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Philanthropy Can — and Must — Protect Human Connection in the Age of AI
With Federal Support for Alzheimer’s Research Scrambled, Can Funders Fill In?
With Philanthropy’s Backing, Team Lily Defends Fragile Progress on Opioids
Christy Walton Bankrolls an Effort to Safeguard Vaccine Access in the U.S.
Bill Gates Defends His Legacy on Vaccines and Highlights the Threat to Global Health
How Philanthropy Is Moving the Needle on an Innovative Approach to Mental Healthcare
A ‘Game-Changing’ Gift for Gun Violence Prevention
The Health Foundation Tackling the Nursing Shortage in New York
Robert Wood Johnson’s Final Culture of Health Cohort Targets Structural Racism
Trump 2.0 and Abortion: Surging Need, A Precarious Funding Landscape
America’s Health Is Under Threat. Philanthropies Are Made for Moments Like This
A Deep Dive into an HHS Document Itemizing Billions in Terminated Funding
Cara James of Grantmakers In Health Speaks Up on Trump Disruption
“Bloodbath at HHS”: Health Funding Leaders React to Trump’s Cuts
How Are Funders Guiding the Distribution of $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Dollars?
The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Elevates Nurses to Address Care Gaps
With DEI Under Fire, Robert Wood Johnson Increases Its Commitment to Diversity in Medicine
The Eisner Foundation’s Trent Stamp Talks Prizes and Programs
Philanthropy Must Push Back Against Social Media Misinformation
Basic Data, Big Impact: Why Bloomberg’s Doubling Down on Tracking Global Births and Deaths
In the near decade since Bloomberg Philanthropies launched its 2015 Data for Health Initiative, it has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help governments in 31 countries track a few basic pieces of information: births and deaths. Why is … [Read more...] about Basic Data, Big Impact: Why Bloomberg’s Doubling Down on Tracking Global Births and Deaths
“Truly a Crisis.” Backing Abortion Access and Support Two Years After Dobbs
Many observers predicted that abolishing federal abortion rights would have disastrous health outcomes — and the two years that have passed since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision have proven them right. As a recent Congressional report … [Read more...] about “Truly a Crisis.” Backing Abortion Access and Support Two Years After Dobbs
From Breadth to Depth: The Blank Family Foundation Tackles Mental Health
There has been a blizzard of coverage of the U.S. mental health crisis over the last several years, but the precise causes — and effective solutions — to our collective deterioration are harder to identify. That’s why, when the Arthur M. Blank Family … [Read more...] about From Breadth to Depth: The Blank Family Foundation Tackles Mental Health
What’s New in Intergenerational Funding? Checking in with CoGenerate’s Marc Freedman
There’s something exciting — and often inspiring — about intergenerational relationships, as anyone who was close to a grandparent growing up can attest. Hanging out with someone decades older, or younger, can expand our sense of possibility and … [Read more...] about What’s New in Intergenerational Funding? Checking in with CoGenerate’s Marc Freedman
What’s New in Growing Old? Checking in with Grantmakers in Aging
Pivotal Ventures Makes the Case for Why “Care Can’t Wait”
A Look at How a Veterans-Focused Foundation Backs Mental Healthcare
Many military veterans find that leaving the service doesn’t mean leaving the war behind. Thirty percent will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetimes, according to the U.S. National Alliance of Mental Health, and every … [Read more...] about A Look at How a Veterans-Focused Foundation Backs Mental Healthcare
A Philanthropy-Backed Competition Taps Winning Cohort to Promote Youth Mental Health
The need for more philanthropic support for mental healthcare has been a running theme at Inside Philanthropy. While the National Institute for Mental Health reports that more than 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness, mental health … [Read more...] about A Philanthropy-Backed Competition Taps Winning Cohort to Promote Youth Mental Health
