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Philanthropy and the Physician Presented by: Dr. Nick Voudouris Chair, York Central Hospital Foundation September 2009. Mission is to raise funds for hospital capital and equipment. Raised $5.3 million in 2008-2009. Just finished a $35 million Capital Campaign. Lean staff. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Philanthropy and the PhysicianPhilanthropy and the Physician
Presented by: Presented by: Dr. Nick VoudourisDr. Nick Voudouris
Chair, York Central Hospital FoundationChair, York Central Hospital Foundation
September 2009September 2009
York Central Hospital York Central Hospital FoundationFoundation
Mission is to raise funds for hospital capital Mission is to raise funds for hospital capital and equipment.and equipment.
Raised $5.3 million in 2008-2009.Raised $5.3 million in 2008-2009. Just finished a $35 million Capital Campaign.Just finished a $35 million Capital Campaign. Lean staff.Lean staff. Financially efficient.Financially efficient.
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The DonorThe Donor
Who should we concentrate our fundraising Who should we concentrate our fundraising efforts on?efforts on?
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The Little Old LadyThe Little Old Lady
Hospital volunteer, long-standing community Hospital volunteer, long-standing community membermember
The Public CorporationThe Public Corporation
Offices and business in the Offices and business in the communitycommunity
Private CorporationPrivate Corporation
Offices and business Offices and business in the communityin the community
Municipal GovernmentMunicipal Government
Hospital is Provincial Hospital is Provincial government’s responsibilitygovernment’s responsibility
The PhysicianThe PhysicianWorks in the hospital or is affiliated with the Works in the hospital or is affiliated with the
hospital.hospital.
You and me!You and me!
The Little Old LadyThe Little Old Lady She is often wealthy.She is often wealthy. Family is taken care of Family is taken care of Average donation in last five Average donation in last five
years: $118,000years: $118,000
The Public CorporationThe Public Corporation
Follows company policy.Lots of strings attached.Donations disappear in economic downturns.RBC Donated $250,000 for our capital campaign.
Municipal GovernmentMunicipal Government
Hospital often is the largest Hospital often is the largest employer in the community.employer in the community.
Great hospitals needed to attract Great hospitals needed to attract businesses to community.businesses to community.
Increased funding for hospitals. Increased funding for hospitals. Donated $10 million to the Donated $10 million to the
hospital ‘s Capital Campaign.hospital ‘s Capital Campaign.
Private CorporationsPrivate Corporations The “Big Game” of hospital The “Big Game” of hospital
fundraising.fundraising. 90% of all donations made by 90% of all donations made by
this 10% of the population.this 10% of the population. Donations are simple.Donations are simple. Usually biggest donations to Usually biggest donations to
hospital.hospital.
The PhysicianThe Physician Poor source of donations. Poor source of donations. Entitlement beliefs.Entitlement beliefs. Poor Investors.Poor Investors. Need to use physicians in Need to use physicians in
different ways to raise money.different ways to raise money.
How Physicians Can HelpHow Physicians Can Help
Financial Support. Realize that you are the “Fiber of Connectivity.” Physicians often just have to do their job well for
donations to be made. Physicians never have to solicit donations.
Identification of donors is all that is required.
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Motivations for GivingMotivations for Giving
Feel compassion towards people in need
To help a cause in which personally believes
To make a contribution to the community
Personally affected by the cause
To fulfill religious obligations or beliefs
Income tax credit
0 25 50 75 100 (percentage)
2004 2007
Source: Statistics Canada
How Physicians Can HelpHow Physicians Can Help
Participate in “Gift Calls” when appropriate. Individual donors. Business groups, Politicians and Volunteers. Success often involves matching the right
physician with the right donor.
How Physicians Can HelpHow Physicians Can Help
Attend Fundraising and Recognition Events. Celebrate new units and new equipment. Go to galas. They are fun! Participate in events such as “Mock Surgeries.”
Mock SurgeryMock Surgery
How Physicians Can HelpHow Physicians Can Help
Be Ambassadors for the Hospital. Support initiatives such as the Grateful Patient
Program and Meet the Physicians Night.
Grateful Patient ProgramGrateful Patient Program
Posters in all waiting areas of the Posters in all waiting areas of the hospital.hospital.
Has raised over $130,000. Has raised over $130,000.
May spur even bigger gifts not May spur even bigger gifts not captured in the brochures.captured in the brochures.
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Philanthropy and PhysiciansPhilanthropy and Physicians Health care is all about patient care.Health care is all about patient care. We physicians can contribute much more to We physicians can contribute much more to
health care in the community beyond taking health care in the community beyond taking care of patients in our practices.care of patients in our practices.
Philanthropy is the key to providing Philanthropy is the key to providing physicians with leading edge technology physicians with leading edge technology and state of the art hospital physical plant.and state of the art hospital physical plant.
Please get involved to help your patients, Please get involved to help your patients, your community and your self.your community and your self.
