Your Army Nurse Corps Association Today

Presented at the 2012 ANCA Convention

San Antonio, TX

ANCA Vision

Bringing Army Nurses together to preserve our past,

focus on the present, and build our future.

ANCA Overall Purpose

•To promote Army Nursing

ANCA History

• 1976 – Group of retired AN’s met in San Antonio, TX to explore ways they could continue the camaraderie and esprit of the Army Nurse Corps once they had retired.

• Thus Retired Army Nurse Corps Association (RANCA) formed and then incorporated in state of Texas.

• 2000- Changed name to ANCA to better reflect composition of membership

WWII Veterans, ANCA 2008

COL Virginia Brown

COL Doris CobbLTC Mary Jane Carr

MAJ Ester Fatula

MAJ Almyra WatsonCOL Margaret Phillips MAJ Phyllis Garrett

How ANCA Communicates

• Biennial conventions• Quarterly newsletter, The Connection

• Regional/local/area communication work both formally and informally• Extensive use now of e-anca.org • Focus now on increasing Active duty, Reserve and Guard membership

ANCA Education Fund

• ANCA Board of Directors voted to provide $30,000 for 2012 scholarship program. Amount of 2013 allocation to be determined.

• Funded through fundraising activities, investment programs, donations and endowments

• Contact the Education Committee via education@e-anca.org. Go to ANCA home page for link to scholarship information

Scholarships

•The ANCA Education Fund awards scholarships to qualified baccalaureate, graduate, or anesthesia nursing students.

•Scholarships have been awarded in memory of CPT Bruce Clark, CPT Joshua McClimans, CPT Maria Munoz and CPT Gussie Jones. Others include LTC Berrettini, LTC Warman, CPT Seager and CPT Gaffaney. Each was an Army nurse who died while deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Scholarship Eligibility

• Provides scholarships to qualified students in accredited baccalaureate, advanced degree or anesthesia nursing programs. Priorities:– Nursing students who have served or are serving in any branch of the Active

Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.

Scholarship Eligibility Priorities

– ANC officers from any US Army component attending graduate programs who are not funded by the U.S. Army

– Enlisted soldiers in any component of the US Army who are working toward a BSN or higher degree in nursing.

– Nursing students whose spouse or parent(s) have served or are serving in a component of the US Army.

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How ANCA is organized

• Elected national officers• Governance by established Bylaws• National level committees• 5 Regions

– Regional Director– State and Area Representatives– Local groups

Current ANCA projects

• Executing the updated ANCA Strategic Plan (2010) with assigned objective accountability

• Planning for next convention/reunion in 2014• Location: Sea Cruise• Major focus on refining marketing,

technology, communication, and recruiting endeavors

I. Preserve the history/traditions of ANCA/AN

I.a. Track ANCA history. • Ensure maintenance of business information and/or paperwork related to the organization

• Update ANCA history at regular intervals.

ANCA Historian

• Paperwork is digitized and maintained on computer

• Documents are digitized and maintained electronically.

• Index of ANC deaths developed

• Digitization of archived/current membership documents planned

• Book From RANCA to ANCA, by Mary Sarnecky, continues to be sold at ANCA functions.

ANCA Strategic Plan

I. Preserve the history/traditions of ANCA/AN (Cont’d)

I.b. Communicate the history of ANCA/AN via various modalities.

Number of history references in The Connection

Number of inquiries/ references received by the office/ANCA

Number of website and link hits per month related to ANCA/AN history

Frequent articles w/focus on history; book reviews

Links on website

ANCA HistorianEditor, The Connection

• 9 ANCA Historian columns, Aug 10- Oct 12• 22 historical inquiries

received 2010-2012• On e-anca.org the history

page is the fifth most popular content page, and Superintendents and Chiefs pages comprise 15 of the top 40 most visited pages.• Six Connection articles

focused on history.• Three major book reviews

and 3 brief reviews in Connection• Approval for update of

Corps Chiefs section, project to start Sept 2012

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II. Support communication between/among ANCA/AN (all components)

II.a. Maximize active exchange of information between the ANC and ANCA by utilizing all available modalities.

All Connection newsletters will have content about AD ANs (all components)

Initiate Specialty Groups (SG) in preparation for 2012 Convention

Initiate AN Poster Display at ANCA Convention

Editor, The Connection, webmaster

Chair, Convention Committee

Chair, Convention Committee, Chief, Nursing Science Div, C&S

Connection AD news consistently increasing: in 2012 issues, AD members have submitted or been mentioned in 22% of the 144 Regional News items.

Lean on Me column focuses entirely on Active component.

