Foundation News

Read the latest updates on the Foundation’s investments and partnerships in the community. For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Welch.

UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot Participants Receive First Payment

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UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot launches website

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Central Iowa funders invest in launching the Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot

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Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot Project to launch in February 2023

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Eight Fellows Join Mid-Iowa Health Foundation’s HealthConnect Fellowship

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Disaster Recovery Fund report highlights Greater Des Moines nonprofits' efforts during pandemic

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Dr. Nalo Johnson named President and CEO of Mid-Iowa Health Foundation

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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation Releases 2021 HealthConnect Fellowship Report

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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation seeks applications for President and CEO Position

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Suzanne Mineck to Leave Mid-Iowa Health Foundation in Fall 2021

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Dream Cube art installation calls on Greater Des Moines to respond to youth homelessness

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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation awards $120,000 in grants to respond to COVID-19

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18 HealthConnect Fellows to advance system changes to improve children’s health

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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announces new strategic initiative

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Strengthening our community’s health has been the primary focus of the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation since we began in 1984.

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Economic Burden of Health Inequities: 5 Insights to Inform Action

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Disability Rights Attorney Shares What Iowans Should Know About Medicaid

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Health Equity Work in Action: What Funders Should Know

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Basic Income: 4 Things to Know

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Prioritizing Advocacy: How a Nonprofit Created a Full-Time Role

Advocacy
2/1/23
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Meet the team leading UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot

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HealthConnect Fellows: Engaging authentically in systems change

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7 insights gained through a nonprofit merger

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Six Elements to Consider with Community Conversations

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Community-Based Participatory Research: What to Know

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How student research informed the basic income project

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How empathy is a part of systems-change work

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Making the Case: Communications Tactics that Work

Advocacy
7/26/22
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4 ways to measure system-change progress

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Health disparities for Black pregnant Iowans: What you should know

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5 reasons why youth should lead systems-change work

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What we mean by 'system change'

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4 insights from researching housing instability in central Iowa

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Iowa youth aging out of foster care: How are they doing?

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7 lessons learned from Sesame Street partnership

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