| Facts About Palliative Care and Related Grantmaking: |
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Palliative Care is about life and living it fully – even in the face of chronic or terminal illness |
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Palliative Care is patient-focused and targets comfort and dignity for every patient
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Research and powerful stories show us that quality of life for patients of any age – from infants to elders – improves through Palliative Care |
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Palliative Care is a proven approach to help address a range of issues at the patient and health care system level – everything from pain management to social justice |
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Palliative Care funders realize substantial returns on investment, with even small grant budgets |
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Palliative Care funding models have been developed and documented, so that funders can easily begin working in this area or add to what they’ve already done |
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 What’s On This Site?
Our Toolkit supports grantmakers new to Palliative Care and those building on work in the field.
The Snapshot Report provides funders with on overview of the current state of palliative care grantmaking and Funder Stories
presents a selection of stories that highlight grantmaking successes, challenges, and related strategies. |
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The Palliative Care Grantmaking Snapshot Report, and this website, are supported and directed by the Collaborative to Advance Funding for Palliative Care. Its steering committee includes The Altman Foundation ● The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation ● The Mayday Fund ● The Open Society Institute ● The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation ● Grantmakers In Aging |
