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A photo display of our recent Nightingale Event is now available. While the banner says "2008" photos, the display is both 2009 and 2008. Click here and enjoy!

Our Purposes and Programs

The Colorado Nurses Foundation (CNF) is dedicated to improving health care and nursing practice in Colorado. CNF began as the Nursing Institute of Colorado on October 3, 1987. Although the name has changed, the mission of the organization has remained essentially the same: to provide a means for nurses, other health care providers and consumers to work together for quality health care. The CNF is devoted to creating nursing excellence through the promotion of educational and scientific activities and community based projects. Contributions, fundraising, fees from educational events and grants are all used to support CNF activities.

CNF became the sponsor for the prestigious Nightingale Event in 1999, and has since raised more than $50,000 for nursing scholarships. Nursing students throughout the State of Colorado are encouraged to apply for CNF Scholarships which are awarded in January of each year.

Goals

The goals of the Colorado Nurses Foundation are to:

→ Conduct and support health related projects that benefit consumers and enhance the image of nursing through nursing excellence/
→ Conduct educational programs related to nursing and health,
→ Promote unified action by nursing and health care organizations,
→ Support educational scholarships,
→ Foster creativity and innovation in nurses and their practice, Provide a mechanism for nurses and nursing organizations to obtain funding for projects and research.

CNF Activities

→ Sponsors grants for nursing research
→ Sponsors projects to improve health care such as public education and community
service activities.
→ Hosts annual Nightingale Event each Spring to raise funds for scholarships and educational activities for nurses throughout the State of Colorado.
→ Annual Silent Auction each autumn to raise funds for nursing education and grants.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please download our brochure "here"

The Nurses Foundation Newsletter is available "here"