May 2010
After the healthcare reform debates of 2009 and 2010, we spoke to experts about how the biggest healthcare changes in decades could affect health care providers, and how philanthropists could respond.
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March 2010
This brief explores ways donors can improve child nutrition in the schools and communities they support. Co-authored by Jasmine N. Hall Ratliff of the Childhood Obesity team at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it explores successful programs and opportunities for funders at the national, regional and local levels.
February 2010
Though millions of dollars donated by funders go to supporting medical research, not all of that money is used effectively. This brief offers suggestions for funders to help improve the medical research process and promote efforts to find breakthrough treatments and cures.
September 2008
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion people, creating a massive burden of poverty for extremely vulnerable populations. This brief provides details on how grant makers can support programs that focus on prevention and treatment and advocacy efforts that bring attention to NTDs. This brief was part of our 2009 High Impact Giving Opportunities series.
ContinueAugust 2006
In 1999, the Community Clinics Initiative (CCI) issued a challenge to California’s community clinics and health centers: explore how information technology can enhance business operations and health care delivery, and make building a modern information technology infrastructure a priority. This paper reflects on how the California community clinic field’s information management capacity evolved over the six years following that challenge. It was published by Blueprint Research + Design, Inc. as part of the report, “Celebrating Technology Advances in California’s Community Clinics and Health Centers,” Community Clinics Initiative, a joint project of Tides and The California Endowment. Blueprint Research + Design, Inc. was acquired by Arabella Advisors in 2011.
