The North American Menopause Society Creates Foundation.CLEVELAND -- The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Menopause menopause (mĕn`əpôz) or climacteric (klīmăk`tərĭk, klī'măktĕr`ĭk) Society (NAMS NAMS North American Menopause Society NAMS National Association of Marine Surveyors NAMS National Agricultural Monitoring System (Australia) NAMS National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety NAMS Native American Management Services ) is pleased to announce the formation of The North American Menopause Society Foundation (Foundation) as a philanthropic supporting organization to NAMS. The Mission of the Foundation is to develop and execute fundraising initiatives to support NAMS in its objectives of promoting the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause. "With an unprecedented number of women reaching menopause--over two million each year in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. alone--the public health challenge has never been greater," states Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, Executive Director of NAMS and Founding President of the Foundation. "Many of these women need accurate information to make informed decisions about their health at this often challenging time of life, not only to relieve menopause symptoms, but also to lower risk of diseases. Menopause represents an ideal time to initiate or reinforce a preventive health plan." The formation of the Foundation will enable NAMS to focus its initiatives exclusively to scientific education endeavors and allow the Foundation to concentrate on raising monies to support those endeavors. The Foundation's concerted efforts will no doubt broaden the donor base. Operating as a 501(c)(3) public charity of the Internal Revenue Code The Internal Revenue Code is the body of law that codifies all federal tax laws, including income, estate, gift, excise, alcohol, tobacco, and employment taxes. These laws constitute title 26 of the U.S. Code (26 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. , all contributions to the Foundation will be income-tax deductible That which may be taken away or subtracted. In taxation, an item that may be subtracted from gross income or adjusted gross income in determining taxable income (e.g., interest expenses, charitable contributions, certain taxes). to the extent of the law. Donors will be assured that their contributions will only be used to support the education endeavors of the Society. The Foundation's founding Board of Directors, appointed by the NAMS Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , is composed of business and community leaders as well as healthcare professionals from the NAMS membership who have expressed a substantial interest in furthering the Mission of NAMS through active fund development initiatives. Joining Dr. Utian on the Foundation's Board are: George I. Gorodeski, MD, PhD Professor of Reproductive Biology, Oncology, and Physiology and Biophysics Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Medical Center Cleveland, OH NAMS 2005/2006 President Bruce Harris, CMP Founder and Chairman Emeritus--Experient Founder--PlanSoft (now On-vantage) Founder--Experient Inductee--Hall of Leaders, Convention Industry Council Twinsburg, OH Audrey G. Ratner Community Leader; Philanthropist Lyndhurst, OH Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing Professor, Family and Child Nursing University of Washington Seattle, WA NAMS Past President Contributions from individuals, family foundations, corporations, and foundations can be accepted by the Foundation and designated for the unrestricted allocation by the Foundation Board or for the establishment of named endowment or special purpose funds as desired by the donors. Grants in support of continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). (CE) activities for health professionals will continue to be accepted by NAMS, not the Foundation, as NAMS is the organization that is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. to develop such activities. For assistance in making gifts of cash, appreciated securities or other property including real estate, life insurance or tax-deferred retirement accounts, contact Pamela P. Boggs, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , Director of Education and Development. With the formation of the Foundation, the mechanism to ensure a sound financial base for the future of menopause education is now in place. The Mission of NAMS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. scientific organization, is to promote the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause. The Society's membership of 2,000 professionals representing a variety of disciplines-- including clinical and basic science experts from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and complementary/alternative medicine-- makes NAMS uniquely qualified to serve as the definitive resource for health professionals and the public for accurate, unbiased information about menopause. (www.menopause.org) |
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