Mightycause.com just wrapped up PinkGiving, a month-long breast cancer awareness campaign, where we achieved our goal of 50,000 Facebook Likes a whole 24 hours early! When the people were given a chance to make a big impact with their seemingly small act—a Facebook Like—they responded. November is full of causes using this time to mobilize […]
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Liz Barker is a seasoned financial advisor from Philadelphia, who is blessed to be with the three loves of her life: James, her husband of 30 years, and two sons, James and Bryan. Up until the age of 29, Liz had what she described as an uneventful life. She was married, had a career, a
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“I have a strong history of cancer on the maternal side of my family,” Tyesha Love says. “When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was identified as a carrier of the breast cancer gene. I got tested, and learned I was positive for the BRCA 1 mutation.” Knowing that breast cancer ran in
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One of the sweetest ways to give long-lasting life to a fleeting moment, thought, or feeling is to capture it before it dissipates in time. Art is how we make these ephemeral moments live beyond our memories because art can encapsulate the essence of what we’re trying to convey, so we can relive it and
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Chip and Ali Rosencrans are a fun father-daughter duo. The Rosencrans are from Washington, DC by way of New York, and when asked to describe their family of four, Ali says they are “cool.” “We had a family nickname and friendship bracelets,” she says laughing. “And my sister and I joked that in senior year,
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Some of the most mundane moments we live become life-altering ones we’ll never forget. When Randi Rentz’s father passed away, she was in his attic cleaning up, and this is an unforgettable moment that happened four years ago. “I was in my father’s attic, pushing, pulling, and throwing things because he had junk accumulating for
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Today is the beginning of a national month-long campaign in recognition of the women who battled or are battling breast cancer. We at Mightycause felt a sense of responsibility to contribute to the fight against breast cancer, so we are kicking off the PinkGiving Campaign. We’re working with four outstanding organizations in the fight to
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“My kitten is staring at me,” Genesis (Gen) Whitmore says to me just a few minutes into our conversation over the phone. Gen had me in stitches throughout our phone call. She told me about her new kitties, her 5 rats (all named after Final Fantasy characters, mind you), and her art. “One of the
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We’ve already covered the obvious ways to say thank you—which is clearly saying “thank you” to someone—but have you thought of the not-so-obvious ways your organization is showing its gratitude? Oh yeah, there are many things your donors are seeing about you that can either say “we really appreciate what you’ve contributed to our cause”
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Last night, I attended the 2012 Change Champion Awards hosted by the Center for Community Change and the Campaign for Community Change, where among the honorees was Sonja Sohn. If you’re a big fan of the HBO hit series The Wire, or even a Baltimorean, you’ll recognize her name. She played the crime-fighting Detective Kima
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