P.E.I., Nova Scotia lung associations form alliance

The P.E.I. Lung Association and the Lung Association of Nova Scotia have formed a partnership focused on streamlining operations with a shared services approach.

The two provincial organizations announced the agreement on Monday, and with regards to governance for the P.E.I. Lung Association and The Lung Association of Nova Scotia, each will remain its own legal entity and have its own provincial Board of Directors.

The decision comes after a year of alliance discussions into key operational areas, environmental scans, mission alignment and best practices.

Now the organizations will work together to increase efficiencies while optimizing the ability to deliver programming and support the organizations’ missions.

“The consensus was that in order to make a difference in lung health in P.E.I., an operational shift was vital. It was also imperative that governance remain with our Board,” said Wendy MacIntyre, President of the P.E.I. Lung Association Board of Directors. “At a time when several health charities have been leaving P.E.I. due to declining donations in part because of increased competition for donations, we are committed to doing things more efficiently. All donations to the P.E.I. Lung Association will go towards the mission in P.E.I., but we will now have more capacity to deliver lung health services to all Islanders living with lung disease.” The Lung Association of Nova Scotia has been looking for efficiencies wherever possible, especially given the decline in donation revenues over the last

“At a time when several health charities have been leaving P.E.I. due to declining donations in part because of increased competition for donations, we are committed to doing things more efficiently. All donations to the P.E.I. Lung Association will go towards the mission in P.E.I., but we will now have more capacity to deliver lung health services to all Islanders living with lung disease.” Wendy MacIntyre, President of the P.E.I. Lung Association Board of Directors

number of years. The partnership with P.E.I. will allow both organizations to pool resources, according to officials from the organizations.

Robert MacDonald, the President and CEO of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, will assume the role of CEO for P.E.I. With the help of experienced staff in Nova Scotia, and a new full time Coordinator in P.E.I., programming on the Island will become more robust.

“We believe this is a great solution that will allow both of our organizations the opportunity to share services and save costs.” said Linda Gregory, President of the LANS Board of Directors. “We have faith in our staff to accomplish the goals outlined and will we will continue to evaluate the partnership regularly to ensure both organizations are seeing the benefit.”