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Call for ENA Foundation Board of Trustees Nominations: Application Deadline June 1, 2008

Two ENA Foundation (ENAF) Member Trustee-at-Large and two Corporate-at-Large positions will be filled for 2009. These positions are for two-year terms. The Board of Trustees meets twice a year in conjunction with Leadership Conference and Annual Conference.

The ENAF mission is to provide educational scholarships and research grants in the discipline of emergency nursing. Through its mission, ENAF will enhance emergency care by achieving the following goals:

Promoting professional development in emergency nursing through research and education.
Providing support for the education of health care professionals in the care and treatment of emergency patients.
Providing research grants and educational scholarships.

Nomination Criteria:
ENA member candidates meeting the following criteria will be considered for the 2009 ENAF Board of Trustees member nominees:

National ENA leadership experience (One opening, two-year term beginning January 2009):

Experience in leading national, multi-faceted fundraising programs
Capable of cultivating major donors for the foundation
Skill and talent for acquiring larger cash and in-kind contributions either from within the membership or from external organizations,
A history of giving and commitment to the ENA Foundation

ENA State Council, Local Chapter, or comparable grass roots level experience (One opening)*:

Ability to communicate the Foundation�s mission to members at the State Council and Local Chapter level
Achievement of successful cash and in-kind fundraising results
A history of giving and commitment to the ENA Foundation

* The ENA Board of Directors amended the ENAF Bylaws to add an additional ENA Member Trustee-at-Large position to the committee. The term of this new board position is August 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009.

Corporate candidates meeting the following criteria will be considered for the 2009 ENAF Board of Trustee Corporate nominees:

Corporate Trustee nominees will be sought for their company�s support of the foundation�s mission and the capacity for making financial and/or in-kind contributions. Categories of industry expertise may be identified, such as medical device/equipment, pharmaceutical, publishing, technology, recruitment or others deemed relevant to the discipline. The criteria are further defined as:

Corporate Trustee experience:

Skills and talents for acquiring larger cash and in-kind ENAF contributions either from within the membership or from external organizations, primarily corporate entities
A corporate history of giving and commitment to the ENA Foundation

Click here for a Nomination Application Form.
Application Deadline is June 1, 2008
For additional information, contact Pamela Block, at Pblock@ena.org