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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The pink ribbon that has become the most widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness came about when a 68-year-old California woman named Charlotte Haley, whose sister, daughter, and granddaughter had breast cancer, created peach-colored ribbons to call attention to inadequate funding for breast cancer research. Nonprofits to support.

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4 Takeaways from #AG2014 Social Media

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If those figures don’t get you moving, just think of the $115 million dollars the ALS Foundation raised since July with the “ Ice Bucket Challenge ”, all because word spread like wild fire through social media. The number of “Silver Surfers” (social media users over the age of 50) has increased an average of about 65% over the past 12 years.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. Charlotte is helping Diane garner attention for her campaign, by putting in to practice some good tips from her Dad! She is making barrettes, selling them , and donating the proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Foundation for Women, and more recently, acting as the VP of Development at the Rainforest Alliance. Charlotte Cooper. Gertrude B.

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