Please mark your calendar for May 2. That's the launch of our uber-important 2011 JDRF Advocacy Survey. You can access it via email (sign up here to receive), or through the JDRF Advocacy Facebook page and our Twitter feed (so make sure you 'Like' or 'Follow' us). Also, if you're on the go constantly, you can receive the survey via mobile text message (simply text ACTION to 37420).
Why is it uber-important, you ask? Simple, this is the most effective way to let us, the JDRF Advocacy staff, know what is important to you! Your suggestions will allow us to not only determine what programs we need to create to help you be better advocates be but also ensure we are targeting the correct demographics when creating or implementing advocacy programs.
Over the years we've found that adult type 1s are a growing demographic in our network of advocates and it's important that we harness their passion, power, and energy for better management and a cure of type 1 diabetes. We've found out that majority of our advocates use Facebook or some sort of a social media site, which led to us creating and enhancing Type 1 Talk on Facebook. We also discovered that many of you are interested in helping coordinate meetings with legislators, which led to a record breaking Promise to Remember Me Campaign during which we held 431 meetings with Members of Congress.
So, in short, we need your help to shape the future of our program!
Remember, you'll have the chance to answer questions via email (sign up here), Facebook, Twitter, and mobile phone (text ACTION to 37420).
Thanks and look forward to your feedback!
Hasan
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