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LFA Mission Movers
What is a LFA Mission Mover?
LFA Mission Movers are passionate mission-driven volunteers who help accelerate awareness, connection,and the success of the Lupus Foundation of America’s mission. Mission Movers are people living with lupus, family members, friends, and advocates whose lived experience brings credibility, urgency, and heart to our work.
This role is designed as an alternative to traditional committees. It is focused on action, relationships and impact rather than meetings.
What Mission Movers Do
Mission Movers work alongside staff before, during, and after programs like Lupus & You Empowerment Conferences and events like Walk to End Lupus Now, and other mission initiatives to help expand reach and strengthen execution in communities across the country.
Mission Movers may support one or more of the following:
- Help recruit participants, teams, and volunteers
- Host or support Lunch & Learn opportunities to raise awareness of lupus and LFA programs at local business
- Introduce new audiences to the lupus community and LFA resources
- Open doors to potential corporate sponsors, partners, or community supporters
- Facilitate introductions between LFA staff and prospective partners
- Support sponsor and partner stewardship
- Participate in targeted planning conversations tied to events and programs
- Support tasks that strengthen readiness and day of mission moments
- Serve as a visible, trusted leader on-site to support participant experience
- Help elevate lived experience by sharing your and other lupus stories in meaningful ways
- Encourage connection, engagement, and belonging among the lupus warriors and families in your community
- Identify individuals interested in deeper involvement or leadership
- Approximately 15 hours per year
- Typically supports one primary program or event
- Includes recruitment and on-site execution
- Approximately 25 hours per year
- Supports two or more programs or events
- Hosts or supports a Lunch & Learn
- Opens doors for sponsorships or partnerships
- Provides leadership support to other mission members
- Assists and provides day of leadership support during on-site event and program execution
Commitment is flexible, event-aligned, and does not require standing meetings or fundraising minimums.
Who Is a Good Fit?
- People living with lupus or family members who want to turn lived experience into impact
- Community leaders, professionals, or partners with strong networks
- Individuals who value action, connection, and purpose
- Volunteers who want to contribute meaningfully without committee obligations
Why This Role Matters
LFA Mission Movers help ensure LFA programs and events are welcoming, well-executed, and mission-centered, while expanding awareness of lupus and bringing new people, partners, and opportunities into their community and to the LFA’s mission.
What's Next?
If you are interested, please complete the Mission Mover Commitment Form and one of our staff will get back to you to discuss next steps.
Not ready to make a commitment as a Mission Mover yet? You can still make a difference by sharing your story, signing up to become an advocate, or volunteering for a Walk to End Lupus Now event near you.