Partnership

Opportunities

The Vigilant Advocate is in an early start up stage. We are looking for aligned partners in funding, subject matter expertise, and community development. Partners must be mission driven with a strong focus on improving the experience of navigating care. To enquire about these opportunities, please contact Kristen Best at kab@thevigilantadvocate.com.

Funding

  • Pre-Seed and Early Seed Funding

  • Priority in alignment on mission

  • Focus in health-tech, centered in improving healthcare systems

Subject Matter Experts

  • Health advocacy and health policy

  • Caregiving

  • Community based organizational support and localized navigation experience

  • Experience navigating care for marginalized communities

  • Education and workplace advocacy

  • AI development

Focus Groups & Community Development

  • Diagnosis specific communities

  • Geographic specific communities

  • Communities centered around particular therapies or interventions

Internship Opportunities

The Vigilant Advocate offers opportunity to individuals looking to make a difference in how healthcare is experienced. If you are a student with extra time on your hands, someone looking for a career change, or someone retired with skills that you think would help the Vigilant Advocate grow, please contact Kristen Best at kab@thevigilantadvocate.com. Healthcare/advocacy experience is not required.

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Strategy: Funding and Business Development

We always have room for interns interested in building out TVA’s funding strategy and business development plan.

Applicants should have an interest in entrepreneurship and a focus on mission driven work. The work is exciting, nimble, and rewarding.

Subject Matter Experts

We welcome applicants with experience in a variety of areas:

  • accounting and business management

  • social media

  • community building

  • website development

  • branding and marketing

  • legal advocacy

  • healthcare advocacy

  • caretaking experience

Community Focus

You are the expert in what you need. What you need is almost certainly something that others need. We welcome, and ask for, your expertise in guiding us as we build community-focused programming.

Examples of past and current TVA interns:

  • An adult child of an aging parent navigating at home care

  • A caregiver of an individual diagnosed late (10 years old or older) with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • A parent of a child with an undiagnosed illness that causes the child to miss a lot of time from school or work