ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOUNDATION
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Addressing the world's most critical nutrition issues, including adult and pediatric malnutrition and sustainable food systems.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Scholarships
The Foundation supports and encourages individual and industry contributions to our Scholarship, Award, Research and Public Education Programs. Our goal is to assist students in their academic endeavors, and recognize outstanding members for their contributions, fund member conducted research and provide resources through public education efforts.
Industry, industry foundations, dietetic practice groups, member interest groups, affiliates or individuals may contribute to any existing fund or establish a new scholarship fund.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Vision: A world where all people thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition\n\nMission: Through philanthropy, empower current and future food and nutrition practitioners to optimize global health.\n\nPrinciples:\nThe Foundation supports:\n• Integration of research, professional development, and practice to stimulate innovation and discovery\n• Collaborations to solve the greatest food and nutrition challenges now and in the future\n• A system-wide impact across the food, well-being and health care sectors\n• Elimination of all forms of malnutrition globally\n• Expansion of workforce capacity, capability and the contribution of food and nutrition practitioners\n• Accountability through transparency and fiduciary responsibility\n\nGoals:\nGrow the Foundation’s financial portfolio to support mission and advance vision \nInvest in the current and next generation of food and nutrition practitioners \nFund food and nutrition research and communicate outcomes \nExpand the Foundation’s impact through collaborations and educational efforts \nDevelop formal partnerships to advance mutual goals
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Goals:\nGrow the Foundation’s financial portfolio to support mission and advance vision \n-Build unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted reserves to support projects and programs\n-Identify sustainable targets to generate investment income to support operations\n-Diversify funding sources\n-Maintain the highest level of financial oversight and transparency\n\nInvest in the current and next generation of food and nutrition practitioners \n-Engage youth through the work of the Foundation\n-Provide scholarships to dietetics students of all levels of study\n-Build a talent pipeline that will prepare, place and support a workforce for international practice opportunities and leadership within their organization\n-Support efforts to connect and empower the international community of dietitians and dietetic associations\n-Provide awards to practitioners of all career stages\n\nFund food and nutrition research and communicate outcomes \n-Establish model programs and food and nutrition Fellowship opportunities\n-Offer research and practice Fellowships for graduate students and professionals\n-Fund nutrition research\n-Support dissemination of research outcomes\n\nExpand the Foundation’s impact through collaborations and educational efforts \n-Support efforts to build a global coalition of credentialed practitioners, dietetic associations and global food, nutrition and health organizations\n-Promote the contribution of the credentialed food and nutrition workforce and advocate for scaling solutions\n\nDevelop formal partnerships to advance mutual goals\n-Utilize current networks to identify funding sources and build relationships to advance goals\n-Identify and cultivate relationships with philanthropic organizations with nutrition focus\n-Work with federal, state and local entities to support the mission, vision and goals of the Foundation\n-Engage with and increase visibility among internal and external stakeholder to drive revenue\n-Amplify awareness of effective food and nutrition interventions
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is the 501 c 3, philanthropic arm of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association, \n\nThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917, by a visionary group of women dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I. Today, the Academy has over 100,000 credentialed practitioners — registered dietitian nutritionists, dietetic technicians, registered, and other dietetics professionals holding undergraduate and advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics, and students — and is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.\n\nMembers of the Academy play a key role in shaping the public's food choices, thereby improving its nutritional status, and in treating persons with illnesses or injuries. Members offer preventive and medical nutrition therapy services in a variety of settings.\n\nDietetics practitioners work in health care systems, home health care, foodservice, business, research and educational organizations, as well as in private practice. As vital members of medical teams in hospitals, long-term care facilities and health maintenance organizations, they provide medical nutrition therapy — using specific nutrition services to treat chronic conditions, illnesses or injuries. Community-based dietetics practitioners provide health promotion, disease prevention and wellness services.\n\nAs a leader in food and nutrition issues, the Academy provides expert testimony at hearings, lobbies Congress and other governmental bodies, comments on proposed federal and state regulations, and develops position statements on critical food and nutrition issues. \n\nThe Academy Foundation collaborates with various departments, committees, and leaders within the Academy and the profession to help us accomplish our goals. \n\nMost importantly, the thousands of Academy members and industry donors support the Foundation in these efforts through their generous donations.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Academy Foundation has initiated a Second Century Campaign to raise the funds necessary to accomplish our identified goals. \n\nTo-date (12/2018), the Academy Foundation has raised close to $4M towards its Second Century Campaign, or 80% of its $5M goal. Dollars raised have supported Second Century projects focused on the priorities identified in our strategic plan:\n\nresearch and fellowships in both adult and pediatric malnutrition to validate the Academy’s Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics study,\n\na Transitions of Care Technical Implementation guide to ensure patient’s nutrition intervention records are standardized nationwide according to proper guidelines, \n\nand international and domestic fellowships that address such issues as malnutrition in Central America, sustainable food systems and health informatics.\n\nThese Second Century donations are supporting these efforts of global collaboration, with food, nutrition and health organizations to solve the greatest food and nutrition challenges,
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ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 07/05/2023
Susan Laramee
Retired
Term: 2023 - 2024
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 ? Yes -
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? No
Organizational demographics
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