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Destined to ring bells

Judi Sohn

Back in 2007, the Colorectal Cancer Coalition rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. At this point, Gene Austin, CEO of Convio asked the clients in attendance to come up one at a time to have their photos taken with him and Vinay Bhagat, Co-Founder.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. MEET KRISTA WILBUR, CASE MANAGER AND PROGRAM EVENTS COORDINATOR AT AUSTIN ANGELS . Krista joined the Austin Angels staff in 2018 without hesitation.

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Mo Money for Men's Health through Movember

Connection Cafe

The objective of the Movember Foundation is to raise awareness of men’s health issues and to raise funds for orgs that are doing work to improve the state of men’s health. This year in the US, the efforts are benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG. An estimated 8.7

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. Through Twitter, I became aware of your work with social causes. Our goal is to develop a virtual retreat where cancer patients can escape their physical pain.

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I'm speaking at SXSW or rather reciting a poem!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'll be attending SXSW in Austin, TX the week after next. The panelists or poets include Danielle Brigida (NWF), Wendy Harman (Red Cross), David Neff (American Cancer Society) and Carie Lewis , Humane Society of the US. I am participating in several panels and events at SXSW. I organized at the NTC last year.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Michael Smith. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tweet-vivors: Social Media Conquers Cancer. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.