Blog/News

Shift and BARHII collaborate to discuss participatory investing

Check out our recent discussion for the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) annual conference!

30 June
/ Participatory Investing

Continuing Our Journey with Real People’s Fund: Strengthening Community Governance and Power

We’re excited to share that we recently completed our second annual strategy retreat with the REAL People’s Fund (RPF)

6 March
/ Community Governance

Applying nature’s wisdom: trust building in health equity spaces

Building trust takes willingness. The perceived benefits of engaging with another in trust-building must outweigh the perceived risks.

29 January
/ Trust Building

Crossing the bridge toward a community vision for health investments

Shift gathered our Community Advisory Council, a group of peer leaders collaborating on a new vision for leveraging health system investment capital, to discuss opportunities for participatory, community-governed funding.

20 November
/ Health System Transformation

Exploring lessons from nature for trust-building in health equity efforts

Shift was recently selected for an 18 month cohort on the Nature of Trust, led by Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Biomimicry 3.8

12 August
/ Trust Building

Participatory investing in the health sector: what will it take?

Shift hosted the final Reimagining Equity series call last week focused on shifting “From Institutional Return to Community Wealth.

15 July
/ Participatory Investing

Resourcing health equity: from charity models to shared governance

The third session of the Reimagining Equity series focused on resourcing community-led health efforts and specifically

20 June
/ Participatory Investing

Community Co-Design for Climate Resilience

Shift presented at the recent Healthcare Without Harm CleanMed Pre-Conference on Building community-centered health care climate resilience.

4 June
/ Community Governance

Reimagining equity series centers on community accountability

The second in a four-part series that Shift is hosting on Reimagining Equity focused on shifting from community engagement to community accountability.

29 May
/ Participatory Investing

Reimagining Equity series on shifting narratives and practices in the health ecosystem

A new, four-part reflection and practice space was launched on May 2nd entitled Reimagining Equity.

8 May
/ Participatory Investing

Advancing Health Equity: Collaborative Efforts in Florida

In the quest for equitable, inclusive and thriving communities, collaborative efforts are paramount. The Florida Center for Thriving Communities exemplifies

8 March
/ Community Health Equity

Centering Resident Leadership: Insights from the NeighborWorks America Health Equity Symposium

Shift Health's engagement at the NeighborWorks America Health Equity Symposium offered critical insights into fostering resident-led initiatives for transformative change.

29 February
/ Community Governance

Community Governance: Amplifying Impact of the Real People’s Fund

Shift Health recently partnered with the REAL People's Fund (RPF) to explore innovative collective governance and equitable decision-making models.

12 February
/ Community Governance

Spotlighting a shift partner: cultivating community health in del paso heights

In north Sacramento, California, the Del Paso Heights Growers Alliance stands as a beacon of hope and resilience. Through their

20 December
/ Community Health Equity

Shift Launches Health Sector Participatory Investing Initiative

Shift Health Accelerator is excited to announce the launch of a health sector participatory investing initiative.

17 October
/ Participatory Investing

Insights from the field of participatory investing

Shift collaborated with Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) to bring together community advisors to inform a recent participatory investing project, the Common Future Action Lab: Participatory Investing initiative.

17 August
/ Participatory Investing

Shift 2023 Impact Report

We are excited to share our Shift 2023 Impact Report. Check out all the great work happening in our network!

11 August
/ Shift Updates

New tool supports participatory investing

Last March, our friends at Common Future launched a 12-month initiative called the Action Lab:

5 June
/ Participatory Investing

Shift helps launch guidance document for Health Systems Anchor Strategies

Healthcare anchor institutions play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of communities and promoting equitable health outcomes.

17 May
/ Health System Transformation

Seeding participatory investing: Support for Common Future’s Participatory Investing Lab

Common Future launched the Action Lab: Participatory Investing in 2022 to support philanthropic leaders move investment capital in more participatory ways.

3 April
/ Participatory Investing

Community-led Investment Committee surfaces key insights on participatory grantmaking

The Collaborative Fund Investment Committee - made up of community leaders and community based organizations - came together in 2022 to test a community-owned participatory grantmaking process.

7 March
/ Participatory Grantmaking

Community Engaged Healing Framework

Human beings are social creatures by design. This design requires interactions with other humans for survival.

5 January
/ Trust Building

Shift Launches the Healthcare Accountability Learning and Action Network

Through centering community expertise, the Shift Healthcare Accountability Learning Network aims to create an action-learning space for anti-racism

6 December
/ Health System Transformation

Weaving the basket tightly: delivering resources for health equity in rural America

Written by Equity Advisor Bobby Cochran What is rural? The definition isn’t as simple as you might expect. The US

7 November
/ Community Health Equity

Rural health equity roundtable

Written by: Hena Dhir, Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellow Shift Health Accelerator, in collaboration with Vertical Strategies and Interwoven,

3 November
/ Community Health Equity

Through a participatory grants process, Shift moves $200,000 to California community health initiatives

Written by Equity Advisor Caitlin Dunklee and Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellow Hena Dhir

1 August
/ Participatory Grantmaking

2020 impact report

Last year reinforced the necessity of supporting communities in building their culture of health. You can read all about Shift

11 May
/ Shift Updates

Value of Prevention Network: 2020 pilot

We launched the Value of Prevention Network (VOP Network) in early 2020 to convene grantees

10 March
/ Health System Transformation

Done just fix the Shitty Systems that Broke: a social contract for resilience

the wake of the 2008 Great Recession, the federal government acted quickly to shore up banking institutions and to spur consumption.

4 May
/ Community Governance

The potential of outcomes and equity

Who doesn’t love a good outcome! Healthy people, great local food to eat, a neighborhood that’s thriving, and living wages jobs.

20 February
/ Equitable Outcomes Funding

A Vision for the Field: Equitable Outcomes Funding

This is the full version of an article co-written by Jen Lewis-Walden and Matthew Tinsley of Shift Health Accelerator

18 February
/ Equitable Outcomes Funding

Equitable Outcomes Funding Convening of Leaders

There are over 100 Social Impact Bonds worldwide that have raised $400 million to invest in improved outcomes for housing

23 September
/ Equitable Outcomes Funding