26. The Urgent Case for Healthcare Philanthropy - Alice Ayres
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Overview
Meet Alice. She’s the President & CEO of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the resident torchbearer for gratitude around her kitchen table. By day she strives to equip healthcare development professionals to do the most good - with even more urgency as we face a global pandemic. In this conversation we explore the power and leverage unique to healthcare philanthropy, and explore how connection + camaraderie are at the core of AHP’s approach. Kick back and lean in, as I know this conversation elevated our appreciation of the power and urgency of philanthropy.
“You can’t underestimate the amount that healthcare philanthropy could be doing in communities.”
Current statistics within healthcare philanthropy
The importance of healthcare philanthropy, now more than ever
What organizations have been doing well throughout COVID-19
The creativity and resilience of the healthcare fundraising sector over the last year
The work of Association of Healthcare Philanthropy
The importance of gratitude: giving it and receiving it
Powerful Quotes:
“I realized there was this entire revenue stream people weren’t talking about: healthcare philanthropy.” -Alice
“You can’t underestimate the amount that we could be doing in communities.” -Alice
“Everything that healthcare philanthropy can do to raise those needed dollars is incredibly impactful right now.” -Alice
“There is no time like the present to talk to your administration leadership and explain why investing in healthcare philanthropy is so important.” -Alice
“Over this last year, healthcare philanthropy professionals had to step in and become supply chain professionals, food service providers, and procurement professionals - all while learning how to work from home and moving their team forward.” -Alice
“Successful organizations went back to the basics. They stewarded their donors. People are looking more and more towards clinicians, scientists, and healthcare organizations for information.” -Alice
“We sit between the organization and the community. We are conduits of information and it has made a huge difference.” -Alice
“This is our moment to position our organizations as a guide to help people during this time.” -Jon
“The true core of philanthropy is the love of humankind.” -Alice
Statistics
For every dollar that is invested in a healthcare philanthropy team’s work, we return $4 in impact
It requires $75 million in new patient revenue to bring in the equivalence to a $1 million philanthropy gift
Resources Mentioned
Connect with Alice
Connect with Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
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