Philanthropy 1.0: Still Building Better Mousetraps

Philanthropy 1.0: Still Building Better Mousetraps

A caricature of how philanthropy stimulated social change in “the good old days,” derisively called Philanthropy 1.0, describes the process this way: first, private funding helped successfully develop an innovation; the innovation then gained recognition; and finally the government rushed in to adopt it and take it to scale. (If…

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Happy 10th Anniversary, BAGNC!

Happy 10th Anniversary, BAGNC!

This blog represents the kickoff of our 10th anniversary celebration for Hartford’s Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) initiative. This initiative, founded in 2000, includes a geriatric nurse scholars and fellows program, nine Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence throughout the country, and a coordinating center housed at the American…

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"I want to recruit you!"

"I want to recruit you!"

"I want to recruit you!" Regardless of your view about the proper role of geriatrics specialists - direct service providers or researchers/educators - the fact remains that we need more of them. As we succeed in setting higher standards for competence among generalists in caring for older adults in medicine…

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