The Healthcare Initiative Foundation (HIF) is seeking a creative and dynamic leader to serve as the Foundation’s President and CEO. For over 50 years, HIF has invested in organizations that offer innovative solutions in the delivery of health, wellness, and social services to help address social determinants of health, and improve life expectancy. The Board of Trustees invites applicants who share our vision of a community where all residents have access to high quality, comprehensive health, wellness and social services delivered in a culturally responsive, equitable manner. For a complete job description, please click here.
Applicants are asked to send an email with a cover letter summarizing qualifications as they relate to the position description, a resume (as a Word document or PDF), and salary requirements to [email protected] by May 24, 2024, at 5pm.
The Healthcare Initiative Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, race, color, veteran, or disability status.
Please welcome Lynn Arndt as HIF’s Interim Executive Director
Lynn brings a wealth of experience from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Lynn spent the early years of her career practicing law in Rochester, New York, working as an attorney and lobbyist in Washington DC and as a consultant in government contracts. In 2010, Lynn transitioned to the nonprofit world working first as a Volunteer Coordinator for Community Reach (formerly CMR) and ultimately as its Deputy Director. As such, Lynn was responsible for managing the organization’s four programs which serve as a safety net to the most vulnerable of our county. She also oversaw the Development Program for both Community REACH and its subsidiary, the Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic. She then transitioned to serve as the Chief Operating Officer for Interfaith Works.
In late 2019, Lynn broadened her nonprofit experience as CEO of BlackRock Center for the Arts. In this role, Lynn managed the arts organization through the pandemic and supported the creation of The UpCounty HUB, a critical food distribution program, now its own 501(c)3 nonprofit. Most recently, Lynn has served as a consultant to Community REACH as it completed its search for a new Executive Director.
When asked about the opportunity of this role with Healthcare Initiative Foundation, Lynn says, “It is an honor to step into the role of Interim Executive Director for the Foundation during this time of transition. Under the leadership of Crystal Townsend, the Foundation has been essential in creating lasting partnerships and raising the voice of nonprofits in our community. I look forward to working with the incredible staff and continuing the work soon.”
In addition to Lynn joining the HIF team, the Board of Directors also welcomes Jessica Fuchs back. From 2019 to 2023, Jessica served as the Director of Grants and Community Impact at HIF. As Communications Consultant, Jessica will use her knowledge of the Montgomery County health and wellness landscape, HIF’s mission and vision, and grantmaking portfolio to support the continuity of messaging with our community partners.
Continuity of messaging during transition
In addition to Lynn joining the HIF team, the Board of Directors also welcomes Jessica Fuchs back. From 2019 to 2023, Jessica served as the Director of Grants and Community Impact at HIF. As Communications Consultant, Jessica will use her knowledge of the Montgomery County health and wellness landscape, HIF’s mission and vision, and grantmaking portfolio to support the continuity of messaging with our community partners.
The HIF Board of Trustees and staff appreciate your partnership during this time of transition. The HIF team – Lynn,Elissa, Faye, and Jess—are here to answer any questions you have regarding the Foundation’s transition plan, grantmaking calendar, upcoming site visits, or just to say ‘Hi!’.
Crystal can be reached in her new role at The Washington Home Charitable Foundation at [email protected] and cell (301) 524-5369.
The Director of Grants and Community Impact is responsible for mission-driven and program-related grant investment programs including: development of strategy and approach, identification of investment opportunities, due diligence, and implementation and monitoring of HIF grantees. The Director plays a highly visible role in the community and meets with grantee partners and other stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to advance mutual goals. In addition, the Director serves as liaison to the Board of Trustees’ Grant Advisory Committee and is responsible for providing content expertise on a portion of the grant portfolio to the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) and Board of Trustees. This is a full-time, exempt position which reports directly to the HIF President and CEO. HIF’s general business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday with occasional early morning, evening, and weekend meetings and events. Most of the work is performed onsite though there may be occasional.
COMPENSATION:
Salary ranges between $80,000- $100,000 and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please send an email with a cover letter summarizing your qualifications as they relate to the position description, a resume (as a Word document or pdf), and your salary requirements to [email protected]. No phone calls please.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted through June 1, 2023 at 5pm.
Ten nonprofit partners co-locate to service community
In June of 2015, the Healthcare Initiative Foundation (HIF) embarked on an unexpected seven-year journey. While sometimes fraught with obstacles, Foundation staff and the Board of Trustees are grateful for the lessons learned and partners who have joined along the way who are now a part of the Sheppard Pratt Community Wellness Hub and the Thriving Germantown Partnership. The Community Wellness Hub was launched on November 1st in Germantown, MD, one of HIF’s priorities communities that has historically been under-invested and experiences one of the lowest life expectancies rates in the county[1].
