EVENT: Creating Texas-Sized Social Impact
Learn about the event in Houston highlighting impact investing and other approaches uniting communities and philanthropic organizations to increase opportunity for low-income Texans.
Month: November 2016
OPINION: Philanthropy isn’t the answer to bad government
A new V1SION blog post by EHF’s Elena Marks and Houston Endowment’s Ann Stern argues that governments should stop relying on philanthropy to fix poor public policy choices.
EHF report published in American Journal of Public Health shows 1 million Texans gain health coverage due to Affordable Care Act
See EHF’s new report with Rice University’s Baker Institute that shows even with the gains, 3 million Texans remain uninsured.
EHF joins the national BUILD Health Challenge
See how your organization can apply for funding designed to encourage communities to build partnerships among hospital and health systems, nonprofits and local health departments.
Philanthropy isn’t the answer to bad government
We appreciate the opportunity to work with government. Together, we can improve lives and, in some instances, reduce government spending. But make no mistake: We cannot close gaps or solve problems created by poor public policy choices.
