{"id":9308,"date":"2020-01-21T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/customer-stories\/alpha-1-foundation"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:04:33","slug":"alpha-1-foundation","status":"publish","type":"customer-story","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/customer-stories\/alpha-1-foundation","title":{"rendered":"Alpha-1 Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--customer-story\" id=\"hero--customer-story-block_42f8c1ca9a86b1a08141a3399c344d39\">\n    <div class=\"hero--customer-story__container has-image\">\n        <div class=\"hero--customer-story__container-diamonds d-none d-md-block\">\n            <div class=\"diamond-top__gradient\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"diamond-top__green\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                    <ul class=\"breadcrumbs 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<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 d-md-flex\">\n                                        <div class=\"hero--customer-story__vertical-region__vertical\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/healthcare-organizations.svg\" class=\"img-fluid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                            <span class=\"tag\">\n                                Healthcare Organizations                            <\/span>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"hero--customer-story__vertical-region__region\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" clip-path=\"url(#map-pin)\"><path 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Even if they are unable to go out and fundraise, they can do it out of the comfort of their own home.&#8221;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"longform-content-lede-quote__name\">\n                Linda Rodriguez            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"longform-content-lede-quote__organization\">\n                <i>Director of Development, Alpha-1 Foundation<\/i>            <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"lede-paragraph\" id=\"lede-paragraph-block_f614467269fa68449c7029febcd48149\">\n    <div class=\"lede-paragraph__heading\">\n        <span class=\"tag\">\n            OVERVIEW        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"body-large\">\n        Despite its small diagnosed patient population, Alpha-1 Foundation has invested more than $76 million in research and programs as it vows to find a cure for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a condition that can result in serious lung and liver disease. 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