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Add A Purple Ribbon To Your Blog and Raise $10 for Alzheimer's Association
A few weeks ago, I did some research of nonprofits, health care and social media for a workshop presentation. I was particularly interested in seeing how the "wisdom of patients" manifested itself - for health care advocacy, fundraising, or patient support and education.
I found many examples of excellent patient blogs including, Susan Reynold's blog, Boobs on Ice and Amy Tenderich's Diabetes Mine.
I'd like to share two new social media and health care social-media infused campaigns that have recently launched.
The first is an easy way -- as easy as cut and paste -- to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association that won't cost you a cent. Simply add that purple ribbon to your blog and it won't cost you anything either.
Caring.com has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association to launch the Caring-Alzheimer's Association ribbon campaign. Caring.com is donating $10 to the association for each purple ribbon posted on a site or blog, with a $10,000 total goal.
You can pick one of two messages for your ribbon and personalize it to honor a specific person. To find out more, visit Alzheimer's Association's advocacy website, www.actionalz.com.
Not too long ago, the American Cancer Society launched its "SharingHope.TV, an online community for people who are passionate about the fight against cancer and who enjoy creating or sharing digital content. So, it's only appropriate that The American Cancer Society has just launched its first ever User Generated Content Contest. They are inviting people to enter video in any of these categories:
· Crazy, Zany, Wacky Things I See at Relay
· Why I Fight Back
· My Relay “Recruitment” Video
· Making Your Relay Meeting Fun
You can find the contest rules here.
What do you think are some of the best examples of the "wisdom of patients" in user-generated content, blogs, or personal fundraising campaigns?
Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE for NGOS and Social Change, writes Beth's Blog.
