1. Empowering Communities: The Role of Advocacy in Creating and Protecting Health Reform 2012 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy Grand Ballroom, Salons III & IV March 9 th, 11:00 – 12:30 pm

2. Panelists  Moderator: David Munar, AIDS Foundation of Chicago  Vignetta Charles, AIDS United  Carl Schmid, AIDS Institute  Dara Taylor, Community Catalyst

3. Goals & Objectives  Stimulate dialogue about the overall role of philanthropy in protecting the ACA  Strategize how to reinvigorate the philanthropic response to health advocacy.  Address the role of collaboration within supporting reform-related advocacy  Highlight the connections between the HIV/AIDS field and health philanthropy  At the conclusion of the session, we hope that the audience of health grantmakers will be able to:  Reflect on how their philanthropic investments in community-based advocacy  Employ the discussed strategies and techniques to strengthen ongoing advocacy-related programs at their organizations, or to initiate new programming

4. Model Demonstrating the Spectrum of Engagement in HIV Care in the United States

8. Spectrum of Engagement in HIV Care in the US States

10. 19%

11. Resources  Learn more about HIV and health reform:  www.hivhealthreform.org www.hivhealthreform.org  Treatment Access Expansion Project: www.taepusa.orgwww.taepusa.org  Learn more about today’s speakers:  AIDS Foundation of Chicago: www.aidschicago.orgwww.aidschicago.org  AIDS United: www.aidsunited.orgwww.aidsunited.org  AIDS Institute: www.theaidsinstitute.orgwww.theaidsinstitute.org  Community Catalyst: www.communitycatalyst.orgwww.communitycatalyst.org  Learn more about today’s session organizer:  Funders Concerned About AIDS: www.fcaaids.orgwww.fcaaids.org