector mobilization at the regional level. A mobilization at this level will require participation from hospitals, legislators, and state agencies, while centering Black and Brown led organizations and leaders working to achieve stable and affordable quality housing; welcoming, flexible, and equitable workspaces, with paid parental leave and universal child care services; a just food system; safe and walkable neighborhoods; a caring and supportive network of community members; and access to holistic and culturally congruent wellness practices.
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“Movember is currently in the process of shifting from solely acting as a grantmaker to building and co-developing programs to address mental health. This allows us to work with and learn from communities with first-hand lived experience. It also deepens our understanding and creates a more intentional approach to suicide prevention in men. As a suicide loss survivor myself, I know that Movember's impact goes beyond the men we serve directly. It's familial, generational, and societal, and I'm glad to help lead this work with the GIH network to address mental health across the country and around the world.”
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GIH NEWS
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GIH's 2022 Conference Will Be June 27-29
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Registration is now open for Grantmakers In Health’s Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, the largest gathering of health funders in the country. The GIH annual conference is the best place to meet up with the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy today, and will have both in-person and virtual components. Interested in sponsoring? Sponsors may support select activities and expenses or provide general support. Check out the sponsorship opportunities menu for more information.
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Remembering Paul Farmer
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Last month, the devastating loss of Paul Farmer reverberated throughout the global public health community. We continue to be inspired by his plenary remarks at GIH's 2006 Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy. In Dr. Farmer’s words: “In spite of all of the problems facing us, we can have an enormous impact on just about any major health problem that could be mentioned today.”
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Is Your Foundation’s Governing Board Working to Improve Accountability and Transparency?
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GIH is seeking to identify health foundation efforts to strengthen governance policies and practices intended to enhance organizational accountability and transparency. We are interested in learning more about efforts related to board self-assessments, conflict of interest policies and procedures, board diversity and recruitment, open meetings, public reporting and disclosure, community engagement, and other approaches to make philanthropic governance more accountable and transparent. If you are willing to share your experiences, please reach out to Eileen Salinsky (esalinsky@gih.org) to schedule a time for a brief conversation.
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PHILANTHROPY
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Grants & Programs
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (New York) • Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Phoenix, AZ) • Phoenixville Community Health Foundation (Phoenixville, PA) • Point32Health Foundation (Canton, MA)
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Awards
Mary Black Foundation (Spartanburg, SC)
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Transitions and Appointments
William Buster (The New Hanover Community Endowment) • Lori Cox (California Wellness Foundation) • Julie Ermler (The Ethel and James Flinn Foundation) • Ali Foti (New York State Health Foundation) • Julian Huerta (St. David's Foundation) • Laura Lane (CDC Foundation) • Dr. Susan Mims (Dogwood Health Trust) • Sonia Quiñónez, Kimberley Ragnartz, and Rachel Ermann Lynch (The Northern Virginia Health Foundation) • Dr. Yanique Redwood (if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility) • Dr. Eric Schnieder (National Committee for Quality Assurance) • Haley Wicker (Mary Black Foundation) • Catherine Woodling and Dwayne Watkins (East Lake Foundation) • Dr. Jan Yost and Dr. Amie Shei (The Health Foundation)
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