ONS Foundation
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The ONS Foundation is a national nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization
in the United States, established on November 27, 1981, by the Oncology Nursing Society
. The Pittsburgh-based organization is dedicated to sustaining and advancing oncology nursing and funded by corporate and private donations. Among its activities, it supports the annual four-day Oncology Nursing Society’s Leadership Development Institute and the Institute for Evidence-Based Practice Change.
The ONS Foundation awards both oncology nursing academic scholarships and oncology nursing research grants. Funding is also awarded for leadership, academic, lectureships, and career development, as well as cancer public education projects and scholarships to the ONS Congress, Institutes of Learning, and APN Conferences.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
in the United States, established on November 27, 1981, by the Oncology Nursing Society
Oncology Nursing Society
The Oncology Nursing Society is a nonprofit membership organization of more than 37,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing...
. The Pittsburgh-based organization is dedicated to sustaining and advancing oncology nursing and funded by corporate and private donations. Among its activities, it supports the annual four-day Oncology Nursing Society’s Leadership Development Institute and the Institute for Evidence-Based Practice Change.
The ONS Foundation awards both oncology nursing academic scholarships and oncology nursing research grants. Funding is also awarded for leadership, academic, lectureships, and career development, as well as cancer public education projects and scholarships to the ONS Congress, Institutes of Learning, and APN Conferences.
See also
- Oncology Nursing SocietyOncology Nursing SocietyThe Oncology Nursing Society is a nonprofit membership organization of more than 37,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing...
- Oncology Nursing Certification CorporationOncology Nursing Certification CorporationThe Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation was established for the development, administration, and evaluation of a program for certification in oncology nursing...
- ONSEdgeONSEdgeONSEdge, the for-profit subsidiary of the Oncology Nursing Society , is a healthcare intelligence company. It specializes in a core group of services: healthcare advisory boards, ancillary events at oncology nursing conferences, speaker bureau programs, strategic planning and marketing support,...