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10 Fresh Childhood Cancer Fundraising Ideas | FrontStream

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and a great time to raise awareness and funds for treatment against the leading disease-related killer of children in the US.

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AOC calls Facebook a ‘cancer to democracy’ after Meta rebrand

The Verge

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called Facebook a “cancer to democracy” in a tweet on Thursday shortly after the company announced that it was changing its corporate name to Meta to better represent its focus on building the metaverse. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. said Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

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American Cancer Society :: @ AmericanCancer. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. Rather, it can simply demonstrate a tiny step towards better understanding the other side’s point view. Alliance for American Manufacturers :: @ KeepItMadeInUSA. American Civil Liberties Union :: @ ACLU.

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Mayrie ReNae Annual Valentine's Day Scholarship

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Last November, Mayrie ReNae, a beloved colleague and part of our Bookshare extended community, passed away after a battle with cancer. She said her primary motivation when starting out with Bookshare was to help provide timely books for young adult and teen readers.

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TikTok tics are a symptom of a much bigger problem

The Verge

Mental illness doesn’t work like measles Reports of teens developing tic-like behaviors after watching TikTok videos highlight something most of us don’t consider about mental health: symptoms can be social. The plight of the TikTok teens suggests we’re in the middle of another revolution in the language of distress today.

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Non-Traditional Giving Days for Your Next Fundraiser

The Modern Nonprofit

to plan a monthlong peer-to-peer fundraising campaign: February = Black History Month, American Heart Month, Oral Hygiene Awareness Month, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Eating Disorder Awareness Month. Consider the various awareness months that are observed in the U.S.

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The CNN Lesson: There Is No Hiding on The Real-Time Web

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While CNN is in the business of researching and reporting on the news and Komen is in the business of raising money for breast cancer research, neither of them understands the human side of operating in a multichannel world where people are engaging with you 24/7.

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