Award recognition for patient-friendly content
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) constantly strives to develop the most relevant, helpful and innovative education and communications materials to support the kidney community in the fight against kidney disease. For these efforts, AKF's education and advocacy campaigns and materials have received many prestigious awards in recent years.
Digital Health Awards
- Gold - Kidney Health for All website - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit / Audience: Consumers | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2023)
- Gold - Pruritus (itchy skin) website | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2023)
- Gold - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Know Your Kidneys - Division: Association / Professional Society/ Non-Profit / Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video (2023)
- Gold - American Kidney Fund Website Redesign - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Web-based Digital Health | Website (2022)
- Gold - Living with Cystinosis | Treatment and Transplant - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video Series (2022)
- Silver - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit / Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video (2023)
- Silver - APOL1-mediated kidney disease patient stories - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit / Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video Series (2023)
- Silver - Meet Your Lupus Nephritis Treatment Team - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit / Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Booklet/Brochure (2023)
- Silver - Kidney Disease cause Unknown? Fabry Disease - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video (2022)
- Silver -The Four Phases of Clinical Trials - Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2022)
- Silver -Get 'Looped In' on Lupus Nephritis Patient Stories - Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video Series category (2022)
- Silver – Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2021)
- Silver – Fluid Management and Your Kidneys – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2021)
- Silver – Preventing Kidney Disease – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2021)
- Silver – Advocacy blog COVID-19 blog series – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Blog Post Series category (2020)
- Silver – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys? – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2020)
- Silver – Kidney Kitchen e-newsletter (vegan and vegetarian collections issue) – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Newsletter category (2020)
- Bronze - APOL1 website | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2023)
- Bronze - APOL1 downloadable guide | Web-based Digital Health | Infographic (2023)
- Bronze - APOL1 explainer video | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video (2023)
- Bronze - Diversity in clinical trials website | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2023)
- Bronze - ACT on Anemia | Treating Anemia of CKD Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video Series (2022)
- Bronze - State of the States: 2022 AKF Living Donor Protection Report Card American Kidney Fund - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2022)
- Bronze-Rare Disease | MPGN | Diagnosis, Treatment of C3G and IC-MPGN - Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Video Series category (2022)
- Bronze – Kidney disease education on Facebook – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health - Social Media / Facebook category (2020)
- Bronze – Meet Your Treatment Team blog series – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Blog Post Series category (2020)
- Merit - Pruritus talk to your doctor guide | Web-based Digital Health | Infographic (2023)
- Merit - Looped In On Lupus Nephritis - Division: Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit Audience: Consumers | Web-based Digital Health | Microsite (2022)
- Merit – Kidney disease education on YouTube – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health — Social Media | YouTube (2021)
- Merit – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2021)
- Merit – Talking to patients about clinical trials – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Video category (2021)
- Merit – Kidney Today COVID-19 blog series – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Blog Post Series category (2020)
- Merit – Spring 2020 AKF in Action, Vol. 5.2 – Association / Professional Society / Non-Profit | Digital Health Media / Publications | Digital Media / Newsletter category (2020)
National Health Information Awards
- Gold - Complications of Anemia & Kidney Disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
- Gold – First30: Advice When Starting Dialysis – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2020)
- Silver - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Know Your Kidneys - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
- Silver - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
- Silver - What is APOL1- mediated kidney disease (AMKD)? - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2023)
- Silver - APOL1-mediated kidney disease | Rare Kidney Disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
- Silver - How to prevent high phosphorus with kidney disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
- Bronze - Meet Your Lupus Nephritis Treatment Team | Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Booklet/Brochure/Pamphlet category (2023)
- Bronze - Kidney-friendly eating plan: Myths vs. Facts - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
- Bronze – Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Bronze – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Bronze – Kidney Disease Fact Sheets – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Booklet/Brochure/Pamphlet category (2020)
- Merit - Low vs. high-potassium foods - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
- Merit - Getting Your Questions Answered About Anemia - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
- Merit - Symptoms of Anemia - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
- Merit – Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Merit – Fluid management and your kidneys – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Merit – Goutful: Gout and Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Merit – Preventing Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
- Merit – Spring 2019 AKF in Action, Vol. 4.1 – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Newsletter (single issue) category (2020)
Aster Awards
- Gold - APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Resources (APOL1 website, APOL1 downloadable guide and APOL1 explainer video) - Patient Education series (2023)
- Gold - Meet Your Lupus Nephritis team guide - Patient Education - Single (2023)
- Gold - What's happening in the states blog series - Blogs category (2022)
- Gold - Guides to kidney-friendly eating (Kidney Kitchen downloadable guides: "Double Whammy" Foods, "Double Win" Foods, Kidney-friendly eating plan: Myths and facts, and How to prevent high phosphorus with kidney disease) - Patient Education - Series (2022)
