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Client Spotlight: National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

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In 2012, President Barack Obama named September National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the U.S. To help more children and families, Melissa and Risa teamed up to found NPCF.

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How the American Childhood Cancer Organization Used Crowdfunding to Raise Over $43,000!

Tech Soup

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. We took childhood cancer statistics and had it spelled out in the shape of a gold ribbon. But they aren’t done: they continue to launch new successful campaigns.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Why It’s Time to Rename our Sector from Nonprofit to For-Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the charitable beneficiary of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth, which went into space on September 15, 2021. ??. “If Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has helped St. Below are some of the key takeaways from our conversation.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Food insecurity threatens to worsen as households continue to face setbacks due to COVID-19, fears of a global recession, and the highest increase in inflation rates and food prices seen in the last 40 years. Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Rachel Machen. “ Jennifer Thall.

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference brings together professionals who working on early learning research, practice, and policy to promote improvement and expansion of services for children ages 0 to 5 in the state. And, of course, if you care about early childhood education in California, be sure to vote or add your questions.

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The Power of Focus: Using OKRs to Turbocharge Your Foundation’s Effectiveness

Connection Cafe

Google is known for defining a 70% success rate as success for evaluating the effectiveness of key results towards achieving a goal , with 100% signaling extraordinary performance. Consider the following OKR for a foundation that focuses on reducing childhood obesity nationwide: Objective: Eliminate childhood obesity in the Northeast.