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

May 15, 2023
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UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot launches website

Feb 14, 2023
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Central Iowa funders invest in launching the Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot

Oct 4, 2022
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Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot Project to launch in February 2023

Jul 20, 2022
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Eight Fellows Join Mid-Iowa Health Foundation’s HealthConnect Fellowship

Apr 7, 2022
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Disaster Recovery Fund report highlights Greater Des Moines nonprofits' efforts during pandemic

Nov 17, 2021
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Dr. Nalo Johnson named President and CEO of Mid-Iowa Health Foundation

Oct 1, 2021
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation Releases 2021 HealthConnect Fellowship Report

Sep 9, 2021
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation seeks applications for President and CEO Position

Jun 30, 2021
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Suzanne Mineck to Leave Mid-Iowa Health Foundation in Fall 2021

Jun 21, 2021
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Dream Cube art installation calls on Greater Des Moines to respond to youth homelessness

Oct 27, 2020
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation awards $120,000 in grants to respond to COVID-19

May 12, 2020
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18 HealthConnect Fellows to advance system changes to improve children’s health

Nov 18, 2019
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announces new strategic initiative

Oct 23, 2017
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Economic Burden of Health Inequities: 5 Insights to Inform Action

Social determinants of health
6/1/23
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Disability Rights Attorney Shares What Iowans Should Know About Medicaid

HealthConnect Fellows
5/18/23
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Health Equity Work in Action: What Funders Should Know

Funder practices
4/5/23
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Basic Income: 4 Things to Know

Partnerships
4/4/23
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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

Foundation grants
12/8/22
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HealthConnect Fellows: Engaging authentically in systems change

Authentic engagement
12/7/22
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7 insights gained through a nonprofit merger

Foundation grants
11/17/22
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Six Elements to Consider with Community Conversations

Authentic engagement
10/4/22
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Community-Based Participatory Research: What to Know

Authentic engagement
10/3/22
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How student research informed the basic income project

Action planning
9/20/22
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How empathy is a part of systems-change work

Authentic engagement
9/2/22
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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

System change
5/31/22
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Health disparities for Black pregnant Iowans: What you should know

Social determinants of health
5/26/22
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5 reasons why youth should lead systems-change work

Authentic engagement
5/5/22
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What we mean by 'system change'

System change
4/6/22
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4 insights from researching housing instability in central Iowa

Social determinants of health
3/3/22
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Iowa youth aging out of foster care: How are they doing?

Authentic engagement
2/3/22
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7 lessons learned from Sesame Street partnership

Foundation grants
1/31/22
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