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A Chance To Be A Philanthropist, Patient Or Both

The NonProfit Times

Leaders of Medway Hospital Charity in Gillingham, England, where such an event held is one of several adventure challenges they have planned for this spring and summer to support expansions and upgrades at the 588-bed hospital. A half-marathon ($25 entry fee and $375 pledge commitment) has been set for August.

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How To Raise Money For Charity: 5 Ideas To Get You Started

CauseVox

Thankfully, there is actually another way (a great way) for you to help a charity you love —you can fundraise for them ! And you don’t have to be a seasoned fundraiser to raise money for charity. Here are 5 ideas to help get you started raising money for charity. Canine Cancer Alliance Wag Love Campaign.

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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. Charity Navigator. Caryn York.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down. Pledge Now, Pay Later. Haunted House.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. For example, the American Cancer Society on GoFundMe Charity : 7) Sign up for Facebook & Instagram Charitable Giving Tools. Another idea is to embrace online auctions.

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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Nonprofit Technology News for February 2014

Tech Soup

As charities incorporate social media more and more in communications, and we’re also becoming more sensitive about who owns and uses our digital identities, I read with interest Claire Cain Miller’s New York Times piece entitled The Plus in Google Plus? Apple is a major donor with a pledge of $100 million. and Android.

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