Last Call for Scholarship Applications

Certification Exam Scholarship – 4 available

Conference Scholarship – 5 available

See Awards Scholarships and Research Tab

Deadline: December 1

HPNF recognizes Matching Gift Corporate Donors

Intuit Foundation

LyondellBasell

It’s that time of year…

As the days get shorter, many people prepare for winter and the end of the year.  This is a good time to consider making an end-of-year donation to HPNF.  Donations provide for quality palliative nursing specifically through research and educational grants, and scholarships to nurses who practice in the specialty of hospice and palliative care.  Not only is there a benefit to nurses, but donors may also be eligible for tax benefits.

Generous voluntary donations from individuals make it possible for hospice and palliative nurses to deliver best practices to grateful patients (and their families) at the bedside.  Through sustained giving, hospice and palliative nurses provide quality care not only at the end of this year but through the next and the next and the next!

Three Easy Ways to Donate:

Telephone: 412-787-9301

Online: Click here for secure online donation link

By Mail: Click here for Donation Form (pdf file)

All gifts large and small help nurses as well as patients facing the end of life.

A copy of the official registration and financial information for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

IRA Rollover extended

The IRA Rollover provision has been given a two-year extension by President Bush.  It was included in the $700 billion economic bailout bill (H.R. 1424, The Financial Rescue Package)

The provision will be made retroactive to Jan. 1, 2008, and will apply to gifts made from that date through Dec. 31, 2009.

The provision exempts from taxable income any funds transferred (“rolled over”) from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to a charitable organization. The following limitations apply:

• The donor must be age 70½ or older.
• The cap on annual IRA rollovers is $100,000.
• The contribution must be a direct gift to a charity (no planned gifts).

Clinical Practice Forum Sponsors

HPNF would like to acknowledge the corporate and organizational support received from the following for the 2008 Clinical Practice Forum

Enclara Health

Grane Hospice

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Quality of Life Publishers