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Campaign for Washington
Washington is home to as many as 815,000 individuals with chronic kidney disease and more than 5,000 patients already on dialysis and/or awaiting transplant for kidney failure.
The National Kidney Foundation is the oldest and largest organization dedicated to serving these patients, the medical professionals who treat them and those in the general public who are at-risk for future kidney problems. In order to expand the scope and range of services offered by NKF in Washington, the Foundation has announced a $345,000 fundraising campaign to hire regional staff, establish a new state headquarters office and expand services and programming over the coming year.
NKF is currently seeking corporate, foundation and individual partners to support this campaign. Proposed programs, fundraising event opportunities and current partners and volunteer leadership are outlined below.
For more information on the campaign, how you or your organization can get involved or to make a donation, please contact our San Francisco office at infopacific@kidney.org or 415-543-3303.
Recent NKF News
- $20,000 granted through the Patient Emergency Assistance Program.
NKF Programming in Washington
Working with regional volunteers, advisors and stakeholders, NKF has selected the following public programs for expansion or implementation as part of the Campaign for Washington.
- Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) & Kidney Risk Assessment (KRA) Screenings, free, mobile health screenings for kidney disease warning signs. Each program can screen between 100 to 200 at-risk individuals and may be offered in partnership with health fairs or other public events throughout the state. For more information on this program, please click here.
- Health Kidneys for Life, an interactive, in-class disease prevention and education program for at-risk fifth graders. NKF is seeking to reach approximately 500 at-risk children in Seattle and Tacoma in the coming year. For more information on this program, please click here.
- CKD Peer Mentor Program, a program which recruits and trains motivated patients with kidney disease to become disease self-management mentors in their patient community. NKF is seeking to train 25 or more patient mentors in Washington. For more information on this program, please click here.
- Legislative Advocacy Program, a grassroots advocacy program serving a network of patients, professionals, family members and members of the general public interested in policy issues impacting the kidney community. Program activities include events at the State Capitol, lobby days with legislators and expert testimony on issues. For more information on this program, click here.
In addition to these programs for patients and the public, NKF will be implementing the following programs for physicians and medical professionals.
- Regional Medical Advisory Board, the Medical Advisory Board is the professional membership group of the NKF. MAB members assist in directing program development, planning CME events and other activities in the region. For more information or to become a member please click here.
- CME & Case Presentation Dinners, as an accredited provider of CME activities, NKF seeks to provide medical professionals in Washington with frequent access to educational opportunities through single speaker CME dinners and multi-speaker Case Presentation Programs. To learn about upcoming CME activities, please click here.
- CKD Education -- Physician Outreach, the majority of all patients with CKD are treated by primary care physicians. This program provides outreach via grand rounds presentations to PCPs on topics related to CKD detection and care. To learn about outreach activities in your area, please click here.
Campaign for Washington -- Fundraising Events & Activities
In addition to seeking direct grant funding for the public and professional programs outlined above, NKF will present the following fundraising events and activities in support of its Washington programs.
- Kidney Walk, a great fundraising opportunity for the entire family, the Kidney Walk is a fun and inspiring non-competitive 5K walk event. A Seattle Kidney Walk is being planned for Spring 2011. To learn more about the Walk, please click here.
- NKF Golf Classic, the Foundation offers its NKF Golf Classic tournaments throughout the US, culminating in its national championships at Pebble Beach each January. The Foundation will look to hold multiple NKF Golf Classics in Washington beginning with the Seattle Area in 2011. To learn more about the NKF's Golf Classic Tournaments, please click here.
- Authors Luncheon, the Foundation has a long history of literary events that raise $500,000 annually. A Seattle Authors Luncheon is being planned for Winter 2011. To learn more about the Authors Luncheon Events, please click here.
To learn more about these events, how you or your organization can participate or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Abby Vlautin at abby.vlautin@kidney.org or 916-922-6681.
Current Partners & Volunteer Leadership
NKF is currently recruiting volunteer leaders and partners. To learn more about how you or your organization can become involved in or support the Campaign for Washington or to learn more about volunteer opportunities, advisory committee membership and special event committee membership, please contact our San Francisco office at infopacific@kidney.org or 415-543-3303.
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