A New Program Strategy Framework for 2012
In keeping with our mission and vision, our work continues to focus on developing and maintaining healthy communities. While we recognize that there are many things that contribute to creating a healthy community, one of the most significant changes to come out of our evaluation process is the establishment of three distinct program strategy areas: Urban Health and Well-Being, Urban Community Revitalization and Urban Families.
Each program strategy area will be managed by a Senior Program Officer.
Within each of these program strategy areas, Saint Luke's Foundation will continue to provide discretionary, operating support, and capital support grants, as well as program-related investments. Grants will also be made within each program strategy area for building organizational capacity in the areas of collaboration, communication, leadership development, outcomes and learning, and policy/advocacy.
The new spending policy and program strategy areas are designed to recognize that a disciplined and thoughtful approach to grantmaking is essential for achieving the kind of impact needed to:
- increase the community's capacity to address the complex, changing needs of Greater Cleveland's vulnerable populations, and
- address the root causes of disparities in health and well-being, including those that support policy change and promote equity.
When the organizations we support successfully achieve impact, our mission and vision become reality.