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Thank you for your interest in the American Kidney Fund's Rare Kidney Disease Advocacy Network. We will reach out to potentially eligible participants shortly.
Things you can do now:
- View our resources on IgA nephropathy.
- Learn about other rare kidney diseases.
- Watch our 2024 Congressional Briefing, which focused on addressing rare diseases.
- Learn more about kidney disease .
- Join the AKF Ambassador Network and registering, or text KIDNEY to 52886 and follow the prompts.
- Recruit at least two friends to the Rare Kidney Disease Advocacy Network.
- Read about our top policy issues.
- Start thinking about the best way to tell your story. Is it personal, short, easy to follow, and has emotional impact?
- Respond right away to action alerts sent to you via email or text — why wait?
- Forward email action alerts to your family and friends, asking them to take action, too. It takes all our voices together to make a difference!
- Introduce yourself to your state lawmakers as an American Kidney Fund advocate.
- Contact your legislator or other key stakeholders through emails, letters, tweets or a meeting (contact Jon Hoffman at jhoffman@kidneyfund.org for more information).
- Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper on a particular issue — it's a powerful way to communicate with your legislators and community. (contact Ben Shlesinger at bshlesinger@kidneyfund.org information).
- Attend upcoming monthly Ambassador Zoom meetings — watch for emails.
- Speak to local groups about your kidney journey. Connect with your AKF partner to get started.
- Testify at a public hearing about the importance of including patient experience when crafting policy.
