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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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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. This can go beyond other nonprofits to include government, academia, and the private sector.

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How to Apply Service Design to the Social Sector

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Overall, here are four key reasons why service design is important to nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. Foundations, associations, cultural institutions, government agencies, and others in the nonprofit space are turning to service design to improve their audience experience. Improve the user experience.

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Mike Shoag Named as a 2023 Engage FedGov Honoree

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We are so proud to share that Mike Shoag, Forum One’s Vice President of Government Services, is a 2023 Engage FedGov Honoree! As part of the 2023 Engage FedGov leadership awards, Mike Shoag has been recognized, alongside an impressive list of peers, as an exceptional leader in the Federal government sector.

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FIFA, Bogus Cancer Charities Illustrate Danger of Unchecked Finances

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Only days after Sepp Blatter was elected to a fifth four-year term as president of FIFA, the international soccer governing body, he caused even more of an uproar by abruptly resigning from the position earlier this week. While not many people were donating money to FIFA, a lot were generously giving to the four sham cancer groups.

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5 Creative Angles to Consider for Your Next Fundraising Campaign

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Livestrong has applied this approach to their Solution Grants Program, which focuses on funding solutions that solve everyday cancer problems. This year’s programmatic focuses are underserved Black Americans, children, and breast cancer survivors, so each crowdfunding campaign targets a particular cause that aligns with these audiences. .

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Why Passion Isn’t Enough for Your Board of Governance

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For example, Grundner said one of his board members didn’t have a personal tie to brain cancer, but would run through a wall for Grundner as his executive director and was great with numbers. Through his experience, Grundner developed a pyramid of four nonprofit board of governance levels. Bottom Rung — Passion.