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10 Fresh Childhood Cancer Fundraising Ideas | FrontStream

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and a great time to raise awareness and funds for treatment against the leading disease-related killer of children in the US.

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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as an annual reminder of the importance of early detection and preventative care for breast cancer, as well as an acknowledgement of breast cancer patients, survivors, and researchers who do important work searching for a cure for the disease.

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

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But they are also great for traditional calls to action! 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. Using QR Codes for Calls to Action. Kings game, QR codes were top of mind.

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Fight Colorectal Cancer: A Rebranding Tale

Judi Sohn

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. I hope it's a fun read for anyone either looking to redo their own small nonprofit brand, or who wants a deeper dive on what we did at Fight Colorectal Cancer. It's a call-to-action.

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Why Your Nonprofit Needs Peer-to-Peer Fundraising (and How to Use It)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example: Every November, men all over stop shaving and grow out their beards and mustaches for Movember to raise awareness of men’s issues. For instance, the Prostate Cancer Foundation hosted a great push-up challenge in which participants had to “commit to doing 10 push-ups for every $20 donation received.

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Non-Traditional Giving Days for Your Next Fundraiser

The Modern Nonprofit

Depending on your cause and audience, you can plan your next fundraiser on a holiday and incorporate the theme into your call-to-action. Use awareness months for your fundraiser’s theme. Consider the various awareness months that are observed in the U.S. You can find a list of all the U.S.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

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When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness.

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