Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation Inc
Caring for life throughout the journey with illness and loss
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We believe that skilled and compassionate end-of-life care, palliative care, and bereavement care are basic human rights, and that anyone in our service area should have access to them, regardless of inability to pay.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Charity hospice care
Support for those needing hospice or bereavement care who are not covered by Medicare/Medicaid or are otherwise uninsured/underinsured
Charity bereavement care
Support for non-reimbursed bereavement care for the families of patients and for members of the larger community.
Special projects
Projects beyond those covered under reimbursable hospice and bereavement care, including our Chesapeake Kids program, summer grief camps, and We Honor Veterans program
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization 2023
External reviews
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. Raise funds to cover unreimbursed hospice and bereavement care.
2. Raise funds for special programs, such as pediatric hospice, grief and loss support for children and families, traumatic loss support for the community at large, and our We Honor Veteran's program.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Grateful family fundraising
Major donor fundraising
Planned giving
Direct mail
Special events
Third party events
Peer-to-peer online fundraising
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
A seven-person philanthropy team raises the Foundation's annual budget of $2.7 million for 2019.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We're ahead of where we were at this time last year and where we projected to be at this time this year.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation Inc
Board of directorsas of 08/24/2023
Jason Cherry
Cherry Assets LLC
Term: 2025 - 2022
Jason Cherry
Mission Escape Rooms
Mary Frances Isakov
M&T Bank
Susan Duncan
Human Resources Consultant
Catherine Adelman
Consultant
Cathy Belcher
Volunteer
Kevin Campion
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Russell Jones
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Carol Kasper
Emeritus
William Lovelace
Volunteer
Stacy Martin
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Challie Samaras
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Ken Stanley
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Cathy Belcher
Amy Castleberry
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Liz Freedlander
Maria Colucciello
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Gene Deems
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Peggy McKelly
Jerry Slocum
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Nancy Smit
Mike Brady
CEO, Hospice of the Chesapeake
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.