ACHE's Major Gifts Initiative
To honor ACHE’s 75th anniversary celebration and in response to strong support, the Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership continues a major gifts initiative. To commemorate the anniversary, we are asking individuals and organizations to reflect on the important role ACHE has played in their careers and in the professional success of others within their organizations. Leadership gifts for this special initiative begin at $25,000. For more information about ACHE's 75th Anniversary Major Gifts Initiative, please contact Laura Wilkinson, assistant director, Development, at (312) 424-9305.
2009 Fund Education Program
In November 2009, the Fund produced a program titled "Best Practices for Applying Social Media in Healthcare" that ran in conjunction with the San Antonio Cluster, November 2-5, 2009.
Scholarships Available for Executive Programs
The Fund will provide partial scholarships for the 2009 Senior Executive and Executive programs. In multi-day sessions in June, August and October, the Senior Executive and Executive programs will equip the next generation of executives with essential management and operational skills to move into more senior leadership positions. Scholarships are designed for those whose organizations may lack the resources to fully fund their tuition.
Your Contributions Matter
Since its inception, the Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership has received donations from more than 700 contributors. You can learn more about the healthcare leaders who supported the Fund in 2008 on our Contributors page (PDF).
The Fund and its programs of innovation are supported by voluntary contributions to the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare. It is only through your support that we can develop future programs. Please take a moment now to consider how you can become a part of this legacy of innovation.
Educational Programs Featured in Healthcare Executive
The May/June 2009 issue of Healthcare Executive covered the Fund’s 2008 educational programs, “Rising to the Ethical Challenges of Healthcare Leadership” and “Healthcare Going ‘Green’: The Business of Environmental Sustainability.” Gain new insight into these critical healthcare management issues:
Supply Chain Innovations in Other Industries Supply Chain Innovations in Other Industries: What Can We Learn? (PDF)
This article from the May/June 2008 issue of Healthcare Executive reports on the first program supported by the Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership.
Ray E. Brown Management Resource Center
Through its books, journals and magazine, ACHE consistently explores innovations that are being implemented in healthcare organizations. ACHE affiliates can access the online Ray E. Brown Management Resource Center (requires affiliate log in) as a convenient way to find articles and books by topic.
ACHE: Celebrating 75 Years of Innovation
As part of ACHE’s celebration of 75 years of innovation and leadership for the healthcare management profession, Healthcare Executive published a series of articles highlighting our history. Based on the Health Administration Press book Coming of Age: The 75-Year History of the American College of Healthcare Executives, articles currently available in the series are (links are PDFs):
The Leadership Report is a newsletter that provides updates on current and past educational opportunities made possible in part by the support of donations to the Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership.
For questions about the Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership,
please contact Laura Wilkinson, assistant director, Development, at (312) 424-9305.
The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives is exempt from federal taxation under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). Your contribution is deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
