Welcome to AED Online Giving

The Academy for Eating Disorders is an international, multidisciplinary professional organization that promotes excellence in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. AED provides education, training and a forum for collaboration and professional dialogue.

Your tax-deductible gift can be targeted to one of the following AED programs:

The 2009 AED Scholarship Campaign
The goal of the 2009 AED Scholarship Campaign is to raise funds to provide training and education in eating disorders treatment, research, and prevention for the (i) Clinician Scholarships and the (ii) Student/ Early Career Investigator Travel Fellowship. Scholarship recipients are provided with support to attend the AED International Conference and gain knowledge to improve the quality of eating disorders care, research, policy and prevention in their communities around the world.

The 2009 AED Scholarship Campaign is essential to AED’s mission to promote excellence in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders and to provide education, training and a forum for collaboration and professional dialogue.

This past year the members of AED pulled together to propel the 2008 AED Scholarship Campaign to success. The campaign was successful on several levels--we fully funded four research and four clinical scholarships, as was our goal; we had more than 90 contributions from all parts of our membership, with excellent participation from the AED board, the past AED presidents and many of the fellows; and there were several corporate gifts and one matching gift from a foundation contacted by one of our fellows. 

The contributions to these scholarships fund colleagues from around the globe who might not otherwise have the resources to attend the ICED. As a result, these colleagues enrich their home communities and our professional community. In all, the success of this campaign reflects the ongoing commitment of the AED membership to encourage and support diversity in our membership.

AED Advocacy Fund

Gifts to this fund will enable the AED to continue to develop its worldwide advocacy efforts. Some of the programs currently sponsored include:

• Charter for Action on Eating Disorders:
  The Charter outlines the treatment rights and expectations of people with eating disorders and the families and loved ones who care for them. This important document has been signed by treaters and carers from around the globe and is used to drive advocacy efforts aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of treatment for individuals with eating disorders.
  
• World Summit on Eating Disorders: The World Summit is an annual meeting held at the AED International Conference on Eating Disorders that draws delegates from around the globe to address ways to improve eating disorders treatment, education, prevention, and research.
  
• AED Patient/Carer Task Force: This AED task force is comprised of representatives from patient/carer organizations from around the world. Its purpose is to develop educational programs and activist initiatives that address the needs and interests of people with eating disorders and their families and loved ones who care for them.
  
• Political Action: The AED collaborates with regional eating disorder organizations to lobby for measures to improve the quality and accessibility of eating disorders treatment and research.
  

AED General Fund

Gifts to the AED’s general fund allow us the greatest flexibility in program development and outreach. Funds are used for programs designed to:

• Promote the effective treatment and care of patients with eating disorders and associated disorders
• Develop and advance initiatives for the prevention of eating disorders
• Disseminate knowledge regarding eating disorders to members of the Academy, other professionals and the general public
• Stimulate and support research in the field
• Promote multidisciplinary expertise within the Academy's membership
• Assist in the development of guidelines for training, practice and professional conduct within the field
• Identify and reward outstanding achievement and service in the field
  

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