PIN Weblog http://partnersinnursing.org/news/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:14:41 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Regional Foundations Collaborate in National Effort to Build Nursing Workforce Capacity Nineteen local foundations join strategic national initiative led by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation.
RWJF website - August 20, 2009

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF) today announced 10 new grants to begin the fourth phase of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future, a unique national initiative to help address the long-term shortage of nurses across the country.

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/08/regional_foundations_collabora.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/08/regional_foundations_collabora.html General News Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:14:41 -0800 Susan Hassmiller Receives Florence Nightingale Medal RWJF Senior Adviser for Nursing Awarded Nursing's Highest International Honor
Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is one of three U.S. nurses chosen by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to receive the 42nd Florence Nightingale Medal, nursing’s highest international honor. The medal is awarded every two years, with 28 medals presented this year among 15 nations. RWJF Website - July 6, 2009

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/07/susan_hassmiller_receives_flor.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/07/susan_hassmiller_receives_flor.html General News Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:59:19 -0800 Innovating In Oregon Nursing advocates in Oregon are hard at work combating the nurse and nursing faculty shortages that threaten access to health care and the quality of care in the state.
RWJF website - January 22, 2009

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/01/innovating_in_oregon.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2009/01/innovating_in_oregon.html General News Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:46:43 -0800 Regional Foundations Collaborate To Close Gap On Nationwide Nursing Shortage 18 local foundations tapped for latest phase of $10 million collaborative led by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation.
August 12, 2008

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/10/regional_foundations_collabora_1.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/10/regional_foundations_collabora_1.html General News Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:39:46 -0800 Program Invests in Local Philanthropies to Create Collaborative, Community-Based Solutions to the Nursing Shortage The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is investing $12 million over five years through grants of $250,000 to local foundations in a partnership with the Northwest Health Foundation called Partners Investing in Nursing's Future.
Source: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website
6/23/08

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/07/program_invests_in_local_phila.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/07/program_invests_in_local_phila.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0800 National Jobs Initiative Awards Grants to Eight Projects to Help Frontline Workers Upgrade Skills and Advance Career Opportunities The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded $3.5 million in grants to projects in eight states to help advance the careers of frontline health care workers. One of the eight grants was awarded to PIN partner MS Hospital Association Health, Research & Educational Foundation, Madison, Mississippi.

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/03/national_jobs_initiative_award.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/03/national_jobs_initiative_award.html General News Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:18:28 -0800 Coming to the Aid of Nurses New foundation support seeks to focus on severe shortage
Efforts to increase the number of nurses in the United States are starting to win significant philanthropic support.
By Nicole Wallace
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
February 21, 2008

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/03/coming_to_the_aid_of_nurses_1.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2008/03/coming_to_the_aid_of_nurses_1.html General News Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:58:30 -0800 NLN Article - Investing in Nursing's Future: PIN Projects in Montana, Mississippi, Michigan and Six Other States NLN Nursing Education Perspectives, September/October 2007 Vol. 28 No. 5, article on Partners Investing in Nursing's Future programs across the nation. Read More

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/12/nln_article_investing_in_nursi.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/12/nln_article_investing_in_nursi.html General News Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:24:40 -0800 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Gives AARP Foundation $10 Million for New Center to Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Threatening Patient Care Center to Champion Nursing in America established to help reverse looming 1.1-million nurse workforce shortage.

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/12/robert_wood_johnson_foundation.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/12/robert_wood_johnson_foundation.html General News Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:56:33 -0800 Regional Foundations Will Help Address Nursing Shortages in Communities Nationwide 27 local foundations participating in latest phase of $10 million collaborative being led by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation

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]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/08/regional_foundations_will_help_2.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/08/regional_foundations_will_help_2.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:49:54 -0800 Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Grantees Featured in Newspaper Editorials Across the Country RWJF, in partnership with the Northwest Health Foundation, is supporting regional foundations to develop solutions to the nursing workforce shortage in their communities through Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN).

Recently a number of PIN grantees were highlighted in editorials placed in their local newspapers. Click to Read More

]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/07/partners_investing_in_nursings_2.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/07/partners_investing_in_nursings_2.html General News Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:30:35 -0800 NCSBN Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program Announces First Set of Funding Grants CHICAGO, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 21, 2007 -- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program recently awarded grants totaling almost $2.4 million to eight U.S. organizations and one international organization.

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]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/06/ncsbn_center_for_regulatory_ex.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/06/ncsbn_center_for_regulatory_ex.html General News Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:38:27 -0800 NurseZone Article featuring Partners Investing In Nursing's Future Program FOUNDATIONS JOIN FORCES TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE ISSUES
By Christina Orlovsky, NurseZone senior staff writer

It’s been said that two heads are better than one when embarking on a successful endeavor. A new program takes this idea of teamwork tenfold in its efforts to address the nursing shortage in communities nationwide. Partners in Nursing’s Future is a nine-state, 10-foundation collaborative aimed at exploring solutions to the nursing industry’s most pressing issues.

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]]> http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/01/nursezone_article_featuring_pa_1.html http://partnersinnursing.org/news/2007/01/nursezone_article_featuring_pa_1.html General News Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:42:55 -0800 PIN Grantee Partners Announcement REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN
$10 MILLION INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS NURSING SHORTAGES
IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation
Lead Unique Program with Partners in Nine States

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