I saw some organizations falter when they failed to include the people they supposedly served. In college, I learned from Latino student groups and gay rights organizations about the important role of loud, passionate advocacy to fight injustice. I needed to stand out and be recognized to compete for university admission and scholarships. My parents greatly valued humility and reserve, and I was taught that you do not trumpet accomplishments or make a loud fuss just for being upset.Īs I quietly made my way through school, I realized that making noise was sometimes necessary. Hartford Foundation Is Learning to Speak Up for (and with) Older Adults We hope this provides some insight into our thinking and motivation for you to join us in raising your voice for better health of older adults.Ī LITTLE BIT LOUDER NOW: How The John A. We wanted to share this essay about the Foundation's communications and "noise-making" efforts and you can read other health foundations’ perspectives here. The theme was “ The Power of Voice,” and we were asked to share how we use the Foundation's position and influence to advance our mission and how we amplify the voices of our grantees and stakeholders (for us, older adults). I was invited to write an essay for the annual meeting of Grantmakers in Health, a membership organization for foundations like ours working to improve health and health care.
We hope that we can add value to the work of grantees, supporting them in ways that go beyond the grant check.
But we, and many of our funder colleagues, strive to be more than this. If you have the right card and the right code, then voila, the money for a project or organization is dispensed and you're done. We know that to some people, foundations simply seem like large ATM machines.
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