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Giving ADHD Drugs to Kids Has a Long-Term Side Effect That Might Change Their Minds About Taking It

Futurism

Years later, another group of scientists reviewed 18 childhood Ritalin studies and found, similarly to the MTA researchers, that the drug can indeed "result in reduction in height and weight" though their opinion was that the size of the effect is negligible when compared to the purported benefits of these drugs.

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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. Teespring will send you the profit, and let you track the results.

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Find out the results of the 2021 Data + Joy Iron Viz Qualifier Contest

Tableau

The results for the 2021 Iron Viz Qualifier Contest are in. Childhood Hero by Cj Mayes. Andrew Grinaker. Senior Manager, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. Kristin Adderson. August 4, 2021 - 4:37pm. August 12, 2021. Take a look at the Top 10 entries below: Ten Seconds of Glory by Ryan Soares . New Jack Swing by Chimdi Nwosu.

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. What were your results? What did you do to get those results? That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Masha Chernyak. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012?

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Find out the results of the 2021 Data + Joy Iron Viz Qualifier Contest

Tableau

The results for the 2021 Iron Viz Qualifier Contest are in. Childhood Hero by Cj Mayes. Andrew Grinaker. Senior Manager, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. Kristin Adderson. August 4, 2021 - 4:37pm. August 12, 2021. Take a look at the Top 10 entries below: Ten Seconds of Glory by Ryan Soares.

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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Told from the perspective of her father, this video is a story of childhood cancer hero Jordan Vincent – named the Cancer Slayer. Also meet Ia, a regular person who does not have a lot of money, but still gives, and she tells you why.

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Advice for a Record-Breaking Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. Childhood cancer is a global, multi-trillion dollar, multi-year problem. The sky is no longer the limit when it comes to finding a cure for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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