The Education and Research Foundation for the Society of

Nuclear Medicine

New Board Member Orientation

ERF History

FoundingIncorporationFundraising

Strategic Alliance

Founding

1971 SNM 501(c)6501(c)3 Needed for FundraisingSNM decided to form separately

incorporated organizationThe Education and Research

Foundation of the Society of Nuclear Medicine

Founding

• ERF incorporated in 1973 in Washington State• Board of Directors initially were SNM BOD

members• New Board of Directors

– President of SNM– Immediate Past President of SNM– Immediate Past President of ERF– Editor JNM– Chair Awards Committee SNM– One ERF appointee each year (4Y term)– SNM appointee each year (4Y term)

Fundraising

Check off on SNM dues statement Cookbook and t-shirt sales at SNM annual meetings BOD member donations Cassen BequestTetalman Fund

Strategic Alliance

• ERF and SNM agreed in 2002 to form an Alliance.• Conditions– ERF to restructure– Common Development office– Fundraising

• Philanthropic-ERF• Grants and contracts-SNM

– Grants and Awards administered by SNM (except Cassen Prize and Fellowships)

Education and Research Foundation for the Society of

Nuclear Medicine• Bylaws adopted February 7, 2004• Eleven members– President– Vice President/President-elect– Secretary/Treasurer– Two SNM appointees – Two SNMTS appointees– Four ERF appointees

ERF BOD Members• President-Peter Kirchner, MD• Vice President-Valerie Cronin CNMT• Treasurer-Peter Conti, MD, PhD• SNM Directors

– Dominique Delbeke, MD– Hazem Chehabi, MD

• SNMTS Directors– Carole Bonanno, CNMT– Lynne Roy, CNMT

• ERF Directors– Roy Brown– Nanci Burchell, CNMT– Simin Dadparvar, MD– Robert Henkin, MD

Mission and Vision

• The mission of the Foundation is to advance excellence in healthcare through the support of education and research in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging by provision of grants and awards.

• The vision of the Foundation is to be an effective fund-raising organization, primarily in support of the strategic plan of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc. (“SNM”).

Foundation Committees

• Executive• Bylaws• Cassen• Cassen Fellowship• Development• Finance• Fundraising

ERF Bylaws Committee

• Currently an ad hoc committee• Will be added to Bylaws as a standing

committee• Purpose- to advise the BOD on needed

changes to the Bylaws and to prepare amendments to the Bylaws

• Chair- Lynne Roy

ERF Cassen Committee

• Purpose– To advise on investment and maintenance of the

Cassen Fund– Review applications of candidates for Cassen Prize

and make recommendation to BOD

• Membership– President– Treasurer– Executor of Cassen Estate– Chair, SNM Awards committee– Three appointed by the President

Cassen Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee

• Purpose– To review applications for the Cassen postdoctoral

fellowships and to recommend awards to the ERF BOD.

– Other duties as assigned

• Membership– Chair must be a basic scientist– Three additional members

Development Committee

• Purpose– Develop list of nominees for director and officer

positions– Provide for orientation, training and development

of BOD members

• Membership– Chair- Vice President– At least three other members

Finance Committee

• Purpose– Report on the financial affairs, assets and liabilities

at each BOD meeting– Recommend long-term financial policy– Recommend investment strategy– Present an annual review at the Annual meeting

of the BOD– Report audit findings to the BOD

Finance Committee

• Membership– Chair: Treasurer– Officers– Two additional members appointed by the

President

• Accountant and auditors– Mann, Weitz and Associates• Accountant- Sandy Lange• Auditor- Sherrie Feinstein

Fundraising Committee• New Committee to be added to the Bylaws• Purpose- To direct the fundraising efforts of

the Foundation.• Membership– Co Chairs, Michael Devous, PhD and Valerie

Cronin, CNMT– Members, Roy Brown ( corporate individual

giving) and Hazem Chehabi, MD

Foundation Staff• Executive Director- Sue Weiss, CNMT

Contact: 651-464-8069 Office651-464-8036 FAX216-233-2040 Cell

• Development Director- Theresa Pinkham, MBAContact: 703-326-1194 Office

– Development staff• Nicole Mitchell• Kate Reid