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

NonProfit Hub

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. And consultants are hotly debating the role of social media in a fund development plan.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

Yes, we’re making a difference against colorectal cancer, and that’s ultimately our big-picture goal. We don’t resolve to cure colorectal cancer in a year; instead we resolve to chip away at a very specific, very targeted part of the rock that needs banging on. It’s not about raising more funds, it’s about raising enough funds.

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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

Take for example, “Buckets for the Cure” fund-raising campaign where Susan G. Komen for the Cure teamed up with KFC (formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken). 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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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. Komen’s funding pays for about 170,000 of those screenings.

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