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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Zawadi shared her most recent crowdfunding campaign, probably one of the most successful in Kenya, raising over $71,000 in a couple of days, to help a 24 year old brain cancer patient Emmanuel Otieno (pictured above and known as Jadudi) to get surgery in India. 77% knew someone who had been diagnosed with cancer.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Hotdog Conundrum

sgEngage

He begins by taking a picture of a hot dog, which the app correctly identifies. The twist comes just a few moments later when Jian Yang takes a picture of a pizza slice: “not hot dog.” But what if it wasn’t a hot dog that Jian Yang’s app identified—but breast cancer indicators on an MRI reading? His housemates are crestfallen.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

Yes, we’re making a difference against colorectal cancer, and that’s ultimately our big-picture goal. We don’t resolve to cure colorectal cancer in a year; instead we resolve to chip away at a very specific, very targeted part of the rock that needs banging on. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer?

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Going Virtual is Not Enough: Reimagining Traditional P2P Walks for Fall 2020 and Beyond

Connection Cafe

Option #3: Walk to The Beat of Your Own Drum inspires participants to “get their creative wheels turning” with ideas like a neighborhood car parade, community scavenger hunt, sidewalk chalk art installation, or online Bingo. In reimagining their fun run/walk, staff recently announced changes to their annual campaign.

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Experiential Marketing Through Virtual Events

AccelEvents

An experiential virtual event might ask the crowd to reflect on something, or it might turn that on its face and force them to picture something or to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. . If the goal of your campaign is to raise awareness for breast cancer, then what does that awareness look like? Decide on the campaign goal.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

For fall, offer picture options that include themed-subject matter like pumpkins or the changing of the leaves. Or simply allow folks to carve in advance and drop their beautiful works of art off to be judged! The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. Autumn Paint & Sip Night.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

It is important to give your readers or listeners context so they can create a mental picture of what is happening. Julia began sending him cards and art in return. PUNT Pediatric Cancer Society in New York shines as an example of storytelling at an event. Less is more when it comes to a call to action! Step 6: Edit.