Why fund the connector function
Most philanthropy funds parts of the care system. Few funders are positioned to fund what holds the parts together. JSPHI exists to be the connective tissue between the partners you are already funding, so the outcomes you are paying for survive after the grant cycle ends.
What your funding supports
A standing team of community connectors, navigators, and convening leads. The Community Health Access Study and the listening infrastructure that drives it. Plain-language translation tools at scale. Pattern briefs and policy follow-through. A pilot Community of Care in Texas, with replication learning built in.
Funding horizons
12 months
Build the core team. Launch the pilot Community of Care in Tarrant County. Field the second round of the study.
24 months
Stand up the convening infrastructure across five care areas. Publish the first regional pattern briefs. Add a second Texas community.
60 months
Replicate in two additional states. Stand up the policy and amplification function as a permanent program. Build durable funder coalitions.
What funders receive
Quarterly briefings on what we are hearing. Direct access to the Executive Director. Co-branded pattern briefs when appropriate. Invitations to convenings of partners and peer funders. A clear theory of change with metrics that match how connector work actually moves outcomes.