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Summer Fundraiser Ideas: 5 Ways To Make A Difference For Kids With Cancer

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
June 30, 2023

School is out, pools are open, and grills are fired up. Whether you want to make the most of the warm weather or you’re just looking for a way to get the kids involved, make this summer count by raising money to fund research that helps kids with cancer. Here are five ideas to get you started.

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Fundraising Tips

5 Ways to Work Your Bald Head

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
March 31, 2023

The cape comes off, the broom comes out and there’s a chill around your dome that wasn’t there a few minutes ago. You’re bald … now what?

Continue fundraising to #ConquerKidsCancer, that’s what!

Here are 5 easy ways you can work your bald head to raise funds for lifesaving childhood cancer research:

(Pssst…your participant page link stays active until the end of the year!)

man getting his head shaved

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Keep Your Fundraising Fresh With 3 Tips From a Top Team Captain

by Erinn Jessop, St. Baldrick's Foundation
March 8, 2023

You’ve shaved every year for the past few years and have the nagging feeling that your fundraising is getting stale. Your bald head just isn’t bringing in the dollars that it used to. What can you do?

Meet Eugene, St. Baldrick’s shavee and team captain. He has 3 tips to energize your fundraising …

Team captain Eugene shaves for St. Baldrick's

Longtime participant and team captain, Eugene, shaves during the 2017 Heroes for Hannah St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event in the Cayman Islands. Photograph by Deep Blue Images

1) ‘I Challenge You … ‘

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Events and Fundraisers

8 Fundraising Tips From a 12-Time Shavee

by Karen Jahn Palmieri
February 22, 2023

As a cancer survivor, Karen knows that having cancer is a terrifying experience for an adult. She doesn’t want kids to go through what she did — that’s why she’s shaved eight times and raised thousands of dollars for kids’ cancer research! But how does she raise the big bucks year after year? Read on for 8 tips from the veteran shavee℠ herself …

Karen after her shave

A mom and cancer survivor, Karen has shaved for St. Baldrick’s for 12 years.

*This blog was originally shared in 2018, but everything still holds true and Karen still continues to be a rock star shavee! 

1. Make it easy for people to donate: When I send out emails, I always include the link to my St. Baldrick’s participant page. I also make fliers and mail out over 200 of them — and every single one includes a self-addressed, stamped envelope, so no one has to look for an envelope and stamp to send a check back to me.

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5 Ways to Use Twitter to Increase Your Fundraising

by Alison Sutton, St. Baldrick's Foundation
January 31, 2023

Follow @StBaldricks on Twitter.

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Twitter is a great tool to connect with St. Baldrick’s shavees, volunteers, and share with your family and friends about your fundraising initiatives for childhood cancer research!

Here are our five favorite tips for using Twitter to increase your fundraising:

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Employee Giving: How You and Your Employer Can Help Kids with Cancer

by Robyn Raphael, St. Baldrick's Foundation
October 1, 2021

Did you know that fall is the time of year when many companies and their employees focus on charitable donations?

That’s right – It’s a great time to generate more revenue for your favorite charity – like the St. Baldrick’s Foundation!

This October, ask your human resources representative for more information about some of the following popular fundraising options – and you’ll all be helping fund lifesaving childhood cancer research.

Workplace Giving Infographic

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5 Ways to Help Kids With Cancer in January

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
January 2, 2020

It’s January and that means the start of a new year! Need some help beginning with a bang? We’ve got you covered! Here are 5 tips to make 2020 the best year yet, because we think it’s a great year to #DFYchildhoodCancers.

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1. New Year, New You!

Challenge others to give up an indulgence for the month – then ask them to donate what they would have spent instead. They can abstain from drinking their favorite beverage or eating out and give what they save.

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9 Ways You Can Help Kids With Cancer in December

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
December 5, 2019

Ah, the holiday season. We know it’s a busy time of year and fundraising might not be at the front of your mind, but you can easily raise money for kids’ cancer research with your typical holiday activities. Check out these 9 ideas below.

Start a holiday fundraiser for childhood cancer research

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7 Ways You Can Help Kids with Cancer in November

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
November 6, 2019

Phineas says, 'Thank you' and Happy Thanksgiving
It’s November, and soon we’ll be gathering with family and friends for another Thanksgiving feast. When you’re counting your blessings this year, why not add “lifesaving pediatric cancer research” to the top of your list?

Here are 7 creative fundraising ideas you can use to make a difference in the lives of children with cancer:

1) Give the Gift of Hope as a Holiday Gift: Instead of holiday gifts to your friends, family, coworkers, or clients, consider making a contribution to St. Baldrick’s on their behalf. After the donation is made, you can send a holiday card to deliver the hope-filled news that you’ve made a gift in their honor to fund lifesaving childhood cancer research.

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10 Ways You Can Help Kids With Cancer in October

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
October 3, 2019

Happy October! Fall is here, harvest season is upon us and Halloween is creeping around the corner. It’s the perfect time to help kids with cancer. Check out these 10 creative ways to fund childhood cancer research while the leaves are falling.

October Fundraiser

Who loved fall? 2014 Ambassador Alan, that’s who! His favorite holiday was Halloween, because he liked walking around his neighborhood and trick-or-treating. What can you do to help kids with cancer during Alan’s favorite time of year? Read on to find out!

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