Global Health Council, Inc.

GHC will work with the U.S. Government and other global bodies on behalf its members to influence global health policies and resource allocation decisions, and services. GHC will build on the organization's history, profiting from lessons learned and taking new directions suited to an evolving environment and the changing needs of its members. Moving forward the emphasis will be on responsiveness and accountability to the membership, accompanied by consistent, transparent dialogue with the members. The Board has identified the following year-one priorities:

Strategic Goals and Objectives 2014-2016:

GOAL 1: Raise Visibility, Influence Policy and Expand Investment for Global Health
1. Advocate for expanded funding
2. Promote evidence-based policies
3. Facilitate and encourage member engagement
4. Increase visibility and political support
5. Build partnerships to support similar efforts

GOAL 2: Increase Member Effectiveness, Sharing and Partnership Across the Global Health Community
1. Facilitate dialogue, share best practices and increase access to resources
2. Represent the full range of interests of the global health community
3. Nourish global health thought leadership, networking and visibility
4. Encourage partnership with and participation by the Global South

GOAL 3: Achieve Organizational and Financial Efficacy for Sustained GHC Impact
1. Develop and maintain a sustainable resourcing model
2. Create an effective, efficient member support model
3. Optimize member engagement
4. Grow and maintain member ownership of GHC
5. Ensure GHC's status as a "state-of-the-art" alliance

OUR MEMBERSHIP APPROACH
GHC ensures the widest possible representation of the global health community and designs its services to respond to the evolving needs of our membership. Organizational membership is open to the non-profit and for-profit sectors including NGOs, faith-based organizations, corporations and academic institutions; government, foundations and other donors and agencies.
GHC recognizes the critical role individuals play in successful global health advocacy. Membership is available to individuals working, studying or interested in the area of global health. The membership of institutions and individuals based in the Global South is actively encouraged.
GHC tailors its membership levels to reflect the variety and diversity of its constituency.

Convening: Networking, partnership and coordination
Communicating: Promoting global health research and best practices, thought leadership and dialogue
Constituency-Building: Dialogue, advocacy and policy development around critical global health issues

- GHC has many members we have in each category of membership: NGO, corporate, individual.
- Hosted and participated in meetings, discussions, roundtables, coalitions, etc. which foster collaboration with, and best practices by, private sector stakeholders. GHC recently hosted the Global Health Landscape Symposium in December 2017, which drilled down on barriers and best practices to address changes in the global health landscape. Over 200 attendees participated. In the advocacy space, GHC currently manages five roundtables: GHC Budget Roundtable; GHC Post-2015 Health Priorities Roundtable; Global Health Security Roundtable; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Roundtable; and the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Roundtable.
- Amplifying the impact of the global health community via sign-on letters and congressional office visits. GHC initiated 10 sign on letters since 2015, and more than half of them have been circulated in 2016 alone.
- Monitoring diversity as it relates to Board candidates and event speakers. GHC has always welcomed a diverse group of global health advocates and experts to our Board of Directors , and among our panelists at global health events.