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Privacy-Preserving Community Mapping

By mapping self-registered, geographically aggregated data with privacy safeguards, increase global visibility of rare disease communities to inform outreach and research, because anonymized spatial data builds trust and enables engagement without risking individual privacy. This strategy enables rare disease organizations to visualize the global distribution of affected families while strictly protecting personal information through aggregation and opt-in participation. Unlike broader data collection approaches, it emphasizes privacy by design, fostering trust within vulnerable communities and supporting ethical research and advocacy planning. It distinguishes itself from other data mapping strategies by prioritizing participant autonomy and confidentiality as foundational to community engagement.

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organizations running this strategy · 1

what it looks like in practice

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 INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Operates 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 INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Developed 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 INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Created 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Funded 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Funded a Consensus Meeting to develop syndrome management guidelines for CFC syndrome.
  • Developing Organizational Governance Policies CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Adopts 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 INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Utilizes volunteers to support conference logistics and perform administrative duties, contributing to the organization’s operational capacity.
  • Engaging Volunteers CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Engages volunteers to assist with various activities, including conference support and administrative duties.
  • Fund and advance clinical research on CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Directly 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Directly 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Funds 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Funds 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 INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Adopts 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 INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Adopts 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 INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides information about upcoming medical conferences and rare disease events to keep the community informed.
  • Maintain a patient registry for CFC syndrome CARDIO-FACIO-CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Maintains 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Operates 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 INTERNATIONAL
    research
    Maintains 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.