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Seek philanthropic funds to support professional development

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, March 7, 2006

When budgetary constraints stand in the way of professional development opportunities for your nurses, consider enlisting the support of philanthropic organizations to fund certain initiatives. For example, Children's Memorial Hospital (CMH), a 270-bed designated facility in Chicago, has received more than $2.7 million from the Chicago-based Walden W. and Jean Young Shaw Foundation to support the education and development of CMH's nurses since the 1960s. In 1998, the hospital used a portion of the funding from the foundation to launch the Shaw Research Grants in Nursing and Allied Health Professions to support nurse-initiated evidence-based practice. Each year, the foundation contributes $60,000 to the program, and the hospital contributes an additional $25,000.

To find funding, you must actively pursue philanthropies, as it's unlikely that these organizations will contribute if they don't know that your unit or department is in need. For instance, Children's Hospital Foundation is a division of CMH that works with various philanthropists. Staff meet with people in the community, discuss their philanthropic interests, and work to pair these philanthropies with divisions of the hospital.

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