About The Nightingale Foundation
Founded in 2022, the foundation was created by the executives of Nightingale College. Mikhail Shneyder, Jonathan Tanner and Thomas Reams came together and formed the foundation after over 3 decades of combined experience of solving the nursing shortages and increasing access to nursing education to underserved populations.
The objectives of the Nightingale Foundation serve as mission fulfilment measures for the overall mission and vision impact of the foundation.
The objectives of Nightingale Foundation are to:
- Serve current and prospective nursing students by offering scholarships and alternative funding options to finance attendance in pre- and post-licensure academic programs.
- Build a diverse nursing workforce by removing financial barriers for equitable access to nursing education, especially for non-traditional students in underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Assist in identifying, developing, and increasing access to postgraduate nursing education resources.
Our Mission
The mission is to provide Nightingale College’s nursing students with resources needed for attending and completing their academic programs.
Our Vision
The vision is to improve the nation’s health outcomes, health equity, and eliminate the nursing shortage by increasing access to pre- and post-licensure nursing education through providing resources for traditionally underserved and underrepresented student populations.
Our Story
How We Got Started
The founders of Nightingale College have a long standing belief that with the right resources and a focus on underserved and underrepresented populations the time has come to bring relief to the nursing shortages in the United States. Since 2011, Nightingale College founders have been increasing access to nursing education and developing several distance nursing education programs that can serve rural communities that feel the greatest affects of the nursing shortage.
Where We Are Now
The foundation is in its first year of operations. The staff and volunteers are excited to bring together donors and healthcare organizations that will begin the resource funds.
Why provide resources exclusively to Nightingale College students?
Nightingale College has been selected because their programs are uniquely designed to serve the demographics that will make the greatest impact in solving the nursing shortage. For over a decade, Nightingale College has been expanding enrollment to underserved and underrepresented populations and currently has students in over 40 states. No other prelicensure program in the U.S. has accomplished as much and maintained proper admission policies, accessible wraparound student services, and high-quality education that is required by these populations.
Common Questions
How are candidates selected?
Students must be accepted in the College’s nursing program and meet the minimal criteria established in the selection process.
What programs are available?
The foundation offers a scholarship and interest free loan program. These funds are distributed as full cost and partial cost assistance.
Where is the Foundation located?
The headquarters is in Salt Lake City. Staff and vonlunteers are throughout the United States.
Are resources available to students outside the United States?
Currently the Foundation only assists learners that are accepted to Nightingale College and live within the United States.
How can my employer support the Foundation?
The Foundation works with a vast variety of healthcare partners. If your facilty would like to partner with the foundation please have them contact our Executive Director, Katy Shoemaker [email protected]
What is the relationship between Nightingale College and the Foundation?
Founding executives of the College started the foundation in 2023. The Foundation’s mission is to help learners that attend Nightingale College with the needed resources to become a nurse graduate. The Foundation remains committed to partnering with the College because of its strong vision, mission, and values that reflect the purpose of the foundation. The College’s programs are also uniquely designed to help serve the most rural communities accross the United States.
Who runs the Foundation?
The Foundation is run by the Executive Director, Katy Shoemaker. The Board of Directors oversees the Foundation and Three Nightingale College Executives sit on the Board and serve as President, Vice President, and Treasure.
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