- Gold – Kidney Today COVID-19 blog series – Blogs category (2021)
- Gold – Know Your Kidneys video series (Preventing Kidney Disease, Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease, and Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease) – Special Video Production (Series) category (2021)
- Gold – Beyond Bananas graphics – Social Media Campaign category (2020)
- Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website category (2020)
- Silver – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Special Video Production (Single Entry) category (2021)
- Silver –Talk to your doctor about Fabry disease guide – Patient Education category (2021)
AVA Digital Awards
- Platinum – American Kidney Fund's National Camp Program - Video Production | Long Form Video | 623. Nonprofit (2023)
- Platinum – The Hope Affair 2021 – Video Production | Long Form Video | Special Event (2022)
- Platinum – Kidney Today COVID-19 blog series – Digital Marketing | Content Marketing | Blog Series category (2021)
- Gold – A Moment to Inspire | Kidney Disease Journey - Video Production | Long Form Video | 629c. Video Series (2023)
- Gold – Anemia & Chronic Kidney Disease Video series – Web-Based Production | Short Form Web Video < 3 Minutes | Video Series (2022)
- Gold – Advocacy blog COVID-19 blog series – Digital Marketing | Content Marketing | Blog Series category (2021)
- Gold – Fluid management and your kidneys video – Video Production | Creativity | Special Effects/Animation category (2021)
- Gold – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys video – Video Production | Creativity | Special Effects/Animation category (2021)
- Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Web-Based Production | Website | Nonprofit category (2020)
- Honorable Mention – Get 'Looped In' on Lupus Nephritis Patient Stories - Video Production | Long Form Video | 629c. Video Series (2023)
Bulldog PR Awards
- Silver – Beyond Bananas – Best Not-for-Profit/Association Campaign category (2020)
dotCOMM Awards
- Platinum - Living with Cystinosis | Treatment and Transplant - Video | 165c. Video Series (2022)
- Platinum - ACT on Anemia | Treating Anemia of CKD - Video | 165c. Video Series (2022)
- Platinum – Helping patients through COVID-19: American Kidney Fund – Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns | Other – COVID-19 communications and marketing category (2021)
- Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Nonprofit category (2020)
- Honorable Mention – Know the connection between diabetes and kidney disease – Content Marketing | Infographic category (2021)
Hermes Creative Awards
- Platinum - The Hope Affair 2021 - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Video | Event category (2022)
- Platinum – Kidney Kitchen – Public Relations, Communications | Website Overall | Nonprofit category (2020)
- Gold - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Know Your Kidneys | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2023)
- Gold - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2023)
- Gold - Kidney Disease Cause Unknown? Fabry Disease May Be Possible - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2022)
- Gold – Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Gold – Fluid management and your kidneys – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Gold – Preventing Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Gold – September 2019 e-news – Electronic Media, Social Media, Interactive Media | Digital Publications/Messaging | E-Newsletter/E-Zine category (2020)
- Gold – Spring 2019 AKF in Action, Vol. 4.1 – Print Media | Publications | Newsletter category (2020)
- Honorable Mention - Pruritus (itchy skin) website | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Web Element | Landing Page category (2023)
- Honorable Mention - APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease website | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Web Element | Landing Page category (2023)
- Honorable Mention - Looped In on Lupus Nephritis - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Web Element| Landing Page category (2022)
- Honorable Mention – Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Honorable Mention – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Honorable Mention – American Society of Nephrology 2019 Kidney Week booth – Print Media | Advertising | Trade Show Exhibit category (2020)
- Honorable Mention – KidneyNation Excellence Award video (The Hope Affair honoree) – Electronic Media, Social Media, Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2020)
MarCom Awards
- Platinum - The Four Phases of Clinical Trials - Digital Media | Web Video | Educational (2022)
- Platinum – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Achievement | Team Achievement category (2021)
- Gold - American Kidney Fund website redesign - Digital Media | Website | Redesign (2022)
- Gold - A moment to inspire: Amelia R. and Sadallah A. - Digital Media | Web Video | YouTube Video (2022)
- Gold – Kidney Today blog – Digital Media | Writing | Blog Overall category (2021)
- Gold – Coronavirus Emergency Fund - Stories from Patients video – Video/Audio | Video/Film | Nonprofit category (2021)
- Gold – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys? – Audio/Video | Video/Film | Nonprofit category (2020)
- Honorable Mention - Kidney Today blog - Digital Media | Web Element | Blog Overall (2022)
- Honorable Mention – Preparing your child for transplant – Cystinosis video – Video/Audio | Video/Film | Nonprofit category (2021)
NYX Marcom Awards
- Grand - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) video - Video / Web Based Productions - Education (2023)
- Grand - APOL1-mediated kidney disease video - Video / Web Based Productions - Education (2023)
- Gold – The Hope Affair 2021 – Virtual Events | Nonprofit category (2022)
- Gold – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – COVID-19 | Nonprofit category (2021)
Omni Awards
- Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Health & Fitness category (2020)
- Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Non-Profit category (2020)
- Bronze – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys – Video | Health & Fitness and Video | Non-profit categories (2020)
- Bronze – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys – Video | Non-Profit category (2020)
Platinum PR Awards
- Finalist – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Campaign of the Year (Other) (2021)
PR Daily Nonprofit Communications Awards
- Honorable Mention - The Faces of Gout - Video | Communications assets category (2022)
- Honorable Mention – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Grand Prize | Nonprofit Communications Campaign of the Year category (2021)
- Honorable Mention – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Campaigns and Communications | COVID-19 Communications category (2021)
- Honorable Mention – Kidney Today and Advocacy COVID-19 blog series – Creative Assets | Blog category (2021)
TITAN Health Awards
- Gold - Rare Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment of C3G and IG-MPGN - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2023)
- Gold - Journey to Diagnosis: APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Patient Videos - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2023)