Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care
Release Date:
05/05/2014
The Commonwealth Fund launches the Breakthrough Health Care Opportunities program to discover and vet transformative ideas in health care.
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Commonwealth Fund Unveils New Website and Logo
Release Date:
05/27/2014
Commonwealth Fund's new site layout and more sophisticated search function make finding publications, charts, interactives, infographics, and videos on a broad array of health topics simple.
Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
Release Date:
05/17/2014
Cathy Schoe of Commonwealth Fund quoted in New York Times article on doctor's salaries.
New State-by-State Analysis: States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act Are Costing Their Taxpayers Billions
Publication date:
12/2013
The 20 states choosing not to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act are forgoing billions of dollars in federal funds, while residents in their states are contributing to the cost of the expansions in other states, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study.
Kathryn Haslanger Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/15/2014
Kathryn D. Haslanger, Chief Executive Officer of JASA (Jewish Association Serving the Aging), has been elected to the Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors.
Donald Moulds to Join Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs
Release Date:
11/01/2013
Donald Moulds will join The Commonwealth Fund as its new Executive Vice President for Programs, effective January 2014.
A New Agenda for a Post–Health Reform Landscape
Release Date:
09/12/2013
Learn about The Commonwealth Fund's new grantmaking and research agenda.
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Sep
2013
Public Policy Communicators NYC: What It Really Takes to Build an Audience for Your News/Blog
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting roughly bimonthly over the past five years to explore contemporary, practical topics to improve our work. Whether it’s...
10
May
2010
Funders' Update: Where Are We Now with Health Care Reform?
Monday, May 10, 2010 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
MEMBERS: Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on the link above (visible through May 6th). No fee. NON-MEMBERS: Please fill out this online form . ($100 fee) A teleconference...
11
Dec
2012
How Will Your Foundation’s Story Be Told in 100 Years: Why Archives Matter
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 -
1:45pm to 6:00pm
We invite CEOs, trustees and other senior staff to join foundation leaders and seasoned experts in an intimate discussion of the art of preserving foundation records. Topics will range from finding the right archive for your foundation materials, to...
16
Oct
2012
Spicing Up Your Foundation's 990-PF and Telling Your Real Story: Accounting and Communications Highlights
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
No longer just a report to the IRS, the 990-PF is now the most commonly used data source about private foundations. Reporters, researchers, grantseekers - and many others - look to these forms for information about an organization. This makes...
15
May
2012
Foundation and Nonprofit Websites as Genuine News Outlets
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC
More and more foundations and nonprofits are producing news-worthy content and working aggressively to get their media viewed by general audiences, as well as leaders in government, business, nonprofits and think tanks. At one end of a continuum...
07
Nov
2013
YOUR Career in Philanthropy: Insights from the Field’s Top Recruitment Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
7:00am to 9:45am
Looking to grow in your current position? Wondering how to get noticed in the field or within a pool of applicants? Come hear renowned headhunter, Marilyn Machlowitz, and top HR professional, Diana Davenport, give their insights and sometimes varied...
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill
Release Date:
06/01/2013
The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. (Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal is also quoted in this article.)
Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...
Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012
Release Date:
01/02/2012
Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’s healthcare system, plans to step down as the Fund’s president on December 31, 2012.
Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President
Release Date:
08/01/2012
David Blumenthal, M.D., one of the nation's preeminent health information technology experts, thought leaders on primary care and professionalism and foremost health policy scholars, has been named the next President of The Commonwealth Fund by the...
The Commonwealth Fund Names Adam Elshaug as its First Visiting Fellow
Release Date:
10/01/2012
Dr. Adam Elshaug, MPH, Ph.D, has become The Commonwealth Fund’s first Visiting Fellow, beginning in mid-August 2012 through June 2013. Dr
Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Release Date:
12/03/2012
After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund, Karen Davis, Ph.D., is returning to the Johns Hopkins University, where she previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal
Publication date:
03/2011
In this essay, Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and COO John E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses how the 990-PF could be transformed into a more effective instrument for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector.