Align Systems with Community Priorities
Communities understand their needs and strengths best. Supporting them to have more say in which issues get addressed is the best way to build lasting, more equitable solutions to health disparities, domestic violence, or any other societal issue.
Lessons from an equity toolkit workshop: facilitator perspective on participatory engagement
December 14, 2023Blue Shield of California Foundation led a workshop for health funders at the 2023 Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual conference held in Minneapolis.
Toolkit helps practice equity in multisector collaboration
August 22, 2023The Equity in Multisector Collaboration toolkit is a comprehensive resource to deepen equity for collaborations. It focuses on five equity capabilities and includes an assessment for collaboratives to understand where they are in their equity journey.
Humanity at the heart of systems change: highlights from a convening of Foundation grantees
June 8, 2023Margaret Tobias Grier shares a story about a recent convening of 26 grantee partners to talk about the systems change work each organization is advancing, the wins, and the challenges.
Equity in Multisector Collaboration Toolkit
March 23, 2023This toolkit focuses on five equity capabilities and includes an assessment for collaboratives to understand where they are in their equity journeys.
2022: The year in numbers
January 31, 2023In 2022, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 91 grants totaling over $29 million.
Supporting the transformation of California's public health agencies
July 19, 2022California’s city and county public health departments have been transforming themselves in the face of three connected crises.
Three factors determine readiness to address domestic violence prevention
March 18, 2022After working for two years with multisector collaborations that take on domestic violence, Program Officer TC Duong shares what the Foundation is learning about the factors that influence their success. "These findings create a blueprint for prioritizing collaborations that are ready to make the biggest impact," he says.
2021: The year in numbers
March 16, 2022In 2021, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 96 grants totaling over $30 million to organizations that are...
How California’s Community-Based Organizations Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities: Meeting the Needs of Racially & Ethnically Diverse Communities During the Pandemic
February 14, 2022Since the beginning of the pandemic, community-based organizations (CBOs) across California have stepped up to provide...
Using Disadvantage Indices to Guide State Health Equity Efforts: On-the-Ground Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 30, 2021Increasingly, policymakers are exploring how disadvantage indices can help guide efforts to dismantle structural...