Episode 107: Investing in Nurses! A Nurse’s Journey

66 min listen

A Deep Dive into Nursing Philanthropy

The American Nurses Foundation's groundbreaking report on Philanthropic Support for the Nursing Profession has unveiled a startling statistic: nursing receives merely one penny of every healthcare philanthropy dollar. This revelation underscores the critical need for significant and urgent investments in nursing to revolutionize our complex healthcare systems and care delivery..

Innovative Philanthropic Strategies to Support Nursing

In the second episode of our series featuring unscripted conversations with leading philanthropists, fundraisers, and healthcare innovators, we explore the creative and strategic ways foundations are investing in the nursing field. This episode focuses on engaging students as early as middle school to spark interest in healthcare careers, delivering education through the lens of health and education equity, and building the diverse workforce necessary to address current shortages and future demands.

Conversations with Leaders in Nursing Philanthropy

Join us for in-depth discussions with Pamela McCue PhD, RN, CEO of NursesMC, Jenny Kane of Bloomberg Philanthropies, and others as we delve into transformative philanthropic efforts like the Bloomberg Philanthropies $250 million Career and Technical Education Healthcare Initiative. We also examine the innovative NursesMC model, which aims to develop a representative nursing workforce by focusing on the social determinants of health, education, and employment.

Resources

• Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Innovative Healthcare-Focused High Schools in 10 Urban and Rural Communities Across the Country
• Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College
• Nurses Middle College
• Bloomberg Philanthropies
• UConn School of Nursing
• UConn School of Nursing Receives Largest Gift in University’s History
• The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation
• Projecting the Future Registered Nurse Workforce After the COVID-19 Pandemic | Health Policy
• NEW STUDY: U.S. Nurses Receive Only 1 Penny of Philanthropic Donations
• WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses
• The Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million to Grow the Nursing Workforce | HHS.gov
• Rapid Investment in Nursing to Strengthen the Global COVID-19 Response
• The return on investment in nursing for global health is priceless. ICN calls for nurse-led models of care
• Global Gathering Calls for Greater Investment in Nursing
• The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity

About See You Now Podcast

See You Now is a podcast highlighting the innovative and human centered solutions that nurses are coming up with to solve for today’s most challenging, healthcare problems, created in collaboration with Johnson and Johnson and the American Nurses Association and hosted by nurse, economist and health tech specialist, Shawna Butler.