UMass Memorial Health (UMMH)’s Community Investing Program is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. It also discusses several of the program’s projects, including Worcester Common Ground (WCG), Creative Hub Worcester (CHW), the Finally Home Fund, and the Tiny Home Village.
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Rush University System for Health: Local Business Suppliers
Rush University System for Health’s comprehensive anchor mission Business Supplier initiatives are featured in our latest case study. As an anchor institution that has adopted the anchor mission, Rush is focused on improving the economic vitality of Chicago’s West Side neighborhoods and has consistently worked through multiple avenues to do so including healthcare, community engagement, […]
Continue ReadingFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System’s Faith Fund (FMOLHS): Developing a strategy to improve employees’ financial security
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System’s (FMOLHS) partnered with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in October 2018 to launch The Faith Fund, a micro-loan investment fund to address a key driver of health: financial stability. In 2020, FMOLHS established the COVID-19 Faith Fund Emergency Income Stabilization Loan Program that enabled employees to […]
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente & Futuro Health: Creating education journeys into allied health careers
Kaiser Permanente’s Futuro Health initiative is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s history, design and implementation. Futuro Health creates education journeys into allied health careers. Futuro Health’s model currently focuses on meeting the healthcare workforce needs of California but has the potential to be scaled across the country.
Continue ReadingTrinity Health’s Community Investing Program
Trinity Health’s Community Investing Program is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s history, design and implementation. The purpose of the program is to support projects, or loan pools, that will reduce social and economic disparities that cause unequal health outcomes for minority and low-income communities. These focus areas include […]
Continue ReadingChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia Healthier Together Initiative
In 2019, HAN member Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched the Healthier Together Initiative, a $25 million, five year commitment to address the SDOH in the neighborhoods surrounding the hospital. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) leverages their Healthier Together Initiative to increase procurement dollars with local, diverse vendors and support vendors in registering as MWBEs in Pennsylvania, […]
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Resource table of contents: 1. Inclusive, Local Purchasing Resources AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE (AMIBA) The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) is dedicated to helping communities become more self-supporting and resilient through fostering a culture that values and supports independent business and local entrepreneurs. AMIBA helping communities launch and successfully operate an Independent Business Alliance® (IBA), as well […]
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Community Investment Program overview
Continue ReadingProvidence’s Place-based Investment Tools and Templates
Standard form documents templates (the contract created between the lender and borrower) Form of Line of Credit Agreement Form of Loan Agreement Form of Promissory Note (used with Loan Agreement) Form of Deed of Trust Form of Guaranty Agreement Form of Environmental Indemnity Agreement Community Investment Brochure: Document that provides information to interested borrowers Community Investment Fund Pre-qualification Scan Community Building Initiative PowerPoint […]
Continue ReadingCommonSpirit Health’s Place-based Investment Tools and Templates
Loan Application: The applications that an interested party would complete requesting a direct loan. Example applications for housing providers and businesses and intermediaries. Financial Monitoring Templates: Analyses tools or “metrics” to evaluate a potential borrower’s current financial condition and future repayment projections based on cash flow. Examples for cash flow projection and financial summaries. Credit Memo Template: Internal document for preparing the […]
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