Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC WE WERE SERVING CLOSE TO 400 PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S THROUGH OUR 13 FREE IN PERSON CLASSES AT 9 LOCATIONS IN THE AUSTIN AREA. BY MARCH, 2020 WE HAD TO ALTER OUR METHOD DUE TO COVID-19 AND RAPIDLY ADAPT TO OFFER VIRTUAL WELLNESS PROGRAMMING VIA YOUTUBE LIVESTREAMS. THIS ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP A MORE ROBUST GLOBAL AUDIENCE THAN EVER. OUR YOUTUBE AUDIENCE INCREASED BY 4100 SUBSCRIBERS TAKING US WELL OVER 11K MAKING US THE NUMBER ONE FITNESS CHANNEL FOR PARKINSON'S ON YOUTUBE. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR SOCIAL INITIATIVES PRIOR TO COVID WITH A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT, OUR 7TH ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH, A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT, WHERE OUR DANCERS AND POWERFUL PIPES CHOIR PERFORMED, INSTRUCTORS LED A GROUP EXERCISE DEMO AND WE PROVIDED DINNER. 300 GUESTS ATTENDED THIS EVENT. ONCE WE SWITCHED TO FULL VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, WE ADDED LIVE CHAT DURING EACH VIDEO CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE WITH REGULAR PARTICIPATION FROM ST. LUCIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, CANADA, PHILIPPINES, IRAQ, SOUTH AFRICA AND MANY MORE. GROUP ZOOM SOCIALS AND OUR VIRTUAL MUSICAL COLLAGE WERE WONDERFUL SOCIAL EVENTS THAT ALSO SERVED TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S.OTHER NOTABLE METRICS IN 2020 INCLUDE:A. UPLOADED 266 VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE B. 760,000 VIDEO VIEWS ON YOUTUBEC. 164,000 HOURS TOTAL WATCH TIME ON YOUTUBETHE TOP 10 VIEWING COUNTRIES FOR OUR YOUTUBE VIDEOS WERE:1. UNITED STATES2. INDIA3. CANADA4. UNITED KINGDOM5. PHILIPPINES6. ITALY7. AUSTRALIA8. GERMANY9. INDONESIA10.SINGAPORE
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $144.2K

  • Power for Parkinson's Programs

    POWER FOR PARKINSON'S (PFP) PROVIDES FREE, RESEARCH-BASED FITNESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS. FOUNDED IN 2013 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, PFP'S MISSION IS TO MAKE PARKINSON'S-SPECIFIC EXERCISE ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND LIFE-ENHANCING FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED BY PD. IN 2024, PFP CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS LOCAL AND GLOBAL IMPACT THROUGH IN-PERSON CLASSES, ONLINE PROGRAMMING, AND OUTREACH. LOCALLY, WE HELD 496 HOURS OF IN-PERSON GROUP FITNESS CLASSES, SERVING 418 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 209 NEW MEMBERS, SUPPORTED BY 63 VOLUNTEERS. OUR CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MOBILITY, STRENGTH, AND COGNITION, AND INCLUDE INNOVATIVE NEW PROGRAMS SUCH AS CARDIO & COGNITION, WHICH REFLECT CURRENT RESEARCH EMPHASIZING THE BENEFITS OF HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE FOR MANAGING PD SYMPTOMS. BEYOND PHYSICAL FITNESS, PFP FOSTERS SOCIAL CONNECTION AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CARE PARTNERS. THESE GROUPS PROVIDE SAFE SPACES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, EXCHANGE RESOURCES, AND BUILD COMMUNITY.GLOBALLY, PFP CONTINUES TO GROW ITS REACH THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE WORKOUTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. IN 2024, OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL RECEIVED 150K MONTHLY VIEWS AND 33K SUBSCRIBERS. ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, WE REACHED OVER 5 MILLION INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE AND GAINED 79,000 NEW FOLLOWERS, HELPING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACCESS PARKINSON'S-FOCUSED EXERCISE AT HOME.THIS YEAR OUR NEW ONLINE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE, INTRODUCTION TO PARKINSON'S SYMPTOM-FOCUSED EXERCISE HAS ALREADY HAD 58 INSTRUCTORS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD COMPLETE THE TRAINING. THIS EDUCATIONAL EFFORT EXPANDS THE REACH OF OUR EVIDENCE-BASED FITNESS MODEL AND SUPPORS THE CREATION OF MORE PARKINSON'S EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.PFP ALSO TOOK A BIG LEAP BY ADDING SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING INPERSON AND ON YOUTUBE PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND CONFERENCES TO RAISE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROMOTE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PD.TO KEEP OUR PROGRAMS VIBRANT, WE HOSTED A VARIETY OF SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING THE PFP OLYMPICS, SPIRIT WEEK, RIDE THE WAVES, AND THE CREATIVE SHOWCASE, WHICH CELEBRATED THE ARTISTIC TALENTS AND RESILIENCE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS.PFP ALSO STRENGTHENED ITS ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS, HOSTING SEVEN STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, AND AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT BOTH OUR ORGANIZATION AND FUTURE HEALTHCARE LEADERS.NOW IN OUR ELEVENTH YEAR, POWER FOR PARKINSON'S REMAINS ROOTED IN COMMUNITY CONNECTION WHILE EXPANDING OUR GLOBAL IMPACT. THROUGH MOVEMENT, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION, WE CONTINUE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON'S LIVE ACTIVE, HOPEFUL, AND CONNECTED LIVES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $439.8K