Philanthropy model
Our “Smart” Philanthropic Model
We have developed and employed a creative, streamlined yet comprehensive approach to address the healthcare or educational needs for children in developing areas.
Our methodology for our healthcare programs is divided into 5 major areas outlined below:
- Understand the Primary Burden affecting pediatric health in a specific region
- Map a Spectrum of Factors contributing to primary burden
- Create a “Smart” Solution Incorporating both Intellectual and Physical Elements to alleviate the primary burden
- Integrate Resources throughout the development and implementation of solution
- Measure of Change in outcomes created by the solution
Primary Burden
Goal: Identify the primary pediatric disease or issue that is caused the greatest stress to the healthcare system by analyzing:
- Current outcomes of disease (including morbidity & mortality)
- Hospital operations
- Clinical workflow
- Public Health Indicators
- Local community perception of health
Goal: Identify and plot the spectrum of factors contributing to this primary burden:
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| Pre-Hospital Factors – defined as “preventative” factors which affect the development and progression of symptoms /disease | Hospital Factors – defined as “curative” factors which are involved in point-of-care with the patient and directly affect management of disease |
“Smart Solution” – Intellectual & Physical Elements
Goal: Develop a “smart” solution that is highly focused and targeted on reducing the primary burden addressing the specific spectrum of factors. This solution will consist of intellectual elements, but there may be a role for incorporation of physical elements in certain cases:
- Intellectual elements – development of education, training and clinical programs aimed at reducing the primary burden
- Physical elements – construction of a more strategic and efficient space focusing on the alleviating the primary burden
Integration of Resources
Goal: Recruit local / native resources and talent and help bridge gaps with strategic organizational partnerships to develop and implement “smart” solution
- Projects must be locally-driven: this is the key to success and long-term sustainability.
- Collaboration and partnerships with organizations which have expertise and resources to help further develop and/or implement our “smart” solutions.
Measurement of Change
Goal: Measure change in indicators of the primary burden
- Early in the design phase of our programs, we believe it is important to define measurable indicators of value, which provides direction and clarity
- After identification of these health indicators, collection of data both pre- and post-implementation of the smart solutions is a tedious yet vital task
- It is the only measure of real value in our programs
