Grantmakers in Health

1100 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 452-8331

Project Title
GIH Resource Center
Grant Description
To support the Grantmakers in Health (GIH) Resource Center, which monitors the activities of health grantmakers, provides technical assistance, and identifies trends and emerging issues within health philanthropy
Focus Area
Other Health
Region Served
National
Award Amount
$15,000
Year Awarded
1999
Grant Duration
12 months
Results

Grantmakers in Health (GIH) Resource Center,  which monitors the activities of health grantmakers, provides technical assistance, and identifies trends and emerging issues within health philanthropy.  The Resource Center synthesizes lessons learned from the work of health grantmakers. At its heart are staff with backgrounds in philanthropy and health whose expertise can help grantmakers get the information they need and an electronic database that assists them in this effort.

Grantmakers' responses to the GIH resource center have been very positive.  GIH will continue and strengthen its efforts to be a specialized resource for individual grantmaking organizations.

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Project Title
Grantmaker Assistance Program
Grant Description
To operate a program to assist foundations making health grants.
Focus Area
Other Health
Region Served
National
Award Amount
$15,000
Year Awarded
1998
Grant Duration
12 months
Results

HFGC funded the Grantmaker Assistance Program (GAP) which is designed to assist grantmakers as they implement activities to help communities maintain and improve local health and human service systems.  Grantmakers in Health (GIH) serves the professional needs of trustees, executives, and program staff of private foundations and corporate giving programs in health philanthropy. GAP was designed to provide information resources, technical assistance, referrals to expert consultants, networking opportunities, and other services to individual grantmakers and the general grantmaking community.

Grantmakers' responses to GIH workshops, networking opportunities, and assistance have been very positive.  GIH will continue and strengthen its efforts to be a specialized resource for individual grantmaking organizations and programs for the general health grantmaking community.

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Project Title
Support Center for Health Foundations
Grant Description
To assist the Support Center for Health Foundations which provides operational advice, technical assistance, and networking opportunities for Health Foundations in the United States
Focus Area
Other Health
Region Served
National
Award Amount
$30,000
Year Awarded
2001
Grant Duration
12 months

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