New Staff at NEF
NEF is pleased to announce Virginia “Ginger” Berman, BS, MA, has joined the organization as Executive Director. Former Executive Director Jerelyn Peixoto Weiss, MS, JD, RN, FNP, has retired and will rejoin NEF’s Board of Directors in June 2026.
Ginger has collaborated with leaders for over 20 years to accomplish extraordinary marketing and fundraising projects. She began her nonprofit career as Special Projects Manager at Autism Speaks, then provided event planning and management services to dozens of nonprofit organizations via her own company, and most recently served as Director of Development at the nonprofit ThinkGive. She holds a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Johns Hopkins University. Read more
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Christine “Charlie” Hawknuff
(2023-2024 Winner)
Charlie (Christine) Hawknuff, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC, NPD-BC is the honored recipient of the NEF/Johnson & Johnson 2023 Health Equity Scholarship. Charlie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing... read more.
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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by nurses for nurses in 1912, and since then, the organization has awarded over 1,500 scholarships to support the pursuit of advanced degrees in nursing.
NEF’s named scholarships, created with a minimum donation of $50,000, honor and memorialize nurse leaders, from Isabel Hampton Robb to Thelma Schorr to Susan Bowar-Ferres. 100% of donations help to keep NEF scholarships funded in perpetuity; organization expenses are covered by prudent management of NEF’s investments.