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Komen Kan Kiss My Mammagram, PinActivism, and Newsjacking for a Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G.

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Corporate Altruism: The Blurring of the Lines Between CSR and Cause Marketing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Komen for the Cure teamed up with KFC (formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken). million was donated (the largest ever breast cancer donation.) Others wondered whether Komen had read their own educational literature about the connection between high fat diets and breast cancer. For each $5 bucket (pink!)

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Is Social Media the Fund Development Professional’s Magic Bullet?

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Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and a Senior Consultant with Ashley|Rountree and Associates, a leading regional non-profit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease. Judgment and Decision Making, Vol.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

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Although I belong to a Synagogue, I am stuck at home recovering from cancer treatments. No shuls or public services anywhere near here in my remote location in central Italy. I live in the mountains of Kentucky, many hours from the nearest Jewish community, and often find it difficult to travel for services. Joel Meltze.

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