ANA-Michigan 2021 Annual Book of Reports

2021 ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS
ANA-MICHIGAN NURSES FOUNDATION
Since the beginning of ANA-Michigan’s establishment as an organization, a long-term goal was to
eventually establish a 501(c)3 foundation. This was needed for the association to have additional
avenues to impact the well-being of nurses. There was a strong need to enlarge and use the donation
that was received by the estate of Dorothea Milbrandt into something that would attract tax-exempt
charitable donations and grants to fund educational and research activities, as well as provide a
dedicated foundation for members of the public to contribute their support of nursing.
At the end of 2020, the realization of this goal started to become a reality. The ANA-Michigan Board
of Directors appointed seven long-term association members to serve as an advisory board. They
were tasked with the following:
• Set the mission and vision
• Establish strategic goals
• Determine the official name of the foundation
• Establish bylaws
• Establish size and composition of the board
• Establish an MOU between the foundation and the ANA-Michigan Board of Directors
The advisory board first met on March 26, 2021. Along with ANA-Michigan staff, those initial tasks and
goals were completed in under a year. The ANA-Michigan Nurses Foundation was officially approved
as a 501(c)3 by the State of Michigan, and the following additional milestones have been reached:
• The foundation website was set up: www.ana-michigan.foundation
• The advisory board participated in a webinar on fundraising best practices
• A system to receive online donations, both one-time and recurring, was put in place
• A $10,000 fundraising goal was set for 2021 and it was met and surpassed.
• The foundation was officially launched in the fall of 2021.
The American Nurses Association – Michigan Nurses Foundation, was officially launched at an evening
Awards and Recognition Fundraiser that was held at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest on
Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Honored guest speaker for the event was Dr. Ernest Grant, the current
President of the American Nurses Association.
“We were thrilled to launch the foundation, after many months of hard work and dedication on
behalf of the Foundation Advisory Board,” said Tobi Lyon, Executive Director of ANA-Michigan. “The
Foundation is poised to do great work as they focus on raising funds for the many needs of nursing
across the state of Michigan.”
Through the power of philanthropy, the ANA-Michigan Nurses Foundation promotes and advances
Michigan nurses and the profession through the support of professional development, education,
scholarly work, research opportunities, and personal needs. They envision being the premier nursing
foundation that shapes the profession by energizing and mobilizing their resources.
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