Organizations Filed Purposes:
TPC is a well-established, web-based organization operated by a diverse team of volunteers representing patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, academics, researchers and advocates. We believe that our team of volunteer board members reflects diversity of perspective and expertise with years of experiencfe working in, and navigating through, the complexities of pain (Continued on Schedule O, Statement 1)
The website PainCommunity.org saw an increase in the number of visitors to the website over the previous year. The number of people interacting in the chatrooms, discussion forums and the organization's social media platforms also increased throughout the year. The number of subscribers to the quarterly email newsletter increased over the previous year. Development of all website contents and all of the activities related to moderating the interactive portion of the website were undertaken by volunteers. Volunteers create content, format and send out the newsletter to individual subscribers who have provided their email addresses to the organization. Volunteers represent the organization as a collaborators for public awareness and education. Volunteers moderate the telephone support group conference calls. Expenses related to all activities included website hosting, internet software services and a consultant social worker engaged periodically to monitor and moderate the discussion forum posts.
The organization engaged in public awareness and education efforts through messaging shared across the organization's social media platforms and through the TPC college section of the website. Within this section of the education area of the website, the organization hosted an interactive webinar series "Healing Art Experience" in association with eastern Michigan University School of Social Work as an opportunity for people to learn how expressive art can be a therapeutic option for help with living with pain. Expenses for this Program Service Accomplishment are a share of the operating expenses for computer Hosting and software plus a stipend payment to a mental health therapist who served as the Creative Art Facilitator in the videos for the Healing Arts Experience module.
The organization has taken on the Fiscal Sponsorship of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM). AACIPM is convening and actively engaging key thought leaders and decision makers on consensus recommendations and creating content and educational materials to address access to quality comprehensive care. AACIPM is focused on building a stronger network of engaged stakeholders and connecting the dots so that all the important work currently happening will align in defining and activating a quality integrated pain care policy and practice paradigm shift.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cindy Leyland | Affiliate Relations Director | 1 | $0 |
| Yvette Colon | Education & Research Director | 2 | $0 |
| Teresa Shaffer | Outreach Director | 10 | $0 |
| Maggie Buckley | Past Chair | 8 | $0 |
| Kay-Diene Robinson | Secretary & Social Media Director | 2 | $0 |
| Micke Brown Rn | Vice Chair/Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kiefer | Chair | 2 | $0 |
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