The May Health Policy Table launched our new advocacy work with presentations on the Health Policy Institute of Ohio's new health equity toolkit and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' priorities.
The Policy Tables offer new opportunities for all member funders to collaborate and leverage your collective expertise and resources to scale advocacy solutions more effectively.
The spring Philanthropy Review edition features the latest analysis of foundation giving in Ohio; interviews with several members who attended Foundations on the Hill in Washington, D.C.; an update on the evolution of Philanthropy Ohio's public policy work (we've saved you a seat!); and more!
It was the consensus of the Philanthropy Ohio Board to oppose the passage of Issue 1. Of equal importance was the consensus of the Board that the members of Philanthropy Ohio be given the appropriate tools and information so that they and their community partners can make an informed decision on August 8.
Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s launch of OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence), Ohio’s first-ever highly specialized behavioral health program for children and youth with the most complex behavioral health needs who are served by Medicaid.
Philanthropy Ohio urges a strong direct approach for increasing Ohio student FAFSA rates in this policy briefing.
Philanthropy Ohio recommends that any new school funding plan must be anchored in adequacy, predictability and equity in this policy briefing.
Philanthropy Ohio and many of its members are calling upon the Ohio Senate to address the ways Ohio schools are funded. The following is the testimony we submitted May 17 to the Senate Finance Committee, laying out our key principles and asks related to school funding.
Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting communities, and hosting virtual roundtables is one way we help connect funders to elected officials through advocacy work. This spring, given the virtual spaces through Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other platforms, we decided to do things a little differently to give more opportunities to our members who may not ordinarily be able to travel to Washington, D.C. to connect with their local congressional members and share their stories.
