August 2017 Newsletter - Dignity Health Philanthropy

August 15, 2017

Image of Fred Najjar It’s the start of a new fiscal year and its arrival brings an opportunity to pause and reflect on all that was achieved over the last 12 months.

It’s been an amazing time for Dignity Health Philanthropy! We learned that the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) named us No. 1 in performance in 2016, an honor and a testament to the vibrant, high-quality work happening every day across our system.

We were in great company in the top 10, among notable health care organizations ...

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FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT:
Leader shares wisdom gained from nearly three decades of philanthropic experience

Friends of Mercy Foundation Vice President Stephanie Weber is retiring this fall and she's sharing insights and memorable donor stories before she goes.

GRATITUDE SPOTLIGHT: Gratitude is the key with trillions of philanthropic dollars on the table.

Baby boomers are expected to donate more than $6.6 trillion over the next two
decades to the nonprofits they care about. Will Dignity Health be one of those organizations?

We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.

- Brother David Steindl-Rast

Stories of Philanthropic Impact

Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation celebrates an historic gift from philanthropic leader, Sue J. Sword.

Grant to Friends of Mercy Foundation helps with health care education and utilization in California.

The physicians at Barrow Brain and Spine recently gifted $1 million to Barrow Neurological Institute in support of the Spetzler Legacy Campaign.

Hearst Cancer Resource Center Endowment at French Hospital Medical Center bolstered by anonymous benefactor.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation secures gift aimed at improving children's emergency services.

Northridge Hospital receives $250,000 gift from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation for use in capital campaign.

St. Joseph's awarded second grant from MICA Medical Foundation in support of its OB/GYN residency program.

Barrow Neurological Foundation benefactors are changing Parkinson's patient care at Phoenix institute.

Sacramento donors express their deep commitment to Mercy Foundation through support of a new neonatal intensive care unit.

Sequoia Hospital explores new frontiers in cancer treatment thanks to generosity of donors.

St. Rose Dominican donors support community education and wellness in Las Vegas area.

Planned giving generosity: Remembering Costas Issidorides, Ph.D. and Bonnie Issidorides.

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All of us deserve to have access to high quality care and innovative programs that improve health and wellbeing. The work that Dignity Health Philanthropy is leading here in our communities and abroad is not possible without the generosity of our donors.Thank you!

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