Rural hospitals need philanthropy more than ever.
Our institutions are relying on us to raise critical money to sustain clinical care, meet community needs, and reimagine facilities.
Get informed
In this brand-new white paper, coming July 2025, we provide an overview of the current rural healthcare landscape and offer guidance on four keys to development success: system integration; creative staffing strategies; personal prospect pool development; and compelling funding priorities.
Grow your network
Join fellow rural healthcare fundraisers on July 16th, 1 pm EDT, for an informal (but informed) Zoom conversation. We’ll connect, share ideas, and explore what it might look like to build a rural healthcare philanthropy network that supports and strengthens our work.
Research Initiative Leads
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Elizabeth Dollhopf-Brown
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT, DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HEALTH
A fundraising professional with over 25 years of experience, Elizabeth currently serves as Vice President of Development for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She previously served as the Assistant Vice President of Patient and Family Giving for the University of Rochester Medical Center. Her work at both of these health systems, with many affiliated hospitals situated in rural regions, nurtured her passion for rural health philanthropy. She also has extensive experience in Prospect Development and Annual Giving leadership through positions at the University of Rochester, Marquette University and DePauw University. Elizabeth has a BS from Susquehanna University and an MBA from Marquette University. She is a consulting partner for BWF, a global philanthropy consulting firm.
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Erin Lanahan
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, TWIN POINT INSIGHTS
Erin has spent over two decades studying healthcare philanthropy and sharing purposeful practices with the field. She helped direct Advisory Board’s Philanthropy Leadership Council, leading studies on topics including grateful patient fundraising, planned giving, and performance management. Erin’s passion for health equity was furthered at Cedars-Sinai, where she led community grantmaking. She was the plenary co-presenter at AHP’s Campaign Executive Summit, has taught in the Madison Institute’s Executive Leadership Track, and served on the speaker and Awards for Excellence committees for AAMC’s Group on Institutional Advancement. She holds a BA in History from Yale University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Erin established Twin Point Insights to advance high-impact research for healthcare development leaders.