The Hospice and Palliative Nursing Foundation (HPNF) is accepting applications to serve on the volunteer Board of Directors.

HPNF is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization which provides grants, awards, and scholarships to promote and support professional development opportunities for hospice and palliative nursing professionals, and other members of the team. The volunteer board of directors is responsible for governance and strategic planning for the long-term growth and success of the organization. Board members serve a three year term, beginning in January 2019.  The mission of HPNF is to advance expert care in serious illness. The foundation works toward its vision to transform the care and culture of serious illness by focusing on these strategies:

• Ongoing evaluation and research into the educational needs of hospice and palliative professionals
• Designing programs, courses, and curriculum to advance expert care in serious illness
• Advancing research into best practices of hospice and palliative care
• Developing nursing leadership programs at the local and national levels
• Enhancing nursing competence through certification
• Ongoing research into the correlation between nursing certification and patient outcomes 

Functions and responsibilities of the HPNF Board of Directors include:  

• Opening doors to funding sources
• Delineation of responsibility to the CEO and to board committees
• Periodic planning, review, and evaluation of policies, budget, mission and goals, priorities, bylaws, board committee and program function, and board composition
• Periodic review and evaluation of financial operations
• Attendance and active participation in board and committee meetings
• Enhancement of the image of the organization to its various public contacts
• Development of opportunities to further the mission and goals of HPNF
• Pursuit of funding sources, including individual board members financial contributions on an annual basis
• Actively participate in board meetings and committees
• Serve as an ambassador for the organization
• Engage and support the fund-raising initiatives of HPNF

More information and application available at https://advancingexpertcare.org/HPNA/HPNF/About_Us/HPNF_Board.aspx.