In his TED talk Simon Sinek encourages organizations to always "start with Why" in all their actions and communications - the purpose. Our Why is the patients we serve.
Here are this year's patient stories, as published in this enews over the course of 2010.
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Board member profile: Joe Ichter
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 The latest addition to the Project Access NOW board happens to have the most experience with the Project Access model. In 1998 Joe Ichter, in partnership with the Santa Fe County Medical Society, founded the 8th Project Access program in the United States, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In conjunction with his work in Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico, he served as its Executive Director until 2007.
At the same time, "Project Access in the Portland/Vancouver area is more challenging than the Santa Fe community. There, we worked with 80 physicians and two hospitals. Here we have close to 3,000 physicians and work with 7 hospital systems and 14 hospitals. It's a lot more fun here, with different dynamics."
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Staff profile: Elgin Dean
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 When Project Access NOW was just getting off the ground with two busy staff, it became clear the organization needed to pay attention to technology support. Elgin Dean had been managing the Human Computer Interaction Lab at Lewis & Clark College and was identified as a recent graduate who could potentially jump in and help out with a variety of Project Access NOW's technology needs.
On a fine May day in 2008, he visited the tiny Project Access NOW office to learn more about this job opportunity.
"I did expect to be interviewed," Elgin recalled. "But as soon as I walked in the door, Linda asked me to start fixing things."
Elgin sailed through his slightly unorthodox interview and became the third staff member of the organization. Things have changed a lot since then.
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 In addition to donating online, you can support Project Access NOW in an environmentally sustainable way through TisBest.
TisBest allows you to give your friends and family the opportunity to make the world a better place by giving them a TisBest Gift Card this holiday season.
The card works like any gift card from a big box store - with one meaningful exception: The recipient directs the funds to one or more of 250 national and local charities on the TisBest website. Project Access NOW is one of a few nonprofits in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area selected to launch this program locally.
Buy the TisBest card here and TisBest will donate an extra $2 to Project Access NOW for each card purchased. They will also let your recipients know that you recommend the mission and work of Project Access NOW. Even if your aunt selects a pet focused charity, or your son chooses and environmental group, Project Access NOW still benefits from your gift!
If you are en employer in need of a unique gift for your staff, customers or clients this holiday season, consider TisBest as an option to "give twice".
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Another amazing year dedicated to connecting people to healthcare is coming to an end - and another one begins.
