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#IFC2015: Viral Fundraising Campaigns One Year Later: What Can We Learn?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stephen’s Story was a campaign launched by Teenage cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton who passed away from cancer, but not before raising several million pounds for the charity as part of his bucket list. Here, the combination of crisis management and improvisation skills are important, not unlike disaster relief fundraisers.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care).

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

with his colleagues in 2020 who now also collectively oversee Camp Reach for the Sky, a free camp program for kids affected by cancer that is one of only three Gold-Ribbon children’s oncology camps in California . Previously served as CEO of The Seany Foundation, a pediatric cancer foundation. Helped co-found Oncology and Kids, Inc.

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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

TechSoup has long sent our old phones to the 911 Cell Phone Bank , a nonprofit that provides emergency cell phones and funds to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of law enforcement and disaster victims. trade association. They distribute about 1,000 emergency phones a month to those who need them. Phones 4 Charity.

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13+ Lovely Valentine’s Day Fundraising Ideas and Strategies for 2022

Whole Whale

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Let’s play a few more holiday-association games: Halloween. The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ).

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

American Diabetes Association. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. National Parks Conservation Association. Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). Because the best way to beat cancer is to fight it. Because 1 in 12 Americans have diabetes. Americans for the Arts. Repower America.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

American Diabetes Association. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. National Parks Conservation Association. Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). Because the best way to beat cancer is to fight it. Happy Thanksgiving! Because 1 of 12 Americans have diabetes. American Red Cross.