Health

Michigan Health Endowment Fund awards more than $8.5 million to support the health and wellness of seniors and children

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Published: 12/17/2015
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund today awarded more than $8.5 million to 29 community foundations across the state, making it the Fund’s second largest distribution of funds to improve the quality of health for Michigan’s children and seniors.
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News type: Announcement
Audience: All Members
Funding Area: Health


CMF Member the GM Foundation Creates Partnership to Bring Safe Water to Schools

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Published: 10/18/2015
The GM Foundation has given $50,000 to a new partnership with ZeroWater, the United Way of Genesee County, and Flint Community Schools that will provide water filters to area schools.
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News type: Member Highlights
Audience: All Members
Funding Area: Health


CMF Member the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives $2 Million in Grants to Detroit Hospital

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Published: 10/12/2015
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation awards $2 million in grants to St. John Hospital & Medical Center for the creation and enhancement of two facilities serving senior citizens.
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News type: Member Highlights
Audience: All Members
Funding Area: Health, Aging


C.S. Mott Grants Improving Health Care Research & Training in Flint

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Published: 01/22/2015
Strategic grants from the C.S. Mott Foundation are helping launch a new model for medical research and training in Flint and drawing state and national attention to the city.
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News type: Member Highlights
Audience: All Members, Potential Members
Funding Area: Health, Medical Education, Medical Research


The ACA’s Coverage Expansion in Michigan: Demographic Characteristics and Coverage Projections

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Released: 07/2013

In January 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will begin to offer new health insurance coverage options to millions of Americans, many of whom are currently uninsured. There is still considerable uncertainty, however, about how the coverage expansion will play out.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Members, Nonprofit Staff, Policy Makers
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: Health


Health Philanthropy: New Players and New Approaches

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Released: 11/2013

This special report from Grantmakers in Health and Arabella Advisors explores the role that new actors are playing in the field of health philanthropy, as well as the unique attributes, approaches, and priorities that they bring to the field.

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Resource Type: External Link
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members
Topic: Grantmaking, Monitoring & Evaluation
Funding Area: Health


A Profile of Foundations Created from Health Care Conversions

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Released: 06/2009

This is the tenth survey of health foundations and includes basic information regarding the year of transaction, geographic location, assets, tax status, and focus of grantmaking.

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Resource Type: External Link, Report
Audience: Independent Foundation, Private Foundation
Topic: Administration, Management & Finance
Funding Area: Health


Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders

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Released: 08/2014

Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders, a new report from Health and Environmental Funders Network, explores ways funders can build power in their fields through investments in data-sharing.

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Resource Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Regional Associations, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Private Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Technology, Information Technology, Data Standardization
Funding Area: Environment, Health


Prevention Pays: Improve Health & Reduce Costs

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Released: 09/2014

This new publication by Dr. Ira Strumwasser focuses on prevention interventions that are proven to be effective in improving quality, improving health, and/or saving money.

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Resource Type: Report, Research
Funding Area: Health, Medical Research, Medicine


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Released: 01/2015

Sanitation is one of the most critical issues that developing countries face. In this SSIR article, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation shares its findings and that in order to be effective, the work of philanthropy should not just be innovative but also cumulative.

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Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: All Members
Topic: Due Diligence, Effective Planning, Issue Expertise, Aligning Resources
Funding Area: Health, Poverty, International/Foreign Affairs, Rural Concerns


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