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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as an annual reminder of the importance of early detection and preventative care for breast cancer, as well as an acknowledgement of breast cancer patients, survivors, and researchers who do important work searching for a cure for the disease.

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How Game On Cancer Cracked the Code on Engaging Physicians and Cancer Survivors

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A cancer survivor and their network of loved ones want to come together and do something meaningful and they often turn to a national organization. This fall , Game On Cancer , a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign at Henry Ford Health System , finally cracked the code o n engaging patients and physicians. Pre-Game .

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Spring Clean Your Work Life: Tips from Your Fellow Social Good Pros

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There’s no better opportunity to spring clean your work life than to take a break to tidy your space. Kendrah Richards , donor stewardship officer at Tallahassee Community College. Sarah Cassidy , director, external affairs at Cancer Hope network, Inc. How are you spring cleaning your work life? Refresh Your Space.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager.

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RIP John Haydon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. When he was diagnosed with a very rare and deadly form of cancer in 2017, he created a private Facebook Group called “Watch John Beat Cancer.” The community provided support, love, and fun.

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Supporting Cancer Research with Teespring

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Brad Egel, a decade-long fundraising resident of Chicago and cancer-awareness advocate, had no personal ties or engagement with cancer victims or survivors. After the walk, Brad was so moved and inspired by the community that he began to raise money on his own. Image: Teespring.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

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Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. They are now larger-than-life figures who started from humble beginnings.

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