Foundation President & CEO Billie Hall selected for prestigious philanthropic leadership award
Sunflower Foundation is excited to share that Billie Hall, our president and CEO, has been chosen by the national organization Grantmakers in Health (GIH) as the 2024 recipient of its prestigious Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Philanthropy. GIH will present the award to Billie at its annual conference, scheduled for June 4-6 in Portland, Oreg.
“I am humbled and honored to receive this award from GIH, a respected, valued, and essential health philanthropy resource,” Hall said. “In my early days as a founding CEO, GIH was invaluable in helping connect me to peers from across the country who served as vital mentors. GIH has remained a steadfast partner in our work to support innovative funding in health, food and built environment systems, capacity building, and advocacy and curated educational opportunities through learning collaboratives and speakers’ series. Our portfolio has evolved with the support of GIH and the hundreds of nonprofit organizations we have been privileged to partner with over my 23 years at Sunflower Foundation.”
The award was established in honor of Terrance Keenan, longtime executive and consultant with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. First presented in 1993, the award recognizes a grantmaker whose work is distinguished by leadership, innovation, achievement, creativity, and boldness.
As the founding president and CEO of Sunflower Foundation, Hall has guided the statewide health philanthropy over the past 23 years in its mission to serve as a catalyst for improving the health of all Kansans.
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