Episode 106: Investing in Nurses! Insights in Action

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Unveiling the ANF Report's Alarming Findings

In 2023, the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) released a groundbreaking report on Philanthropic Support for the Nursing Profession. This report revealed a concerning figure: despite the recognized need for significant investment, nursing receives just one penny of every healthcare philanthropy dollar. This funding gap is urgent, underscoring the necessity to transform our complex healthcare systems and care delivery.

Philanthropy's Role in Transforming Nursing

Throughout this series, we engage in rare, in-depth, unscripted conversations with philanthropists, fundraisers, program managers, executive directors, grantees, and innovators. We delve into the creative, strategic, and evidence-based approaches to funding nursing education and practice. These discussions reveal why, how, and who is making these crucial investments, and why they are so imperative for the future of healthcare.

Strategic Investments and Transformative Actions

In this episode, we talk with Kate Judge of the American Nurses Foundation to unpack the key findings from the ANF report. We discuss where investments in nursing are currently being made and identify areas needing more resources such as leadership, workforce development, and new models of care. Additionally, we hear from philanthropist Victoria Simms, PhD, Executive Director Rachel Barchie of the Simms/Mann Family Foundation, and nurse executive Karen Grimley. They share how they are implementing the findings of the ANF report through transformative gifts to health systems, strategic partnerships, and the innovative "Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness" campaign.

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.

Resources

• American Nurses Foundation Report: Philanthropic Support of the Nursing Profession: https://www.nursingworld.org/foundation/philanthropy-report/
• Reimagining Nursing Initiative | American Nurses Foundation: https://www.nursingworld.org/foundation/rninitiative/
• Navi Nurses: https://navinurses.com/who-we-are/
• Simms Mann Family Foundation Off The Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness: https://simmsmanninstitute.org/project/off-the-chart/
• Baby Live Advice: https://babyliveadvice.com/
• NEW STUDY: U.S. Nurses Receive Only 1 Penny of Philanthropic Donations: https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2023/new-study-u.s.-nurses-receive-only-1-penny-of-philanthropic-donations/
• WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses: https://www.who.int/news/item/07-04-2020-who-and-partners-call-for-urgent-investment-in-nurses
• Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation: https://www.healthynursehealthynation.org/
• Rapid Investment in Nursing to Strengthen the Global COVID-19 Response: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270820/
• The return on investment in nursing for global health is priceless. ICN calls for nurse-led models of care: https://www.icn.ch/news/return-investment-nursing-global-health-priceless-icn-calls-nurse-led-models-care
• Global Gathering Calls for Greater Investment in Nursing: https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/ana-maine-journal-october-2023/global-gathering-calls-for-greater-investment-in-nursing
• Simms/Mann Family Foundation Recognizes Extraordinary Nurses in Second Year of “Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness” Campaign: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/01/2873333/0/en/Simms-Mann-Family-Foundation-Recognizes-Extraordinary-Nurses-in-Second-Year-of-Off-the-Chart-Rewarding-Nursing-Greatness-Campaign.html
• State of the world's nursing 2020: investing in education, jobs and leadership: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003279
• The Strategic Importance of National Investment in Nursing Professionals in the Region of the Americas: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55957
• Investing in Nursing = A Better Care Economy: https://blog.dol.gov/2023/05/12/investing-in-nursing-a-better-care-economy
• Leonard A. Lauder Talks Game-changing Gift to Penn Nursing, and More: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/news/2108-leonard-a-lauder-talks-game-changing-gift-to-penn