Ep. 39: Approaches to Philanthropy

In this episode, host Lynn Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®, ATSF discusses approaches to philanthropy with Amy Jacobs, MSN, RN and Catherine Pyke, M.A. Ed., board members of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation.

Related Resources:

• Learn more about the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF)
• Contribute to HPNF's 2024 Annual Appeal

About the Speakers:

Amy Jacobs, MSN, RN Amy Jacobs received her BSN from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and her MSN from the University of South Alabama. Amy is currently a Hospice Compliance RN for Compassus. Prior to her current position, she held leadership positions in hospice, palliative care, and quality with BJC Homecare in St. Louis. She was an integral part in the development and opening of Evelyn’s House, a 16-bed hospice inpatient house, in St. Louis. She also assisted in the implementation of a system-wide palliative care program.

She has volunteered with HPNA and HPNF for several years as an award reviewer, member of the planning committee for the annual assembly, and a member of the HPNA Professional Development Advisory Council. She is especially proud to have facilitated support for the Emerging Leaders Award with HPNF and the BJC Institute for Palliative and Supportive Care.

Catherine Pyke, M.A. Ed. Catherine Pyke worked for thirty years in non-profits in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily as a program officer for the Hearst Foundations and more recently as a Philanthropic Advisor for the Gladstone Institutes in Mission Bay. She is the founder of Centerpiece Philanthropy, a consultancy that provides philanthropic advising and coaching, grant writing, strategic planning and group facilitation. She is the author of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Mother of a University.

In addition to serving on the HPNF board, she serves as the Communications Chair for the San Francisco Region of the Order of St John, an international volunteer organization whose mission is to support St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital and social and health care needs in the U.S. She recently completed two terms on the board of the Episcopal Impact Fund in San Francisco.

An alumna of Scripps College in Claremont California, with a Masters in Education from Stanford University, she came to appreciate the contributions of innovative philanthropists, while visiting colleges, universities, medical centers arts organizations and social service agencies throughout the West. A native of Salt Lake City, she currently lives in Santa Rosa, California.