North Carolina Foundation for Nursing

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The North Carolina Foundation for Nursing is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Funding to support the Foundation and its activities comes from individual contributions, business donations, bequests, recognitions, and memorials.

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Mission Statement

The purpose and goals of the Foundation are to secure and administer funds directed toward:

1. education that assures that registered nurses are prepared to meet the current and changing health care needs of North Carolina citizens;
2. research that identifies the value of registered nurses in health care delivery; and,
3. activities that publicize the value of registered nurses in health care delivery.

NCFN Board of Trustees

Gail Shue

Board Member

Charmaine Duckie

Board Member

Ella “Olehonna” Lynch

Board Member

Susan Lane

Board Member

Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF

Professor Emeritus
UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Janet Handy

Board Member

Tina Gordon

Executive Director
CEO, NCNA

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