title: Creating a stand-alone fundraising foundation.
abstract: When considering a stand-alone fundraising foundation, healthcare organizations should: Review the costs and benefits of starting a separate stand-alone foundation. Perform a competitive analysis to see which hospitals use them. Work with a team of legal, development, and investment advisory experts who can help map out a plan. Review governance requirements. Develop an investment policy statement.
authors.affiliation: Wilmington Trust N.A., New York, USA. wdillingham@wilmingtontrust.com
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Dillingham
authors.forename: Leigh H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lawson
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005653:Fund Raising / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States