Lupus Foundation of America The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has a mission to improve the quality of life of people with lupus, their family and friends through the detection of the disease, alleviation of suffering and eradication of lupus through research (“A list of national health organizations for patients & families suffering with cancer and other diseases,’ n.d.). The research for Lupus foundation of America is utilized to improve treatment for example medication advances, development and for the detection of the disease at early stages. This is a nationwide nonprofit voluntary health organization that reaches out to those in the healthcare profession who are willing to contribute to the research and development of finding a cure
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Most of the fundraising comes from donations and pledges. Federal funding for research, education and training has contributed about 75 million dollars to the Lupus foundation of America. The organization also gives grants and awards for research on lupus. The Lupus Foundation for America is a charitable organization securing most of their funding from donations. Some of the organizations that contribute are: Cigna Foundation, Biogen Idec, Carpenter, Colgate, Coach foundation, hospital for special surgery and Kearny Federal savings just to name a few (America, 2017). There are large numbers of corporations that support the research of lupus to find better medications and treatment for those who suffer from lupus. The foundation also accepts donations such as household goods, vehicles, stocks and securities, and payroll donations. The Foundation's board of directors has established a corporate relationships policy to ensure that all corporate support is appropriate and void of potential conflicts of interest (America, …show more content…
If the organization is not supported research could potentially begin to fall behind. If researchers don’t get the support financially they cannot perform clinical trials, or get the tools and resources they need to perform research this could hinder the advances on research for lupus leaving another disease to go without a cure. Lupus foundation of America also uses research to educate policy makers so if the organization didn’t get the support laws and policies pertaining to cancer in general could change. The organizational structure, I believe, works due to the variety of National board of directors and representatives from different states such as Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Oklahoma, New York, Virginia, California Florida and Illinois. Why is this important? Different professionals bring to the table the different experiences, different professional backgrounds and
Most of the fundraising comes from donations and pledges. Federal funding for research, education and training has contributed about 75 million dollars to the Lupus foundation of America. The organization also gives grants and awards for research on lupus. The Lupus Foundation for America is a charitable organization securing most of their funding from donations. Some of the organizations that contribute are: Cigna Foundation, Biogen Idec, Carpenter, Colgate, Coach foundation, hospital for special surgery and Kearny Federal savings just to name a few (America, 2017). There are large numbers of corporations that support the research of lupus to find better medications and treatment for those who suffer from lupus. The foundation also accepts donations such as household goods, vehicles, stocks and securities, and payroll donations. The Foundation's board of directors has established a corporate relationships policy to ensure that all corporate support is appropriate and void of potential conflicts of interest (America, …show more content…
If the organization is not supported research could potentially begin to fall behind. If researchers don’t get the support financially they cannot perform clinical trials, or get the tools and resources they need to perform research this could hinder the advances on research for lupus leaving another disease to go without a cure. Lupus foundation of America also uses research to educate policy makers so if the organization didn’t get the support laws and policies pertaining to cancer in general could change. The organizational structure, I believe, works due to the variety of National board of directors and representatives from different states such as Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Oklahoma, New York, Virginia, California Florida and Illinois. Why is this important? Different professionals bring to the table the different experiences, different professional backgrounds and