CATALYST
Healthcare Georgia Foundation: Listening to Grantee and
Applicant Organizations
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s a learning organization, Healthcare
Georgia Foundation strives to
continuously
improve
its
grantmaking
and
management
processes to better serve the organizations that
apply for and receive grants from the
Foundation. The Grantee and Applicant Survey
has been conducted six times (2003, 2005, 2009,
2011, 2015 and 2018) with slight modifications
made to reflect organizational changes that
occurred at the Foundation. Community
Evaluation Solutions was engaged to conduct
the latest iteration of the survey. The 2018
100%
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survey included 32 questions, including
several new questions pertaining to areas
the Foundation is exploring as part of its
current strategic planning process.
Most organizations view the Foundation very
positively and agree that the Foundation is
reaching
traditionally
underserved
communities through its grantmaking, that
Foundation activities are accessible to
organizations outside metro Atlanta, and that
the Foundation continues to offer funding
opportunities that address a broad range of
health issues and special populations.
of respondents agreed that the Foundation’s vision of
achieving health equity among Georgians should receive
greater attention through financial and technical
resources in its grantmaking, capacity building,
evaluation, literacy, safety, etc.
93% of all respondents agreed that through existing
grantmaking opportunities, the Foundation should support
efforts aimed at addressing the social determinants of
health such as housing, poverty, transportation, literacy,
safety, etc.
69% of all respondents agreed that in addition to its
grantmaking strategy, the Foundation should pursue
strategic impact investing as a means of achieving
improved health outcomes through low interest loans,
loan guarantees, letters of credit, etc.
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