JAHF President Terry Fulmer, left, showed Kathrin Lozah the connection between passion and innovation during Lozah's six-month internship. Working in a setting that has a diverse group of people with differing backgrounds, education, and experiences who are passionate about what they do creates the ideal habitat for innovation. That…
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Rachael Watman shows off her prized cow skull, as a passing plane causes dog Rebel to wonder how the skull ever got through airport security. In May, I will leave The John A. Hartford Foundation to become the Vice President of Programs at the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation…
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Rani Snyder, MPA, Program Director, The John A. Hartford Foundation Nothing pleases me more than having the opportunity to tell my colleagues and the world at large that I am the new Program Director for The John A. Hartford Foundation. And nothing could be truer than to say that…
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Each year, the program staff of the John A. Hartford Foundation attend a three-day meeting with foundations known as Grantmakers In Aging (GIA), an affinity group representing local, regional and national funders that share our interest in improving the lives of older adults. Some funders, like the John A…
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From left, Terry Fulmer, James D. Farley, and Mathey Mezey at the opening of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nusing at NYU in 1997. All of us at The John A. Hartford Foundation feel a profound sense of loss at the passing of one of the guiding lights of…
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Throughout my career in aging, I have worked for and with community-based agencies. I know how essential these agencies are in helping older people remain well and in their homes by providing and coordinating needed supportive services. These critical services for older people who have difficulty with daily tasks or…
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The house is burning with a child and his elderly grandmother inside. Which one should be saved? Too often, this feels like the question being posed when thinking about the allocation of resources, whether through policy action or philanthropic investments. But this is the wrong question. In most cases, there…
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Funders share information on investments in palliative care at the recent convening spearheaded by the Hartford Foundation. Palliative care is an essential component of care for the seriously ill. Yet, the term is often misunderstood by policymakers, the public, health care providers, and, no surprise, even those in philanthropy…
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Nuala Pell served on the Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees for 19 years before retiring in 2000. She posed for this portrait in 1999. Nuala Pell lived a remarkable life full of grace, dignity, and passion for the causes she believed in. With her passing at age 89 on…
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One of these days, if you’re feeling daring and want to stir the pot around a table of people – whether you know them or not – ask them what they believe the role of government should be. From Knoxville to Karachi, you’ll hear all kinds of answers. Before anybody…
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