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 James
E McAleer
79 Mercantile Way
Ladera Ranch
,
CA
92694
(949) 350-3546
Jim@mcaleerandassociates.com
Experience:
August
2004 – Present
Executive
Director
Alzheimer's
Association
Orange
County
Chapter
The
Executive Director is responsible for all aspects of managing a 2.6 million
dollar non profit existing to support those with Alzheimer’s Disease and their
families. Accomplishments include:
 | Shifted a projected $330,000 deficit to
a break even year in year one. |
| Realized a $381,000 surplus in year two. |
| Re branded agency materials including a
new video, newsletter, e newsletter and brochure. |
| Grew “new” agency resources by 20%
in year one. |
| Initiated revised educational program
resulting in outreach to more than 3,000 new people in one year. |
| Increased agency market share of persons
served with the disease by 8%. |
| Planned and initiated new agency bylaws,
employee policies and manuals, employee benefits, development policies, and
fiscal policies. Wrote initial
drafts of all aforementioned documents. |
| Revised agency technology within 18
months to realize 20% rise in efficiency. |
| Employee satisfaction surveys in years
two and three rank overall satisfaction at 96%+. |
| Met or exceeded all year one and two
strategic plan goals, and meeting year three goals. |
| Directly (personally) solicited more
than $750,000 in major gifts and grants in 18 months. |
| Also served as agency DOD for 6 months
while recruiting with an INCREASE in agency donations during joint tenure. |
March
2000 – Present (
Laguna Beach
,
CA
)
President
McAleer
& Associates Non Profit Consulting
McAleer & Associates is a private consulting firm specializing in
serving the non-profit community. Consultations
are offered in strategic planning, fiscal policy and analysis, fundraising,
group dynamics, staff education and training and web site design.
Recent or current clients include:
·
Corazón
De Vida Foundation - served as Executive Director including fundraising,
board development, operational management and other related duties for a
non-profit serving orphanages in the Baja region of
Mexico
. Initiated monthly bus trips
resulting in more than 4 buses per month carrying 300+ volunteers to visit
orphanages. Raised more than
$750,000 annually as a part time consultant.
·
Crystal
Cove
Alliance
– planned and implemented agency fundraising event for 400 raising
more than $250,000.
·
Friends
of El Faro Orphanage – planned and implemented Sheryl Crow/Dwight
Yokum concert and fundraiser, established initial non profit, managed major
celebrity “bank” of talent for four separate fundraisers.
·
Parents
Anonymous, Inc - served as fundraising and development coordinator.
Designed and implemented corporate giving program.
Initiated more than 100 new grants within four months.
·
Street
Poets, Inc – Whole scale development consulting including major gift
program development, grant program development and high profile celebrity
fundraiser.
·
Hollingsworth
Galleries, Inc. - fiscal systems analysis and overhaul for a 1.2 million
dollar for profit manufacturing concern. Includes
personnel systems redesign, AR and AP restructure, and complete operating
systems overhaul.
·
CCWAVES
- Provide long-term strategic planning process and follow up for a
national organization that certifies vocational evaluators.
·
Massachusetts
School
of
Professional Psychology
- provide strategic fundraising planning/recommendations.
Single project
·
More than 40 special event contracts including Providence Speech
and Language, Sage Hill High,, etc.
·
More than 4 dozen non special event clients over 8 years.
1996
- March 2000 (
Concord
, Ma)
Executive
Director
Minute
Man Arc for Human Services, Inc.
