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Foundations/organization & administration , Geriatric Nursing/education , Training Support/organization & administration , Aged , Clinical Competence/standards , Curriculum/standards , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/organization & administration , Education, Nursing, Graduate/organization & administration , Geriatric Nursing/organization & administration , Guidelines as Topic , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Practice Guidelines as Topic , United StatesABSTRACT
Foundation grant making can play an important role in advancing the U.S. health agenda. However, given the scale of the health care system and the intractability of many of its problems, philanthropy must be guided by strategic thinking in pursuit of realistically achievable goals. This essay describes the grant-making process at one nationally oriented foundation as an example of how these challenges might be approached. We believe that greater clarity about this process can improve collaboration among foundations, help the public appreciate foundations' work, facilitate partnerships with grantees, and, most importantly, yield sustainable improvement in the problem being addressed.
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Financing, Organized , Foundations , Health Services for the Aged/economics , Aged , Cooperative Behavior , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
This article chronicles the efforts of the John A. Hartford Foundation to improve the health care of older adults by strategically investing $34 million in geriatric nursing programs nationally. It includes a brief background of the Foundation followed by a description of the Foundation's geriatric nursing programs and the lessons learned that could be relevant to a variety of audiences.
