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Penn State THON Breaks All-Time Annual Fundraising Record

NonProfit PRO

Penn State THON, the largest student-run philanthropy that delivers financial and emotional aid to families affected by childhood cancer, announced that it raised an all-time annual high of $15,006,132.46 following the organization's annual 46-hour dance marathon.

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NVIDIA CEO Awarded for Advancing Precision Medicine With Accelerated Computing, AI

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA developed and continues to develop GPUs that are at the heart of AI and machine learning that are changing the world, including precision medicine, said Dr. Gad Getz, an internationally acclaimed leader in cancer genomics and the director of bioinformatics at the Massachusetts General Hospital, as he presented the award.

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Case Study in Free Agent Fundraising @AbolishCancer

Amy Sample Ward

In Darah’s words: I basically started the site in November as a combination of social media interests and helping others in their fight vs cancer. The end result would be more followers for us, great PR for the sponsor (and a good deed) and $ and awareness through tweet to the cancer charity. Not bad, but nothing fantastic.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

Other mega gifts to higher education included $200 million from an anonymous donor to Catawba College, $150 million from Byron Trott toward recruiting rural students, and a bequest of at least $150 million from Glenn and Barbara Britt to Dartmouth College. and his daughter, Tessa Stephenson Brand, in support of pancreatic cancer research.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

Inputs: Organization : Los Angeles Cancer Center (LACC) Mission : Our mission is to serve as a regional destination for oncology services that ranks with the best major treatment centers to ensure we deliver superior care to our patients. He didn't know he'd be diagnosed with brain cancer just five months later. My name is Anthony.

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From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship

TechCrunch

The UTLP arrives as more higher education institutions are beefing up their investment in the entrepreneurial pipeline to help more students launch startups after graduation. In some instances, schools serve as accelerators, providing students with resources and helping them connect with VCs to find seed funding.

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5 College Fundraising Ideas (That are Fun and Easy!)

Qgiv

For universities, successful fundraising is dependent upon fostering these fond memories and making a lasting relationship with students. After all, today’s students will be tomorrow’s alumni, and alumni donations are one of the most important revenue streams a school has. It’s especially true for students!

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