Candid
MARCH 6, 2023
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. We know hunger is preventable, and the event offered an opportunity to rethink how we approach the issue.
Qgiv
JULY 10, 2023
These guidelines can apply to all sectors of the nonprofit landscape: Use “person-first” language. Describe a person by their human qualities and contributions, not the challenges they face. Example : , Jennifer is first a mother of 3 and a musician, who is facing cancer. She is not a cancer patient first.)
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NetWits
JUNE 30, 2011
Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money. But just don’t do it all the time. – Kathryn Hall. “ You sent email they didn’t ask for.
Classy
APRIL 29, 2021
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. Helped co-found Oncology and Kids, Inc.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 3, 2015
Parrs defines this trigger as an umbrella term that describes our human need for recognition, validation, and empathy. Our desire for these three needs increases in intensity as we develop a connection with a person, cause, idea, or organization. It is based on reciprocity. Parr shares two examples of a fundraising pitch.
Tech Soup
MAY 20, 2016
Personal Challenges — Personal challenges allow a donor's friends and family to rally around their cause by supporting a challenge that the donor has pledged to complete. Walk for Hunger. American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. The Pan-Mass Challenge. Incorporate Technology.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
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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