title: Nursing and philanthropy: a partnership to advance professional excellence and exceptional care.
abstract: Michelle A. Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, 2013 AONE President, Senior Vice President, and Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, discusses the impact of engaging institutional leadership in nursing philanthropic and strategic priorities and the importance of developing a culture of philanthropy that permeates the organization and encourages participation from all levels. The article highlights key outcomes of Northwestern Memorial Hospital's collective efforts to build a culture of philanthropy that prioritizes nursing as consequential to the mission of the organization. The outcomes demonstrate how such a culture provides a critical platform for creating opportunities that enable nurses to be indispensable partners in a shared commitment to the highest-quality, scientifically driven, personalized care.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Janney
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*