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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

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These may be easy to execute, as they don’t require much planning, yet they are far less personal than community-based fundraisers, providing less of an opportunity to increase awareness about your cause. And the effective use of technology can help you extend the reach of your event. Highmark Inc.

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Do Your Homework First, Write Second—Examples of Successfully Funded Grant Proposals

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Breast Cancer Awareness Network. The first sample proposal is a mock example from the Grant Doctor , and proposes funding to raise awareness of breast cancer in Marin County, California. This next proposal, written by Julie Colaw, was fully funded through the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium. Reach for the Stars.

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

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Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap. West Virginia. Specifically, this day marks how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year. This year, U.S. 216,744.50. 160,250.00. 121,761.00.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

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Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. The Village Network is a behavioral health organization helping youth and families in Ohio and West Virginia become healthy and have brighter futures.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

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The phenomenal woman with the giant CODEPINK truck, Sam Zanne Joi, and I traveled through the deep South and Southwest, weaving our way through little towns in the Appalachian mountains with names like War, West Virginia, and Truth and Consequences, Texas. What is Code Pink's biggest success story?

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