Founders Circle

ASHEcon Founders Circle

We invite you to consider joining directors and friends of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) in helping to generate a cash reserve for the operations of ASHEcon.  Contributors to this fund will be recognized as members of the Founders Circle and their names will be listed prominently on the ASHEcon website.

Founders Circle Level Options:

Platinum                    Gold                       Silver                 Blue

You may already be aware that as of January 1, 2011, ASHEcon is a totally independent organization incorporated in Illinois as a charitable organization with 501c3 not‐for‐profit status with the federal government.  Prior to this year, ASHEcon has been operating as a legal subsidiary of the international Health Economics Association. This legal and financial separation fulfills the intentions of iHEA, which from the onset planned for a time when ASHEcon would become independent and operate on its own, and not benefit or lose from anyspecial relationship with iHEA different from other regional health economics associations.

The primary reason for the formation of the Founders Circle is to generate urgently‐needed funds for the operation of ASHEcon prior to the 2012 conference at the University of Minnesota, its fourth biennial conference. While operations during the past eight years of our existence as a subsidiary of iHEA have helped us generate an initial balance, a larger working capital fund is needed to ensure our success moving forward.

The target established by the ASHEcon board is $100,000. As of March 25, 2011, past and present members of the board of directors and friends already have contributed $63,000. At the time of the Cornell conference there were over 1,000 members in ASHEcon. A few more significant contributions and a larger number of more modest contributions will put us over this financial hurdle.

This is a very important time in the growth and maturation process of ASHEcon. We do hope you will join us in making a contribution to this important fund.

Founders Circle Levels:

Platinum $10,000 and over

Gold        $5,000‐9,999

Silver       $2,500‐4,999

Blue         $1,000‐2,499

ASHEcon members who are less than ten years out from their last earned  degree may achieve a level at half of the indicated amount.

You can make your tax deductible payment by check or credit card by mailing in the attached donation form. (Click  here  for donation form).  The ASHEcon web site is not yet enabled to accept donations for this purpose.

Randall Ellis      Joel Hay        Jody Sindelar              Richard Arnould (ex officio) 

ASHEcon board members and Founders Circle Organizing Committee