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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. Examples include #BlackLivesMatter, #MADD, and #FlintWaterCrisis.

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#1MilliForJadudi: A Crowdfunding Campaign in Kenya to help Cancer Patient

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Zawadi has launched her own consulting firm and works with African nonprofits and social change activists on their social media and crowd funding campaigns. When Otieno learned he needed a fourth surgery for his cancer, he reached out to Zawadi Nyong’o who was also an Africa Cancer Foundation volunteer.

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How To Raise Money For Charity: 5 Ideas To Get You Started

CauseVox

Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign. For example, Canine Cancer Alliance (CCA) raised nearly $30,000 using CauseVox to power their peer-to-peer fundraising campaign – Wag Love. Canine Cancer Alliance Website CTAs. Then, create a crowdfunding site for your campaign and get to work sharing it with your networks.

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Classy Welcomes Ford Foundation COO Depelsha McGruder to Its Board of Directors

Classy

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. United for Social Change, sister organizations working to positively influence how black boys and men are perceived and treated by law enforcement and in society.

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And, everybody is working on something and usually is interested in several issues. Today was an example of this. Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs. Each hour there’s something memorable.

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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Obviously this event won’t work in warmer climates, but if you’re somewhere with distinct seasons, all you have to do is find a lake that will let you host your event. You’ve most likely already done some form of live streaming in your work in the past year or two. Or, do the work yourself. Livestream Event. Golf Marathon.

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3 Ways Your Nonprofit Could Benefit From Virtual Reality Going Mainstream

NonProfit Hub

For example, nonprofits seeking to help cancer patients could use VR technology to help potential donors learn more about standard therapies for treating cancer or what it feels like to be diagnosed with such an illness. These are just three examples of how the nonprofit sector could use VR.

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