Background

As the leading private philanthropy with an exclusive focus on Aging and Health, the John A. Hartford Foundation is committed to supporting efforts to improve health care for older Americans. Established in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation aims to create a more skilled workforce and a better designed healthcare system. Since 1996, the Foundation has invested more than $60 million in the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) and its efforts to prepare all nurses to care for older adults. Central to the HGNI is the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity program, which includes nine Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at outstanding schools of nursing across the country.

How to Use this Toolkit

The Toolkit builds on issues and strategies identified during the HGNI Fundraising Teleconferences. The Toolkit has, therefore, been organized into two sections:
Resources for Dealing with Competing Priorities and
Strategies for Engaging Donors.

This structure is designed to allow readers to easily locate and focus on specific areas that meet their needs or interest.

The resources included come from a variety of sources, including the Hartford Centers. As you will notice, some sections are empty and we look to you to both use and contribute useful information to the Toolkit.

It is our ultimate goal to transform this Toolkit into a dynamic Web-based document housed here at www.hgni.org.