Since the first meeting at Captain James E. Daly Elementary (Daly) to connect the school and its community with nonprofit services, the Foundation realized that the Germantown region was truly a ‘service desert,’ meaning the population was growing but the availability of quality and comprehensive services were not meeting the community’s needs. At Daly, children were hungry, thorough vision exams were lacking, behavioral and physical healthcare services were inaccessible, and there was insufficient understanding about trauma-informed practices. These conversations reinforced that not all communities have equitable access to the essential resources and that our nonprofit services and philanthropic investments were not reaching those who needed them.
Over the next seven years, HIF hosted and facilitated more than 50 meetings, community conversations, and forums and these discussions with residents, the public sector, funders, nonprofits, school system, and civic organizations guided HIF in the design of Thriving Germantown, the placed-based model that centers investments around trauma -informed, interdisciplinary, multi-sector, and intergenerational service-delivery. It was during the launch and implementation of Thriving Germantown, which was a program of Family Services, Inc. at the time, that HIF and partners realized the necessity for a cost-effective way to bring more organizations to the communities experiencing a lack of resources. The concept of a nonprofit service hub was born.
Partners at the Sheppard Pratt Community Well Hub include American Diversity Group, Upper Montgomery County Assistance Network (UMAN), The Upcounty Hub, Healthcare Initiative Foundation, Care for Your Health, EveryMind, Casa Ruben Foundation, Thriving Germantown, Feed the Fridge, and Germantown Global Connections.
This work also allowed the Foundation to reflect on its own practices. Realizing that as an investor, we needed to change our strategy to one that offers greater intentionality and focus—moving from investments that serve all 1.1M Montgomery County community members towards investments that help nonprofits target communities with the greatest disparities. To this end, HIF is proud to note that since our 2020 investment cycle we have moved from investing 44% in the ten historically underinvested communities to 99% in our 2022 cycle.
In the coming year, HIF will embark on a strategic planning journey that will guide commitments and priorities moving forward. Part of this planning will include reinvigorating the intersectoral data collection with Thriving Germantown partners to assess trends and tell the story of our impact; engaging more Thriving Germantown partners and strengthening existing ones; establishing protocols for warm referrals amongst the partners; and creating similar models for other communities throughout Montgomery County.
Leadership from Sheppard Pratt and Healthcare Initiative Foundation are joined by Maryland State Delegates and Montgomery County Executive to officially open the Community Wellness Hub.
The Foundation would like to thank the following leaders, advocates, and partners who helped to make the Community Wellness Hub possible.
Maryland State Delegate Kirill Reznik,
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich,
Councilmember Craig Rice
Montgomery County Council,
Nora Dietz, formal Principal of Captain James E. Daly Elementary,
Mike Knapp, Healthcare Initiative Foundation (HIF), Board of Trustee,
HIF Board of Trustees,
Mike Ginsberg with the Germantown Coalition,
Marilyn Balcombe, Gaithersburg Germantown Chamber of Commerce,
Sue Myers, Independent Consultant,
Cathy Matthews, former UpCounty Regional Services Center Director & Greg Wims, Director, UpCounty Regional Services Center
Kylie McCleaf, former CEO & President of Family Services – Sheppard Pratt
Scott Rose, Scott Birdsong, Angelo Knox, & Karla Hoffman, Sheppard Pratt,
Mark Luckner, Maryland Community Health Resources Commission,
Adam Luecking, Clear Impact,
Kim Jones, former Executive Director of the Nonprofit Village,
Pamela Jones, former Executive Director of Crittenton Services of Greater Washington,
Washington Regional Area Grantmakers and the Healthy Communities Working Group,
Montgomery County Public School System, and
Thriving Germantown Partnering Nonprofits.
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To learn more about the launch of the Community Wellness Hub at Sheppard Pratt, visit their website for the press release. To view the grantmaking priorities of Healthcare Initiative Foundation, click here.
Pictures from the November 1, 2022 ribbon cutting can be found:
If you were unable to join the two-part virtual workshop series hosted June 14 and 16 or wanted to re-watch the sessions to recapture the information shared, the recordings are now available.
To view the June 14th session featuring Maryland Nonprofits and Nonprofit Montgomery, click here. Maryland Nonprofits has also made available their PowerPoint Presentation here.
The June 16th session featuring Institute for Public Health Innovation, Montgomery County Food Council, and Montgomery County Volunteer Center will be posted shortly.
If you were not able to attend HIF’s October 4 Nonprofit Forum, the recording is now available. If you have questions about the forum, please reach out to an HIF Team Member.
To view the recording of the October 4 forum, click here.
A sincere thank you to the community and grant partners who attended and offered candid feedback. Thank you to MCAEL, Crittenton Services, CaringMatters, and Manna Food Center for taking time to help HIF facilitate the breakout sessions during the forum!
To view the PDF of the PowerPoint presentation, click here.
Registration is now open for HIF’s annual grantee training on October 26th from 10-11am. To register, click here.
