AHP: Budget Proposals Will Thwart Charitable Giving, Endanger Hospitals

A separate January 2010 study of 58 AHP member organizations used benchmarking techniques to detect characteristics of organizations that did the best job of securing charity funds as the recession’s impact was going into full swing in 2008. The findings highlighted the need for development offices to invest wisely in staff and resources, cultivate donor and public support, and focus on the most profitable fundraising programs such as major gifts and planned giving.