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As stewards of their hospital or health care system’s advancement, board members should be both highly vested in the organization’s work as well as invested in its mission.

Most boards advance this process on an annual basis to explore issues at both the collective board level and the individual board member level to uncover specific growth opportunities. This provides insights into competencies, accomplishments and shortcomings to identify and prioritize opportunities for growth.

Most boards use an annual self-assessment tool delivered in a paper or online format to support this process. Such tools are readily available from a variety of professional associations, consulting firms and other resources.

WebinarGetting the Most Out of Philanthropy: How to Reinvent the Foundation BoardHealth care organizations have a strategic opportunity to reposition philanthropy—also known voluntary charitable giving— to be a sustainable and growing revenue resource with an exceptional return on investment. Achieving the potential philanthropy presents, however, will require many organizations to reconsider the way they work now and the way they meaningfully collaborate with governing board trustees and health care foundation board members.

This webinar explores elements of fund development where volunteer leaders are most effective, what enables this effectiveness and how trustees and board members can optimize their engagement in advancing philanthropy.

This webinar considers who gives to health care, why they are drawn to the cause and how organizations can support engagement of those most likely to give.