Walk Your AS Off
Want to get your step count up while raising vital funds for NASS? Sign up now to Walk Your AS Off and get walking in May!
Sign up todayWant to get your step count up while raising vital funds for NASS? Sign up now to Walk Your AS Off and get walking in May!
Sign up today28 April 2024
Sign up now26 May 2024. Please note that registrations have now closed for the Edinburgh Half Marathon and Marathon distances.
Sign up now26 May 2024
Sign up now26 May 2024
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Sign up nowPayroll Giving is a simple and tax-efficient way for you to give to NASS directly through your salary, without paying tax on your donation.
Find out moreWe are incredibly grateful to all of our Trust and Foundation supporters who help us unrestricted and restricted funding to provide medical advice, practical support about living with axial SpA, emotional well-being support, and welfare and benefits advice to everyone with axial SpA who needs us.
Find out moreIf you are a UK tax payer, please don’t forget to add Gift Aid to your donation which, can add up to 25% more to NASS at no cost to you.
Sign up to Gift Aid todayWant to get your step count up while raising vital funds for NASS? Sign up now to Walk Your AS Off and get walking in May!
Sign up todayWant to move more for your AS? Join Stretch-tember in September 2024! Whether you'd prefer a very gentle session or something more challenging, there is something for everyone.
Find out moreThank you to all those who supported and took part in this year's Gaming for AS. Dates for the next Gaming for AS are to be confirmed.
Check out our 2024 gamersIt’s really easy to Go Orange for AS! From quiz nights to coffee mornings and bake sales, from sponsored silences to organising a step challenge or a dress down day at work or school, there’s no limit to what you can do!
Sign up to do your own fundraisingPerhaps you're looking forward to a special birthday or celebrating a milestone anniversary. It's easy to set-up a fundraiser on Facebook and share it with your friends.
Start Facebook fundraising!Raffles and auctions are great ways to fundraise for a good cause, and we have made this easier by going 100% online! Are you interested in creating your own to fundraise for NASS?
Get startedEnter online NASS Summer Prize Draw 2024! Help raise funds for NASS and get the chance to win £500, £125 or £50! The raffle will close on 29 August at 11:55pm. The raffle will be drawn automatically via email at 2am on Friday 30 August 2024. Raffle tickets are only available to buy online.
Enter todayEvery personalised card or e-card you send this Father's Day, courtesy of Making a Difference Cards, will help support NASS and people with axial SpA.
Buy a Father's Day cardJoin over 1.8 million people raising free donations at over 4000 shops and sites every day, the easyfundraising way! A quick and easy way to support NASS for free!
Find out moreSign up to Give as you Live Online and shop at over 4,200 leading stores and browse loads of great offers and voucher codes. Every time you shop, a percentage of every pound you spend will be donated to NASS – without costing you a penny extra!
Find out moreThrough Thrift+, you can donate to over 8,000 charities in the UK. All thanks to our partnership with PayPal Giving Fund (learn more about how we process donations here).
Find out moreDid you know you could support NASS through 'Give with Bing'? Microsoft Rewards lets you support the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society through its Give with Bing program. After signing up and selecting our charity, you can earn reward points just for searching the web with Bing. Microsoft then turns those points into cash donations to NASS. The program is free - you just need to sign up with a Microsoft account and then, choose to give your points to NASS.
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Find out moreLast year, gamer Flazzerty signed up to Gaming for AS and raised funds for NASS by livestreaming! He has shared his story about living with AS to raise awareness and inspire others to fundraise for NASS.
Watch Flazzerty's story"I run because my wife can’t. I challenge myself to complete hard things as she is doing every day in her life."
Read Simon's story"Running gives me the freedom I yearn for and most importantly it reminds me that my condition cannot have control over me."
Read James' storyCaroline raised an incredible £1,336 for NASS from her Boutique Sale on Saturday 4 November. She’s sharing her story to inspire others who “don’t want to run a marathon” or “do another a sponsored activity” to fundraise in their own way.
Read moreAs a sixteen-year-old, Laura was crushed when she was told by professionals that her increasingly painful symptoms were most likely to be psychological. After three years of pain, doubt and fear she finally received her diagnosis. Now on a new treatment plan, Laura has decided to undertake the 2024 Plymouth Half Marathon, to raise crucial funds for NASS and help raise awareness of Axial SpA.
Read Laura's story"I have learnt so much more about my condition in the last 18 months, partly thanks to research by NASS. For this reason, I decided to take part in the Winter Walk Challenge to help raise funds and awareness and as a challenge for myself." Read Simon's story to find out why he joined the Winter Walk Challenge.
Read Simon's story“It has made a huge difference to me in the way I manage my axial SpA.” Read Georgie's story to find out why she signed up to Stretch-tember.
Read Georgie's storyHuge congratulations to Jamie Howard, who finished rowing 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic at 4am UK time on Wednesday 21 February. It took him 69 days, 17 hours and 56 minutes to complete his epic journey. Read Jamie's story and donate to help him raise £25,000 for NASS!
Read Jamie's storySarah shares her journey to diagnosis, how she has used swimming to help manage her symptoms and as a way to incorporate movement and exercise into her routine. Read Sarah's story to find out why she took on the Scilly Swim Challenge.
Read Sarah's storyNASS is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people with axial SpA. NASS doesn’t receive any statutory funding. We rely on your kindness and generosity, and other people like you, to help us transform the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with axial SpA and help more people live well with the condition sooner.
Your support for NASS and people with axial SpA is more critical than ever:
Thank you for your support for NASS and people with axial SpA.
If you have any questions about fundraising for NASS, please don't hesitate to email fundraising@nass.co.uk or call 020 8741 1515 (press option 2)
1 in 200 of the adult population in the UK have axial SpA (AS). That's twice as many as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Axial SpA (AS) is a condition that affects young people. Symptoms start late teens to early twenties, with the average age of onset being 24.
The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.
59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.