LEWY BODY DEMENTIA ASSOCIATION INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the Lewy body dementias (LBD), supporting people with LBD, their families and caregivers and promoting scientific advances. The Association's purposes are charitable, educational, and scientific.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Education, Awareness and Support
Current programs include our website and online community, toll-free caregiver helpline, publication of a newsletter and informative pamphlets on LBD, online caregiver support groups, local support groups, local educational events, exhibiting at medical conferences to reach physicians and professional caregivers.
Education and Support Services
Support groups
Community-based live and virtual (Facebook)
Led by professionals and/or experienced caregivers
Caregiver Link
Phone and/or email support from experienced LBD caregivers
Phone: 844.311.0587
Email: [email protected]
Research Centers of Excellence
With our RCOE network, the LBDA has identified 25 of the nation’s leading LBD clinicians to which LBD patients and their families can turn for advanced LBD diagnosis and treatment. Through our efforts we are connecting many experienced physicians and respected institutions that are committed to providing advanced LBD care, community outreach, and support.
Where we work
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of Facebook followers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Caregivers
Related Program
Education, Awareness and Support
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
number of research centers of excellence funded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
With our RCOE network, the LBDA has identified 26 of the nation’s leading LBD clinicians to which LBD patients and their families can turn for advanced LBD diagnosis and treatment.
Number of support groups offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We provide free, confidential support in a group setting to anyone affected by LBD—whether you are an LBD caregiver or are a loved one, friend, or professional caregiver of someone diagnosed.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are committed to being the leading authority on Lewy body dementias, relentless in the search for a cure, while providing quality support for those living with the disease and their caregivers
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
LBD is a disease that does not discriminate. People from every walk of life, every race, culture, religion and sexual orientation can develop LBD. From the most accomplished or wealthy to the most humble of professions and those facing economic hardship every day, LBD spares no one.
Our mission is to serve ALL people touched by LBD – and to stand up and speak on their behalf, especially for those who are disproportionally impacted by LBD. Our organizational values mandate our call for greater equity and inclusion in research, access to clinical care as well as care and support services. For all.
LBDA is an organization that focuses on purpose, growth, and support, both in the delivery of our mission and internally as well. We believe the success of our organization is directly correlated with the success of our staff.
We are committed to fostering an environment that supports and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. When our board, staff and volunteers feel supported and empowered, it spreads to the community we serve.
LBDA is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day.
And we are committed to delivering on our mission in exactly the same way.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We currently have a staff of 16 people and a network of volunteers around the country. The organization is structured around the following goals outlined here:
• Raise the resources to support the mission. LBDA will continue to build on its strong foundation of dedicated individual donors while seeking to expand revenue sources to include major donors, family foundations, and corporate/industry relationships.
• Continually develop educational programing, that supports the spectrum of medical providers to serve people with LBD, their care partners and families. LBDA will work with medical professionals, allied health providers and networks of care providers to support education activities, enhancing the awareness and understanding of all aspects of LBD.
• Bring care and support closer! Patients, care partners, and providers have a better understanding of LBD and can better assess and utilize resources and support through LBDA no matter their location.
• Catalyze research across the RCOE network. Increase the funding of the Research Centers of Excellence program to seed and grow additional grant applications and projects across the network.
• Continue LBDA’s recognition as a national leader in the dementia space. LBDA will increase advocacy for increasing federal funding and services to meet the needs of the LBD community.
• Enhance infrastructure for evolution and growth. LBDA’s human capital infrastructure will focus on stratified and cross divisional growth across all aspects of the entity: board, staff, volunteers, donors, councils and committees; to enhance the structures, strategies and communication platforms necessary to evolve and mature the Association in a planned, organized and fiscally responsible manner
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Great progress has been made in the past years including:
--increase in traffic to our website www.lbda.org. Currently we serve about 50,000 viewers a month
-- increase in Facebook followers from 20,963 to 25,659 (22.4%)
--increase in Support Groups to over 140 live and virtual groups meeting at least monthly
--funding and launch of the Research Centers of Excellence program at 26 of the top academic/medical research centers in the US (https://www.lbda.org/rcoecenters/)
--working with 5 pharma/biotech companies to help recruitment for clinical trials
--having our own Sr. Director of Research and Advocacy, Angela Taylor on the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services meets quarterly to discuss programs that impact people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) and their caregivers. This is a federally funded initiative which has resulted in funding for Lewy body dementia and other non Alzheimer dementias to be increased.
--LBDA revenues have increased year over year. Total net assets of approximately $3.6 million (2019)
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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LEWY BODY DEMENTIA ASSOCIATION INC
Board of directorsas of 12/16/2022
Ms. Christina Christie
No Affiliation
Term: 2015 - 2022
Ms Shannon McCarty-Caplan
Marshall Cannon
James Galvin, MD
Andy Matteis
Emily N Pualwan
Tony Schueth
Roger Bean
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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