article thumbnail

Four Diamonds Co-Founder Charles Millard Dies at 93

NonProfit PRO

Charles and his wife, Irma, co-founded Four Diamonds in 1972, following their son Christopher’s nearly three-year battle with cancer. Their intention was to help other families whose children were fighting cancer at what is now Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. 4 in Washington state.

Cancer 130
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats. It can: Make your organization more memorable – stories are proven to be more easily remembered than stats and facts! Prompt action from your audience .

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Lives are Changed when #bigkidsgive and how you can rock #GivingTuesday Next Year

Connection Cafe

While these stats show that this national day of giving has struck a chord in people internationally, it’s the stories from #GivingTuesday that truly inspire us. Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer.

Change 48
article thumbnail

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

Whole Whale

To put this into context, here are some stats around other (non-Christmas and non-Thanksgiving) holiday spending: Mother’s Day: $23.6 The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Americans spent around $18.2 billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5

Ideas 98
article thumbnail

Pinterest Nonprofit Benchmarking with Pinerly

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I took a look at a couple of the measurement tools available for Pinterest and got on the waiting list for Pinerly after reading this analysis from the Poynter Blog based on stats provided by Pinerly. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. Inspirational Visual Quotes.

Benchmark 102
article thumbnail

Balancing People, Profit & Planet: An Interview with Reem Rahim of Numi Tea

Have Fun - Do Good

Another garden, also in India, has put money into either retirement funds, because the government doesn't give that to them, and funds for parents with disabled children. Reem: Well, that one that I mentioned, where a man's mom had cancer, and he bought the teas, and she felt much better. We are proud to do that.

People 43
article thumbnail

112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. In Daniel Melbye’s post, What Nonprofits Should Know About Next Generation Fundraisers , he dissects the report and offers up some pretty important stats in easy-to-digest pieces. Infographics. They’re all the rage- but only when done correctly.

Story 54