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Breast Cancer Awareness: Beyond Wearing Pink

Greater Giving

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to recognize the importance of early detection, treatment advancements, and research. It’s also an opportunity to raise funds for breast cancer research through awareness events such as walks and runs.

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Blue Fox Founder & CEO, Chantal Sheehan Shares Her Personal Story to Raise Awareness for Endometriosis Month and Women's History Month

Blue Fox

I want to share a story with you, and I hope it will help you or someone you love one day. Most people haven't. To put that in perspective: 1 in 16 women suffer from heart disease 1 in 8 women suffer from breast cancer There are few known therapies for treating endo. I'm risking here. We're with you, as always, in your journey.

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Scanning for Good: How One Nonprofit Used QR Codes to Raise Awareness

NetWits

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach, and advocacy for a cure. So, I thought I’d share her story here with you! People just used their cameras to scan the QR code, and they were off to the races.

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5 Instagram Story Stickers Every Nonprofit Should Be Using

Achieve

introduced Stories to compete with the rising popularity of Snapchat Stories, and the way we interact with social media has never been the same since! people use Instagram Stories daily and 2 out of 3 users say that the feature fosters brand interaction. But how can you make your Stories engaging? 500 million.

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a current news story.

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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. To become one of the success stories, it helps to work from the bottom up, top-down, and inside out.

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SMS Fundraising Campaign for Breast Cancer

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer. This is not the first time Drew Olanoff has taken to the social web to fundraise for cancer. Share some personal stories by people who have been impacted by their donations. .

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