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. How to network with Betsy: @Call @Website 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)
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