The Executive Director coordinates all aspects of agency services
including management, advocacy, budgeting, staffing, strategic planning,
fundraising and oversight of a 4+ million dollar agency, existing as three
corporations. The position incurred a 49% salary increase within the first two
years as a result of performance. Duties and accomplishments include:
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Budget preparation and oversight of a 3.8 million dollar operating budget
for three co-joint corporations, and a 2 million-dollar fund balance, |
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Recruited major gifts including a $250,000 gift, a $100,000 gift and
several $50,000 gifts, as well as manage a 160% increase in fundraising income in the first year alone, |
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Purchased and developed an administrative building to include acquisition
of a $205,000.00 gift for a down
payment, acquisition of a 1.3 million dollar loan with exceptional terms,
supervision of architect, contractor and others, and development of a capital campaign to retire the debt, |
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Developed and led key state advocacy efforts for persons with labels of
significant disability, |
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Initiated more than a dozen consumer empowerment initiatives, intended to
direct governing power to those served, |
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Initiated and completed shut down of a sheltered workshop and transition
to community employment program, |
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Direct supervision of fifteen and oversight of over 120 permanent staff, |
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Oversight of a 1.7 million dollar HUD grant and the subsequent
rehabilitation of three residential properties to include supervision of developer, architect, contractor and staff, financial structure
and planning, |
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Initiated membership drive in first six months resulting in a 300%
increase in membership, |
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Speaking engagements at over 100 area groups, clubs and organizations, |
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Initiated board training in communications, roles and responsibilities
and long term planning. |
1994-1996 (
Boston
,
MA
)
Transition
Director/Director Program Operations
National
Spinal Cord Injury Association
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Served as Acting Executive Director with agency oversight
including leading national legislative advocacy efforts; |
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Financial administration, budgeting, staffing, public relations,
financial supervision, and all other duties related to the senior management of
a national agency; |
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All duties of the Director of Program Operations were maintained
while in this position; |
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Responsible for raising over $250,000 in one year, serving as
Editor in Chief of a national magazine, acting as Board liaison, and managing
general operations. |
1992-1994
(
Boston
,
MA
)
Program
Director
Transitional
Resources, Inc.
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Program Manager position upgraded in 1993 due to the level of job
performance; |
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Initial position entailed conversion to community based employment
of a sheltered work program for persons with mental retardation and issues of
mental health; |
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Position was upgraded to include supervision of residential
services after the workshop was successfully transitioned into a community based
employment program after 18 months; |
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Title of agency fundraising coordinator was added in 1993. |
1986-1992 (
Savannah
,
GA
)
Coordinator
City of Savannah
,
GA
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Coordinated a comprehensive disabilities program wherein over 1200
children and adults are offered a variety of social recreational services; |
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The entry-level position of Program Leader was promoted to
Therapist in 1987 and to overall Program Supervisor in 1989. The Supervisor
position was upgraded to Coordinator in 1991. |
Professional Papers and
Presentations:
More than 100 local state national, and
international professional presentations including workshops in
Larnaca
,
Cyprus
. Presentation topics include
conversions of sheltered workshops, fundraising planning and implementation,
motivating change, and ethics and values in work with persons with labels of
disabilities.
Multiple television, print, and radio
interviews.
Teaching:
Middlesex
Community College
, Adjunct Professor, Human Services Courses, 1997-2000.
50+ local, state and national workshops on
fundraising, organizational change, and general management.
Education:
1989
Armstrong
State
College, Bachelor of Arts, English (
Savannah
,
GA
)
1994
Northeastern University, Master of Public Administration (
Boston
,
MA
)
Recent Awards and Accomplishments:
Constantina
Children’s Foundation – Volunteer Executive Director – 2007 to present
Chaparral
Elementary PTA – President, Executive Board - 2005 to 2007
Corazon
de Vida – Board of Directors, 2004 - 2007
Friends
of El Faro Orphanage – Board Treasurer and founder, 2005 - present
Street
Poets, Inc – Board of Directors, 2006 - 2008
National
Commission of Certification of Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CCWAVES), Chairman,
1999-2005.
PAWS
Board of Directors, President, 2004-2005
Community
Integration Award, National Conference of Executive Directors, National Arc,
1997.
Concord
Chamber of Commerce, Board of
Directors, President,
Concord
, 1998, 1999
Massachusetts
Association of Rehabilitation
Organizations, Board of Directors, 1998, 1999
Microsoft
Office Suite, WordPerfect, FrontPage, QuickBooks, PageMaker, French.
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