Interview with Betsy McNamara

Led by Betsy McNamara of Full Circle Consulting, the Transforming Birth Fund focused on research and best practice dissemination, operational support and coalition building. It took risks, and was willing to get creative. “Birth is ever-present, and in the U.S., outcomes are getting worse and costs are getting higher and the midwifery model improves outcomes and lowers costs,” McNamara said.So the Transforming Birth Fund set out to, well, transform systems."

Betsy McNamara serves as Consultant to the Transforming Birth Fund, a donor advised fund of the New Hampshire charitable Foundation. Betsy's career has focused on fundraising for community-based nonprofits. She has raised tens of millions of dollars for organizations in education, human services, affordable housing, the arts, and land conservation. Betsy has worked with the Transforming Birth Fund since 2006. In her role as consultant, she serves as the content expert, solicits and reviews proposals and recommends funding to the donor. The Transforming Birth Fund has awarded $6.5 million to support its vision, that all women have access to the level of maternity care they want and need, and maternity care systems support them in doing so.
 
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People, places and things mentioned on the podcast:

Association of Fundraising Professionals
Robbie Davis-Floyd - Birth Models that Work
Waterbirth International
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Debra Pascali Bonaro - Orgasmic Birth
Business of Being Born
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery (FAM)
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
MANA Division of Research (MANA DOR)
Shafia Monroe
International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC)
National Association to Advance Black Birth (NAABB)
Childbirth Connections
National Partnership for Women and Families
Paola Rojas - Mama Sana Vibrant Woman
Homebirth Summit
Saraswathi Vedam
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
Eugene Declercq
Citizens for Midwifery
Holly Powell Kennedy
US Midwifery Education, Regulation and Association (US MERA)