Advocacy

Find out ways you can raise awareness and support efforts against different diseases/disorders.

Sarcoma - Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA)

• Donating to the SFA where the proceeds will be used to advance medical research to cure sarcoma
• Creating a memorial page to honor a loved one who suffered/is suffering from sarcoma
• Participating in Raise to Cure, a national walk geared towards raising money for sarcoma research
• Starting a local fundraiser of your own to raise money
• Becoming a reproach advocate to push for and advance sarcoma research

• Donating to support their mission of helping those enduring the effects of schizophrenia with measures such as peer support groups
• Volunteering to become a social media advocate and support group leader
• Hosting a fundraising event to raise money
• Participating in one of their events to learn about schizophrenia and how you can get more involved

• Donating to fund breast cancer research to further advance the treatment options and fight against the disease
• Hosting a fundraiser of your own to raise money
• Joining an already established fundraiser and aiding them in raising money to fund research
• Attending a breast cancer research foundation to raise money, awareness, and connect with similarly minded volunteers hoping to make a change

• Becoming a virtual community representative where you attend various virtual events with the job of providing basic disease information and raising awareness about the programs offered by Alzheimer's Association
• Joining the Alzheimer's Ambassador Program where you connect with elected officials to campaign for state and federal policies related to Alzheimer's
• Making a donation to fund online Alzheimer education programs and research

• Engaging with local, state, and national legislators urging them to pass legislation that will aid autism research
• Participating in peer-to-peer fundraising where you can set up a fundraising page and rally community support and donations
• Contributing to autism research funding by donating money

• Working as an event day staff where you help set up events and work them
• Soliciting auction items from local businesses that can be sold at fundraisers to raise money
• Buying their products to raise money for ALS research and advocacy

• Becoming a Heart Walk Hero by organizing a local group of walkers whose actions will help raise money for heart health research
• Participating in research surveys and questionnaires and encouraging others to do the same in order to help advance research by providing the necessary data
• Signing up to join the Go Red for Women movement which is a platform with the goal of increasing women's health heart awareness

• Signing up as an Advocate for Change where you contact public officials advocating for Multiple Sclerosis related priorities
• Volunteering to help events in your area and leading the Multiple Sclerosis advocacy movement
• Raising awareness about Multiple Sclerosis through spreading the videos produced by the NMSS and through joining their events such as walks to show solidarity in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis

• Lobbying local and national legislators for essential legislation in the fight against AIDS/HIV such as funding housing for people living with HIV
• Participating in AIDSWatch to show solidarity and learn about advocacy tactics and strategies
• Donating to one of the many AIDS United funds which allocate money to specific and important causes such as funding for syringe services programs

• Mentoring one-to-one those with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis helping them through their condition by providing a friend and someone to talk to
• Volunteering in advocacy to educate others about psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and to help influence government policy
• Participating in a Team NPF Walk, Cycle, or Run serving to raise money, support, and awareness for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

• Serving as an Arthritis Ambassador bridging the Arthritis Foundation and Congress to fight for key issues in the fight against arthritis and raise the awareness of politicians
• Inviting friends and family to join you in the Jingle Bell Run which helps raise money for and attention towards the work of the Arthritis Foundation through a fun, festive event
• Joining the Arthritis Foundation Community Leadership Board near you to coordinate events at a local level, ensuring the work of the Arthritis Foundation reaches your community

• Proposing an idea for a volunteer driven fundraising initiative which the Cerebral Palsy Foundation can help bring to fruition
• Signing up on the mailing list to get up-to-date resources, news, and information regarding cerebral palsy and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
• Donating to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation to ensure that they can continue to provide resources and fund research that will help advance the fight against cerebral palsy

• Starting a school club using DDF’s handbook and guidance, raising awareness and fundraising for the fight against gastric cancer
• Participating in the DDF Youth Art Contest if indirectly or directly affected by cancer, creating art pertaining to one’s dream for a cancer-free world
• Attending the Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day to show solidarity and support in pushing legislators to fund research that will bring an end to gastric cancer