About The Author

David B. Littlefield is a communications officer at The California Wellness Foundation and has been responsible for developing and implementing the annual communications strategy for the Foundation’s Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award since it first debuted in 2003. He also edits and oversees production of the Foundation’s annual report and Reflections, a series published by TCWF to share lessons learned and information gleaned from its grantmaking. Previously, he edited the Foundation’s Portfolio newsletter for five years. Prior to joining the Foundation, he worked in fund development at The Los Angeles Free Clinic. Littlefield holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College. He is a member of the Communications Network affinity group of the Council on Foundations.

The California Wellness Foundation

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Website: www.tcwf.org

On the cover: In 2007, TCWF honored Ernest C. Levister, M.D., and Michael Drake, M.D., with the Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award.

Reflections is a series produced by The California Wellness Foundation to share lessons learned and information gleaned from its grantmaking practices and strategies. This document and others in the series are available on the Internet at www.tcwf.org.

Reflections: December 2007 Volume 9 No. 1

The following previous issues of Reflections can be accessed at www.tcwf.org in the Publications section:

• “Reflections On Our First Initiatives”
• “Reflections On the Impact of Devolution on California”
• “Reflections On the Connections Between Work and Health”
• “Reflections On Strategic Grantmaking”
• “Reflections On Capacity Building”
• “Reflections On Sustainability”
• “Reflections On Public Policy Grantmaking”
• “Reflections On Communications Strategies That Accent Grantees”
• “Reflections On The Safety Net: A Case for Core Support”
• “Reflections On Evaluating Our Grants”
• “Reflections On The Violence Prevention Initiative”
• “Reflections On Leadership — The California Peace Prize
• “Reflections On Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions”
• “Reflections On TCWF's Responsive Grantmaking Program”
• “Reflections On Sustainability — Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Three TCWF Initiatives”

Principal Editor: David Littlefield
Design: Quon Design
Photography: Robert Pacheco, Karen Preuss, Jean Weisinger 
Printing: Challenge Graphics

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