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Tips to Maintain Momentum for Your In-Person Fundraising Events Amidst COVID-19

Connection Cafe

Early in my career, I worked on the Race for the Cure in Houston when a hurricane swept through 10 days before our event. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards Winners Announced

Amy Sample Ward

© — PA Breast Cancer Coalition. The PA Breast Cancer Coalition’s tagline is both emphatic and poignant. Houston Food Bank. With simple but effective use of word repetition, the Houston Food Bank clarifies its work and impact. Clear, concise, and…memorable! A model for any organization promoting philanthropy.

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Ed Schipul Grew A Mustache (and beard) For His Cause: Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Three weeks ago he asked me to sponsor him in " Mustaches for Kids -Houston." He was one of 81 people who donated to my campaign to send two young Cambodians to college last October. " I did. He just emailed me to let me know that the groups raised was able to raise $7805.25 in its inaugural year!

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. And then, on December 6, 2007, everything changed when my friend Susan Reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer. Connie Reece. tools and technology.

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Tips for a Rockin’ Top Fundraiser Club

Connection Cafe

My first gig as a peer-to-peer fundraiser was working on the MS Walks and MS 150 Bike Tour in the Houston office of the National MS Society. One organization I worked with would offer their fundraising club members with the first opportunity to volunteer for their summer camp for kids with cancer. Looking for more fresh ideas?

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NetSquared Goes to 14NTC. And to Your Hometown too

Tech Soup

Houston, TX: Monthly Net2 Meetup. Melbourne, Australia: ‘Hack to Help’ kids with Cancer - March – 23. Houston, TX: Monthly Meet-Up with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Community. Tuesday, March 11.

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Super Heroes and Major Milestones – Good is Taking Over, One Act of Kindness at a Time

Connection Cafe

Light Spread in the Darkness: We are a cancer research organization, and one way we help good take over is through engaging the community to come together through third party events to honor someone who has or had cancer. – Jacqueline Armstrong, Development Officer, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston.