Susan Weaver Joins Senior Management Team at Wake Med
December 2008
After seven successful years serving as Executive Director at Alliance Medical Ministry, Dr. Susan Tucker Weaver accepted the appointment as Senior VP at Wake Med Health and Hospitals. Dr. Weaver’s work at Alliance combined with her unique medical experience with patient care and a strong personal faith that gave her the energy to commit countless time and energy to Alliance and the plight of the uninsured.
She has been recognized with numerous awards including the News & Observer’s Tarheel of the Week, The Triangle Business Journal’s Healthcare Hero Award and was featured in the 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Annual Report.
Dr. Weaver will remain on the Board of Directors at Alliance and will serve as Chair of the Development Committee. She continues her commitment to medical care of the uninsured by volunteering weekly as a provider at the clinic.
Thank you Dr. Weaver for your commitment to the Alliance Medical Ministry mission!
Welcome AMM Founder Sean Harrison as Alliance’s New Executive Director
February 2009
After co-founding Alliance Medical Ministry and serving as an active member of the Board of Directors, including as chair from 2000-2005 and 2007-2009, Sean Harrison was appointed Executive Director this past February. Sean has a diverse background with over 15 years of management experience in entrepreneurial start-ups and Fortune 500 organizations.
Sean’s passion for health care and the working uninsured began nearly 10 years ago when he and three members from Cary First United Methodist Church envisioned a ministry to fill the health care gap faced by the working uninsured. Sean, along with Dr. Charles Mann, Jack Stone and David Wilson, worked earnestly with many volunteers and early staff, including Dr. Susan Weaver, to make their dream a reality.
Sean graduated with a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and relocated to Raleigh with IBM. After earning his MBA from Duke, Sean founded and was CEO of Netstation, which was acquired by Nortel Networks. Later he started WindWire, a wireless software & service company, acquired in 2003. In 2004-2005 Sean piloted a prepaid low cost health benefit program for uninsured workers. Prior to his appointment at Alliance, he was COO of Brightdoor, a real estate software & services company.
Sean and his wife Karen have 3 children ages 6-12. They are all active members of Cary First United Methodist Church.
Director of Development
Alliance Medical Ministry
Alliance Medical Ministry is a faith-based medical ministry that provides high-quality primary care to the working uninsured in Wake County. Since 2005, Alliance has experienced tremendous growth thanks to significant private support from individuals, foundations, corporations and members of the faith community. In 2008 following a successful $4 million capital campaign, the Clinic purchased and renovated a 18,000 square foot facility. Alliance is poised for significant growth and seeks a fundraising professional able to attract the philanthropic support to fuel that growth.
Alliance Medical Ministry is seeking an experienced senior-level fundraiser with a proven track record with major gift fundraising, with a focus on individual cultivation, stewardship and solicitation and grant writing. The Director of Development is the sole staff position in the development office with limited administrative support available. A qualified candidate must therefore be flexible, creative and able to work independently, with minimal administrative support. Excellent written skills are a must.
As the leader of the fundraising program, the Director of Development will work with the Executive Director to develop all fundraising strategies – plans, procedures and metrics need to carry out those strategies – to secure a minimum of $2 million annually from individuals, the faith community, Foundations and Corporations. Ability to develop and implement a planned giving program is required.
A successful candidate will have a BA or greater, with a minimum of 5 years of progressively senior experience in a fast-paced development office. Other requirements include significant experience of individual gifts in a one-to-one setting, ability to direct and partner with the Executive Director on all facets of the fundraising process.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Design and implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program. The Director of Development will be expected to greatly increase the number of personal visits and one-on-one solicitations conducted, implement a prospect tracking system for the Executive Director and engage members of the Board of Directors in the fundraising program when possible. He/she will be expected to provide direction to the Executive Director for recommended follow-up with major donors and advise the executive director regarding recommended “next steps”.
- The position will be responsible for the identification and successful development of new sources of revenue. Special attention must be paid to expanding support from the corporate, foundation and the faith-based community. Special attention will also be paid to upgrading consistent individual donors who are otherwise not solicited personally by the Executive Director.
- The Director of Development will be responsible for working with the Executive Director to submit proposals to corporations and foundations, track and submit required reports and identify new prospects.
- The Director of Development will be responsible for designing a new strategy for partnering meaningfully with the faith-based community including conducting public speaking when requested, soliciting new and increased giving by congregations and recruiting new churches to partner with AMM.
- The Director of Development will direct all fundraising events and donor recognition events, including AMM’s signature event held every other year (Spring Soiree). When necessary, the position will manage volunteers including members of the Board of Directors (phonothons), Love Thy Neighbor Captains and the Soiree Committee.
- The Director of Development will launch a successful Planned Giving effort.
Qualified applicants should submit their resume in confidence to Sean Harrison at sharrison@alliancemedicalministry.org.
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