About Inspire

Inspire builds and manages online communities in which thousands of patients, family members and caregivers support and communicate with one another in safe, secure, privacy- protected environments.

Most Inspire communities are built for free and operate under the auspices of some of the most respected nonprofit health organizations in the US.

Our nonprofit partners include such distinguished organizations as the ALS Association, Arthritis Foundation, Lung Cancer Alliance, National Organization of Rare Disorders, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation, among others.

Inspire is currently funded by private investors and tasteful advertising. In the near future, we will offer sponsored research and clinical trial notification services to companies and organizations seeking to reach community members who opt to participate in such programs. We also build communities on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspire, founded in 2005, is a privately-held company with headquarters in McLean, VA.

Testimonials

Families often say to us, especially those with rare or genetic disorders, that they want to be able to talk to other families who walk the walk—they want to share that valuable connection. They can do this with Inspire's online community platform. - Kathy Russell, Executive Director, The Children's Inn at NIH

I am so encouraged by the upbeat fighting attitudes of the members here and with your loving concern for each other. - Member, Lung Cancer Alliance Survivors Support Community

I read the blogs and my heart goes out to each and everyone who has been or going through this as a patient or as a caregiver. I wish this site would have been here while my brother was alive. - Member, ALS Advocacy Support Community

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