Member Impact Fund Stories 2021

The GlobalSkin Member Impact Fund was created and launched in 2020 to financially assist Member organizations in the planning and implementation of activities supporting their dermatology patient-led initiatives and projects for the period of October 17, 2020 – June 30, 2021.

We invited grant applications from Full and Associate Member organizations that demonstrate how they will:

• Raise awareness of their disease(s)
• Support their patients
• Strengthen the work of their organization

Proposals that fell into one of the four categories below were funded up to $2,000 CAD.

1. Event Planning
2. Communications & Marketing
3. Advocacy
4. Organizational Development

The application timeframe has now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. 
Successful recipients have now been chosen.

GlobalSkin is excited to have had so much interest in the Member Impact Fund Program. We are very pleased to be able to support the following Member organizations located in 14 different countries, 3 regions, and 12 disease areas:

• Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation – Canada (All disease areas)

• CMTC-OVM – Netherlands (Lohuizen syndrome, which is also known as cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC-OVM)

• Vitiligo Support and Research Group Vitamigos – Cuba (Vitiligo)

• Eczema Outreach Support – UK (Atopic Eczema)

• Genespoir – France (Albinism )

• The National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias – US (Ectodermal Dysplasias)

• Naevus Global – International (Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (CMN)

• DEBRA Croatia – Croatia (Epidermolysis Bullosa)

• International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation – International (Pemphigus & Pemphigoid)

• Vereniging voor Ichthyosis Netwerken – Netherlands (Icthyosis)

• Skin and Allergic Disease – Russia (Autoimmune related skin disease / Atopic Eczema)

• DEBRA South Africa – South Africa (Epidermolysis Bullosa)

• Beyond Vitiligo – Sourth Africa (Vitiligo)

• National Association for the Assistance and Support for Persons with Allergies, Celiac and Other Autoimmune Disorders – Serbia (Autoimmune disorders / Atopic Eczema)

• Asociación de Afectados por la Dermatitis Atópica – AADA – Spain (Atopic Eczema)

• Allergy UK – UK (Allergies / Atopic Eczema)

• PEM Friends – UK (Pemphigus and Pemphigoid)

• Atopic dermatitis association (Društvo atopijski dermatitis) – Slovenia (Atopic Eczema)

• Canadian Psoriasis Network – Canada (Psoriasis)

• Eczema Society of Kenya – Kenya (Atopic Eczema)

• Allergy and Asthma Network – US (Allergies/Asthma/Atopic Eczema)

• Institute Atopika – Slovenia (Atopic Eczema)

• ITSAN – International (Topical Steroid Withdrawal)

• Nevus Outreach – US (Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (CMN)

We look forward to highlighting all Member projects as they are completed!