🎥 Now Available: Global FOP Community Event Recordings An individual's story is a powerful tool to advocate for themself and/or their loved one with FOP. In the Story Masters workshop, IFOPA's Family Services Manager Hope Newport empowers you to embrace your story as an essential resource in your advocacy journey 💙 The workshop covers: 📕 The key components of a story 📗 How to sharpen up your story 📘 Practice sharing it with a small supportive group of peers 📚 Carry your story with you as a powerful tool to advocate for your needs! 📌 Watch the session recording here: https://lnkd.in/dgrBxqdY
International FOP Association
Research Services
Fund Research. Find a Cure. Support Families. Worldwide.
About us
The International FOP Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting medical research, education and communication for those afflicted by the rare genetic condition Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). FOP is one of the rarest, most disabling genetic conditions known to medicine, it causes bone to form in muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues. Bridges of extra bone develop across joints, progressively restricting movement and forming a second skeleton that imprisons the body in bone. There are no other known examples in medicine of one normal organ system turning into another. Our mission is to fund research to find a cure for FOP while supporting individuals and their families through education, public awareness and advocacy. Our vision is a cure for FOP. Our primary sources of funding come from FOP family fundraising, public contributions, IFOPA special events, and private foundations. Founded in 1988 by Jeannie Peeper, a woman with FOP, the IFOPA was originally established because Ms. Peeper wanted to bring people with FOP together. Today, the organization has grown to include members across the globe, supports FOP research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine at a rate of approximately $500,000 annually and is a life-support to those who suffer from FOP. To learn more about our "Programs and Services" - we have shared it below. As of 2012, our organization has 500 members representing over 50 countries worldwide, with 300 international members (outside the U.S.) with FOP and 150 members with FOP living in the U.S. Thanks to this global community, we have been able to partner with other FOP organizations around the world, including ones established in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. For a snapshot of IFOPA information, our "Facts-In-Brief Sheet" has been shared below.
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- Research Services
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- 2-10 employees
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- Kansas City
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- Nonprofit
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- 1988
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💡 Why Now? Learn More About Why We're Planning for the Future ✨ The IFOPA's Board of Directors launched the process to define our 2025-2028 strategic plan in August 2024 🎯 Hear FOP Mom and Board Chair Rebecca Wallace and IFOPA Executive Director Michelle Davis share why the IFOPA has started this process now 🙌 👉 If you want to stay up to date on the IFOPA's strategic planning process, visit ifopa.org/strategic-plan
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🤗 What would make your life with FOP a little easier? Apply for a Quality of L.I.F.E. Award and the funds can be applied to the purchase of adaptive equipment or making home modifications that help ease the challenges of living with FOP 💙 If you have a confirmed FOP diagnosis, you're invited to apply for a Harold and Elaine Kaplan Quality of L.I.F.E. Award. The award grants you USD 1,800. ⏰ Applications are OPEN and are accepted throughout the month until the deadline on January 31st. IFOPA's staff is available to help you choose appropriate items and complete your application. Email us at lifeawards@ifopa.org 📌 Learn more about The Harold and Elaine Kaplan Quality of L.I.F.E. Awards: https://lnkd.in/eY7Ze39
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Welcome to 2025! 🎉 As a global community, we’re stepping into this new year stronger, more connected, and more hopeful than ever. We can’t wait to see what the next 12 months will bring—the connections we’ll build, the discoveries we’ll make, the ideas we’ll share, and the progress in FOP research and care that’s ahead. Whether you’re an FOP family, a dedicated friend, a generous donor, a passionate fundraiser, a researcher, a clinician, or part of a biotech or pharmaceutical team working on treatments, we’re so grateful to have you on this journey with us. Together, we’re unstoppable! Here’s to an amazing year 💚💙🌍
