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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maria Di Mento

Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage

Philanthropy Nursing Shortage - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Bill Conway didn’t start out wanting to make a big impact on the nursing profession.

In 2011, the financier announced he would give away $1 billion to create jobs for the poor and asked the public to send him ideas. In came around 2,500 suggestions. Most were sob stories, but some people had good ideas, he says, and several suggested backing bachelor’s degree nursing programs.

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