Health & Human Services

Between Two Hands: From Conversation to Commitment

Release Date:

05/08/2026

Tiffany Smith of Ideas in Philanthropy reflects on a Clips & Conversations program on Black Maternal Health in NYC and outlines concrete action steps that funders can take to change the trajectory of the Black maternal health crisis.

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Health & Human Services

The Role of Healthcare Philanthropy in Improving Maternal Healthcare for Underserved Populations

Release Date:

10/29/2025

There is a need to invest in community-based models to address the maternal health crisis, and there are opportunities for healthcare philanthropy engagement in this landscape. The Commonwealth Fund's Advancing Health Equity program, is addressing...

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Education & Youth

Women & Girls

Health & Human Services

United Hospital Fund Opens Applications for Inaugural Class of New Health Equity Fellowship for Clinician Leaders

Release Date:

06/13/2024

United Hospital Fund has opened the application process for the inaugural class of its new Health Equity Fellowship for clinician leaders, a program designed to cultivate the next generation of health equity change-makers in New York.

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United Hospital Fund

Breaking Down Barriers: Meet the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's "Open Call" Grantees

Release Date:

10/25/2023

A President's Message from Tanuja Dehne

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Arts, Culture, & Media

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Health & Human Services

Housing and Homelessness

Social Justice

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

Release Date:

09/27/2023

At Settlement Health center in East Harlem, the proof of a post-pandemic literacy drive is on the bookshelves.

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Education

Health & Human Services

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $2.5 Million to Help Sheridan Memorial Hospital Bring Innovative Behavioral Health Model to Wyoming

Release Date:

08/27/2023

The grant will help Sheridan Memorial Hospital implement an innovative behavioral health care model that provides assessment, treatment, and healing to patients experiencing crisis in a comforting setting.

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Health & Human Services

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

New Report from The Century Foundation: How the Federal Government Can Make Funding Accessible to Maternal Health Community-Based Organizations

Release Date:

07/10/2023

This report offers four recommendations on how to ensure that CBOs have accessible, sufficient, and equitable funding options.

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Education & Youth

Health & Human Services

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The Century Foundation

United Hospital Fund Fellows Tackle Disparities on the Frontlines of Pediatric Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

Eight graduates of United Hospital Fund’s PEDS Network Fellowship are tackling a wide range of equity issues on the frontlines of pediatric care, including early childhood literacy, food insecurity, gaps in breastfeeding support, and improving...