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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. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer?

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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 it a pink nightmare?

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So Kentucky Fried Chicken is doing a cause marketing promotion for the Susan Komen Foundation. You know, the one that fights breast cancer. It’s tough to understand how greasy fast food and fighting breast cancer go together. It’s tough to understand how greasy fast food and fighting breast cancer go together.

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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. Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease. Judgment and Decision Making, Vol.

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Maximizing Meetings: 3 M’s to Make Event Committee Meetings Meaningful

NonProfit Hub

She leads the Events Strategy Team at Ashley|Rountree and Associates —a nonprofit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. a cancer patient whom your organization helped, a student whose scholarship your organization provided or a once homeless man whom your organization has housed.

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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. 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. It is a blessing to be able to participate in services from home. Thank you so much for doing this.

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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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