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activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Administer scholarship fund for conference access CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALdirect serviceOperates a scholarship fund to assist families with financial need in attending the CFC conference, improving access to critical community and medical resources.
- Create and share tools for global community mapping and connection CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALcapacity buildingDeveloped an interactive world map showing general locations of families affected by CFC syndrome, based on data collected through the organization's 'connect with us' form, to foster community visibility and connection.
- Develop and share data visualization tools for community mapping CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALcapacity buildingCreated an interactive world map showing general locations of families affected by CFC syndrome, based on data from the organization's 'connect with us' form, to support community engagement and outreach.
- Develop clinical management guidelines through expert consensus CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchFunded the first Consensus Meeting in San Francisco, CA, to bring together medical experts and develop standardized management guidelines for CFC syndrome.
- Develop syndrome management guidelines CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchFunded a Consensus Meeting to develop syndrome management guidelines for CFC syndrome.
- Developing Organizational Governance Policies CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALcapacity buildingAdopts governance policies based on standards from the New York State Council of Non-profits and provides guidelines to ensure uniformity and compliance in policy-related activities.
- Engage volunteers in organizational operations CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALdirect serviceUtilizes volunteers to support conference logistics and perform administrative duties, contributing to the organization’s operational capacity.
- Engaging Volunteers CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALdirect serviceEngages volunteers to assist with various activities, including conference support and administrative duties.
- Fund and advance clinical research on CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchDirectly funds research initiatives on CFC syndrome, including a $30,000 grant to the University of Minnesota for the Seizure Natural History Study, a $30,000 grant to complete the final year of seizure research, over $70,000 raised for seizure research over two years, and the first official research grant focused on Growth Failure in CFC Syndrome.
- Fund and advance clinical research on CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchDirectly funds research initiatives including a $30,000 grant to the University of Minnesota for the Seizure Natural History Study, a $30,000 grant to complete the final year of seizure research, its first official research grant on Growth Failure in CFC Syndrome, and has raised over $70,000 for seizure research over two years.
- Fund research on CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchFunds research into various aspects of CFC syndrome, including growth failure and seizure natural history, having raised over $70,000 for seizure research and granted $60,000 to the University of Minnesota for seizure studies.
- Funding CFC Syndrome Research CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchFunds research into CFC syndrome, including grants for seizure research (totaling over $130,000 to the University of Minnesota), a study on Growth Failure, and a Consensus Meeting to develop syndrome management guidelines.
- Implement governance and policy compliance frameworks CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALcapacity buildingAdopts governance policies aligned with standards from the New York State Council of Non-profits and provides internal guidelines and action sequences to ensure uniformity and compliance in organizational policy activities.
- Implement standardized governance and compliance policies CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALcapacity buildingAdopts governance policies aligned with standards from the New York State Council of Non-profits and provides internal guidelines to ensure uniformity and compliance in policy-related activities.
- Inform the community about medical events CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALdirect serviceProvides information about upcoming medical conferences and rare disease events to keep the community informed.
- Maintain a patient registry for CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchMaintains and expands a registry of individuals with CFC syndrome, including an interactive world map of affected families, in collaboration with Patient Crossroads (now Invitae).
- Maintain and expand global patient registry for CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchOperates a worldwide patient registry for CFC syndrome in collaboration with Patient Crossroads (now Invitae), continuously expanding participation through outreach and registration via the organization's 'connect with us' form.
- Maintaining a Patient Registry CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONALresearchMaintains and expands a worldwide registry of individuals with Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous (CFC) syndrome in collaboration with Patient Crossroads (now Invitae), and uses this data to create an interactive world map showing general locations of affected families.