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Living with FOP? We need YOU! 🫵 The FOP Registry is the largest resource of patient-reported outcomes, built by people just like you who want to make a difference ✨📊 By sharing how FOP affects you, you help researchers and clinicians improve care, advance treatments, and work toward a cure 🧬 View the 2023 Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/dzRuErZi 📌 To learn more about the IFOPA's FOP Registry and enroll, visit ifopa.org/fopregistry 💵 Don't forget you get a twenty-five USD electronic reward for each survey you complete. You can choose where you want to use it, including Amazon or Visa. 👉 Already enrolled? Watch for the email from fopregistry@fopregistry.org to complete your Follow-Up Surveys and keep your information up to date. 👏 Special Thanks to These 2023 Sponsors: Visionary Partner Incyte Leadership Partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals #FOPRegistry
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⏰ The clock is ticking! Last Chance to Double Your Impact to the IFOPA in 2024! ⏳ Give before midnight, and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $60,000 thanks to two generous families impacted by FOP. Your donation fuels vital FOP research, provides resources, and empowers families. Together, we can make 2025 even brighter for the FOP community ✨ Thank you for making 2024 a year of hope and empowerment! 👉 Double Your Impact Now: ifopa.org/yea2024 ❤️ #cureFOP #AWorldofPossibilities #DoubleYourImpact #FOPCommunity
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We've shared what was accomplished in 2023 for the FOP Registry... now, what's next? 🧬 In 2025 the FOP Registry will celebrate 10 years of collecting data from people living with FOP. We are always looking for ways to make the FOP Registry easier for the community to update and access. Upcoming projects include reviewing and updating the questions you answer (also known as the Case Report Forms), as well as a significant upgrade to the FOP Registry platform 🥳 🌎 View the FOP Registry 2023 Annual Report here: https://lnkd.in/dzRuErZi 📌 To learn more about the IFOPA's FOP Registry and enroll, visit ifopa.org/fopregistry 👉 Already enrolled? Watch for the email from fopregistry@fopregistry.org to complete your Follow-Up Surveys and keep your information up to date. 👏 Special Thanks to These 2023 Sponsors: Visionary Partner Incyte Leadership Partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals #FOPRegistry
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What happens when you gather the top FOP researchers, clinician scientists and academic researchers from around the world in one room? Incredible progress and hope 🙌 Every two years, we have the honor of hosting the FOP Drug Development Forum (DDF), the only scientific conference in the world solely focused on FOP 🔬 This past June, FOP experts gathered in Stockholm, Sweden (or participated virtually) for the sixth DDF 💙 💚 Read all about it at https://lnkd.in/dgjpTFti Thank you to our generous sponsors: Visionary: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Ipsen Supporter: Incyte Friend of the DDF: āshibio
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Thembah lives with FOP in South Africa, and his L.I.F.E. Award provided a keyboard for him to pursue a career in music 🎶🎹 We love seeing the impact of the Harold and Elaine Kaplan Quality of L.I.F.E. Awards on our FOP community members 🤩 L.I.F.E. Award applications are accepted every January and July from individuals with a confirmed FOP diagnosis who have not yet used their $1,800 USD lifetime grant ❤️ Funds can be applied to home modifications or the purchase of adaptive equipment that make life with FOP a little easier. 📌 Applications open this Wednesday, January 1, and are accepted throughout the month until the deadline on the 31st. IFOPA's staff is available year-round to help you choose appropriate items and complete your application. 📧 Contact Family Services Coordinator Melissa Davis, OTR/L, at melissa.davis@ifopa.org / +1 605-877-5289 (also available on WhatsApp). 👉 Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eY7Ze39
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A huge THANK YOU to our incredible 2023 FOP Registry sponsors for their commitment to advancing FOP clinical care, research and treatment development! 🙌 💎 Visionary Partner: Incyte 🌟 Leadership Partner: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 🤝 Collaborating Partner: Ipsen 💡 Supporter: Keros Therapeutics Read the FOP Registry 2023 Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/dzRuErZi The support of our generous sponsors helps the IFOPA grow and evolve the FOP Registry, ensuring it remains a vital resource for the FOP community. We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️ #FOPRegistry
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