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.
2024: The year in numbers
March 24, 2025In 2024, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 99 grants totaling over $17 million to organizations that are working to build lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.
National minority health month has been erased. The need for it hasn’t.
March 20, 2025Erasing National Minority Health Month makes it more difficult to address the disparities it once drew attention to.
Listening to lead: how community researchers transform solutions
December 27, 2024Blue Shield of California Foundation prioritizes community researchers to create solutions that reflect real needs.
Toward Equity-Focused & Community-Centered Multisector Collaborative Capacity
April 12, 2024The findings in this report, drawn from evaluations, issue briefs, and interviews, emphasize collaborative capacity and advocate for equity-focused, community-driven approaches to drive systems change.
2023: The year in numbers
January 31, 2024In 2023, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 70 grants totaling over $17 million to organizations that are working to build lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.
There’s a better way: public agencies centering equity in community engagement
December 18, 2023This report and related webinar explores how public agencies can center low-income communities and communities of color for better health equity outcomes.
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.