ANCA has been invited to submit regular input to the reestablished ANC Newsletter.

What’s in a Name column started Dec. 2010 – 6 columns Dec 2010-Jan 2012

SG chair and leaders for Nurse Anesthesia, Research, Education and WRAIN identified in February 2012. Communication ensued to build “structure.”

Convention Connection column provided information on this initiative.

SG sessions incorporated into Convention plan

With full support of ANC Chief’s office, posters collected and displayed at 2012 Convention

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II. Support communication between/among ANCA/AN (all components) (Cont’d)

II.b. Continue strong communication links with the Chief, AN, and representatives.

Continue C, AN column in The Connection

Continue liaison and report at Board meetings

President

Editor, The Connection

Corps Chief’s column continues.

Regular communication maintained by President with Chief, AN.

Items periodically run in Connection at request of ANC.

ANC Newsletter highlights being resumed in The Connection, ANCA content included in AN Newsletter.

II.c. Formalize relations with counterparts of C, AN in USAR and ARNG.

Invite each to be an honorary member of the Board

Invite input for newsletter

President President continues communication with reserve component leadership.

USAR and ARNG leadership invited to Convention 2012.

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III. Promote ANCA Scholarship Program and other worthy Army nursing endeavors

III.a. Continue to evaluate and refine the scholarship program.

Institute program changes to remain current with other scholarship opportunities.

Award scholarships of $3,000 per selected student

Number of student applications received each year

Feedback from appli-cants, schools, members and external influences

Chair, Education Committee

Editor, The Connection

Each stage of scholarship cycle reported in Connection, periodic recipient thank-you letters published.

2011 and 2012: 121 applications received and 25 scholarships were awarded.

Updated application process, eligibility criteria and scholarship information flyer are on e-anca.org.

III.b. Promote nursing research and literary and artistic projects.

Number of references in The Connection to nursing research, artistic, and literary projects

Provide assistance to authors of nursing his-tory and other nursing subjects by providing information and limited financial assistance

Editor, The Connection, President

“Research, Literature and the Arts” column in every issue of The Connection.

Articles provided to AN officers who are unable to access them remotely.

Specialty Group meetings at Convention 2012 (Research, Education, Anesthesia, WRAIN)

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IV. Ensure a strong future for ANCA

IV.a. Sustain organizational operations

Maximize use of technology in all phases of mission

Percent increase in hits on website

Number of new features added to website

Continue to develop plan for human and logistical resources

Webmaster and Editor, The Connection

Treasurer

Ease of website logon for members improved.

Move to new hosting service has improved service reliability.

E-anca.org averaging about 3,000 visits per month.

Features section and on-line store added, History section being expanded. ANCA bibliography being developed

Administrative assistant hired to help in San Antonio office

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IV. Ensure a strong future for ANCA (Cont’d)

IV.b. Evaluate organizational financial plan

Percent of growth of organizational port-folio

Number of bequests received

Amount of contribu-tions received

Publish contributors to ANCA funds

Development program established

Treasurer

Chair, Finance & Budget Committee

Chair, Education Committee

Editor, The Connection

• Recognition of major donors in Connection continues.• Project to

promote planned giving in development.

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IV. Ensure a strong future for ANCA (Cont’d)

IV.c. Recruit and retain members

Number of new members each year

Number of renewed memberships each year

Continue development of recruiting and retention plans

Develop strategies for recruitment and retention

Expand ANCA member-ship roster database to track, e.g., assignment history, personal demo-graphics

Chair, Membership Committee

Vice President

Regional Directors

Editor, The Connection

•As of 28 Aug 2012, 1730 active members

• 1139 Lapsed members

•Database expanded to include more assignment, nursing specialty data.

• Initiated project to determine reasons for membership non-renewals. Provided findings to board and article in The Connection.

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IV.d. Provide social and educational opportunities.

Conduct biennial convention

Develop outreach plan to MTF nurse executives

Number of ANCA gatherings

Chair, Convention Committee

President

Regional Directors

Editor, The Connection

•2012 Convention to be in San Antonio.

•Connection coverage of ANC birthday celebrations, award ceremonies, and other AD events continues.

IV. Ensure a strong future for ANCA (Cont’d)

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IV. Ensure a strong future for ANCA (Cont’d)

IV.e. Market the organization.

Apply and continue improvements of the marketing strategy

Number of strategies implemented

Membership Survey

President

Board of Directors

• ANCA Award for Excellence in Nursing presented at AN Anniversary 2011.

• Regular ANCA items in the ANC Newsletter will increase AD awareness.

• ANCA representation at July 2011 DAR ceremony honoring ANC of the Year

ANCA Strategic Plan

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