Positioning Patient Advocacy Organizations to Secure Sustainable Funding
Live Interactive Workshop
A Practical Framework Showing How Cross-Collaboration Builds Capacity and Strengthens Funding Access.
March 26, 2026
1:00 pm EST
🤝 Missions must endure
Partnerships, Leadership & Continuity
Funding cycles change. Leaders transition. Join us for a practical deep dive into ensuring your organization’s sustainability.
In this 75-minute interactive workshop, nonprofit and patient advocacy leaders will learn how to build the right cross-sector partnerships to strengthen funding strategy, reduce founder dependency, and secure long-term impact.
Beyond Short-Term Funding
This session goes beyond typical funding conversations. We will explore how to embed succession planning into your strategy, strengthen governance, and align university, corporate, and community partnerships.
Learn how to build relationships that reinforce your mission rather than stretch your internal capacity.
🚀 Exclusive Opportunity
Partnerships, Leadership & Continuity
Following the session, two organizations will be selected for a pilot program. Each will receive in-kind support from the Elevate Impact team to engage university partners and or corporate sponsors.
This structured framework is designed to strengthen your capacity, ensure leadership continuity, and build a long-term partnership strategy.
👥 Who Should Attend
- Patient advocacy and community-based organizations
- Founder-led and growing nonprofits planning for sustainability
- Advocacy leaders seeking funding, sponsorships, or strategic partnerships
- Groups looking to collaborate more effectively with healthcare, research, industry, and philanthropy
💡 What You’ll Gain
- Walk away with actionable frameworks and clarity for your organization's future.
- Clarity on your organization’s collaboration, funding, and leadership readiness
- Practical guidance for positioning partnerships to support long-term sustainability
- A framework for centering succession planning without disrupting mission momentum
- Peer insight through facilitated breakout discussions
- Eligibility for a structured pilot opportunity with hands-on support
Format Details
⏱️ 75-minute live, virtual session
🗣️ Interactive, co-facilitated discussion
🤝 Breakout groups
💬 Q&A and peer exchange
Partnerships, Leadership & Continuity
Funding cycles change. Leaders transition. Join us for a practical deep dive into ensuring your organization's sustainability.
In this 75-minute interactive workshop, nonprofit and patient advocacy leaders will learn how to build the right cross-sector partnerships to strengthen funding strategy, reduce founder dependency, and secure long-term impact.
Beyond Short-Term Funding
This session goes beyond typical funding conversations. We will explore how to embed succession planning into your strategy, strengthen governance, and align university, corporate, and community partnerships.
Learn how to build relationships that reinforce your mission rather than stretch your internal capacity.
Pilot Program: Free Hands-On Support
Following the session, two organizations will be selected for a pilot program. Each will receive in-kind support from the Elevate Impact team to engage university partners and or corporate sponsors.
This structured framework is designed to strengthen your capacity, ensure leadership continuity, and build a long-term partnership strategy.
👥 Who Should Attend
- Patient advocacy and community-based organizations
- Founder-led and growing nonprofits planning for sustainability
- Advocacy leaders seeking funding, sponsorships, or strategic partnerships
- Groups looking to collaborate more effectively with healthcare, research, industry, and philanthropy
💡 What You’ll Gain
Walk away with actionable frameworks and clarity for your organization's future.
- Clarity on your organization’s collaboration, funding, and leadership readiness
- Practical guidance for positioning partnerships to support long-term sustainability
- A framework for centering succession planning without disrupting mission momentum
- Peer insight through facilitated breakout discussions
- Eligibility for a structured pilot opportunity with hands-on support
Meet the Speakers
Ricardhy Grandoit
Elevate Impact Founder
Dr. Ify Osunkwo
Novo Nordisk Patient Advocacy - Hemoglobinopathies, Corporate Affairs, RareD
Attend live to get the full value.
Register now and secure your spot for the live session.
FAQ
This session is designed for advocacy, research, and community-based organizations involved in healthcare, rare, or chronic disease research, especially those seeking stronger partnerships, funding readiness, or cross-sector collaboration.
Yes. The workshop focuses on common collaboration breakdowns, misalignment, unclear readiness, and informal partnerships and provides a structured framework to address them in practice.
No prior experience is required. The session is designed to meet organizations where they are, from early-stage collaboration to more established partnerships.
Two organizations will be selected to participate in a pilot program and receive in-kind support from Elevate Impact to further develop partnerships with academic and/or corporate partners.
No. This is a highly interactive, facilitated workshop. Participants will engage in guided exercises, short breakout discussions, and practical reflection focused on real organizational challenges.
Yes. A recording will be available for a limited time after the event.
No. It is a free sponsored event.
