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🏆 Turning Competition into Impact 🌎 Thrilled to announce that together with, Theo DUVERNET, we are organizing a UK Billiard Tournament at Hilbert College as part of our Sports Event Management course. This unique experience offers us the chance to take the lead and create an event from scratch. It’s a challenge that will teach us invaluable lessons. 🎯 Our Goal:   The tournament is not just about competition—it’s a requirement of the course that we have a sponsor and a charity supporting the cause. After careful consideration, we’re leaning towards supporting #Movember, a charity related with men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health. 🛠️ The Challenge:   As exchange students without a strong network in New York State, finding sponsors and securing partnerships with local charities will be challenging. The task requires us to build connections and communicate our vision effectively. 🔄 What’s Next:   We’re currently reaching out to potential charities and building our marketing strategy. Once both are finalized, we’ll be launching the promotional campaign to promote our event. Stay tuned for updates as we make progress. Any advice or ideas to help us along this journey would be appreciated! 🙏 #EventManagement #Movember #CharityEvent #LearningByDoing #Management #NewYork

Hello Friends and Colleagues, Last year your contributions helped me exceed my goal to raise $1,000 by raising $1,100 on behalf of the MS Society. I am hopeful to achieve and then exceed that goal again this year before my ride on August 10th. Whatever you give, I know that you understand that it is appreciated not only by me, but by those who depend on the services provided by the National MS Society as well as the researchers that it helps to fund. You may make a contribution online using the link below to my page on the MS Society's website. Just click on DONATE and follow the instructions. If you would like to make your donation via check, or if you are required to take RMDs from a retirement account and wish to avoid taxes on all or part of your withdrawal, please make the check payable to:   National MS Society   and mail it to me here:   Shane Greenlee 89 Market St. Albion, PA 16401 If you work for a company that matches your charitable contributions (Many Fortune 500 Companies, Pepsi Co, Facebook, Deloitte, etc.) please apply for the match. If you want to see if your company will match your donation, you can use this link: https://lnkd.in/eA_RH-7d The National MS Society's EIN: is 13-5661935.   Thank you so much! #BikeMS #NonProfit #Donate #MultipleSclerosis #Charity

The buzzer has buzzed, the cake is cooked and now its time for the icing on the cake - the announcement of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗧𝗥𝗖 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 🥇 It’s all come down to this. The trials, the tribulations. The laughs and the tears. The sweet and the bitter. It’s been an amazing competition with 6 epic entries from 6 brave gingerbread masters. But there can be only one. ONE champion ONE to take the prize ONE to take the glory ONE who can have their cake AND eat it too ONE winner 🏡🎄 The masses have spoken, democracy has done its thing and the votes are in and counted. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 $𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. So, before we overcook the point, let’s get to the announcement. The winner of the 2024 TRC Christmas in July Gingerbread House Building Competition is: 🏆 Veolia 🏆 And we can now reveal the talent behind each entry Entry 1 - Children's Cancer Institute Entry 2 - ASX Entry 3 - Conn3cted Entry 4 - Veolia Entry 5 - AARNet (Australia's Academic and Research Network) Entry 6 - Verifone We’ll post an update on the charity that the winner is donating to. And that is it! Thanks to everyone who has taken part, everyone who has entered into the spirit of Christmas in July and take time out of their day to comment, vote, cheer on the competitors and especially to those who created these amazing creations 🙏 We’re sad its over, but also we are kind of glad we don’t have to think up any more gingerbread puns for 11 months. As Shakespeare once said, “parting is such sweet sorrow” 👋 🍭 #2024TRCGingerbreadHouseBuildingCompetition #WinnerAnnouncement #ChristmasinJuly #WeLoveChristmasinJuly #TRCGroup #TheRecruitmentCompany

Does your passion show, when you show up? Choosing to expand my network leads to great opportunities to hear from local ‘celebrities’, some of whom like NBN Television Newsreader Natasha Beyersdorf, is a wonderful contributor to our community! Natasha is invited to many events and we were fortunate to have her attend this month's Newcastle Business Club lunch as our special guest. She shared her passion for her job and her community involvement, and how important the role of local media is in sharing local stories. Add to this her commitment to local charitable organisations (even competing in the 'Dancing with the Stars' fundraiser for the Cancer Council!) and it's no surprise that she is admired by many. As a new member of the community, I shared with her how useful the local news has been for us to understand how Newcastle ticks. (...and she's much taller in real life than on the telly! 😁) It was also fabulous to catch up with like-minded business people, including Clare Edwards (FIML), Elizabeth Behne-Smith, Liz Murray, Josh Lawlor from Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation, Catherine Raftos from Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Simon Borham from Eastview Advisory, and many more. How do you show up, when you're in a business networking setting? Do you have conversations about business, or do you explore the passions of your fellow attendees? Best possible results are driven from a point of passion! If you'd like to explore how that could benefit your business, let's talk! #optimism #bestpossible #passion

Welcome to NF2 Awareness Day 2024 We have a packed schedule of videos and posts which let you know how you can support us, any day, not just today. From fundraising, donating, through social media or sharing your story, lots of ideas to raise awareness. We are taking you on a journey today * Telling you about our charity & what we do. * Sharing about why we need to do what we are doing with stories. * Showing you what we are doing & our hopes for the future. * Talking about the last 3 years of research and where we go from here! If you can stay with us through the day that would be fantastic! So over to what you can do: Host a fundraiser: Whether it's a bake sale, a charity auction, bike ride or marathon, this is a great way to raise awareness and funds for NF2 research. Organise a walk or run: Gather your friends and family for a great way to raise awareness and funds Spread the word on social media: Share information about NF2 on social media to help raise awareness. Like, share, tag and comment are all free & great ways to spread the word & keep the world talking about NF2 Donate to our research. Consider volunteering your time to support an NF2 research organisation. Educate yourself and others: Learn more about NF2 and share your knowledge with others. By educating yourself and others, you can help raise awareness and support for this important cause. Together, we can make a difference and help find a cure for NF2. Thank you for your support today and every day! #strongertogether #makeadifference #endNF2 #NF2awareness #neurofibromatosistype2 #NF2SWN #NF2support #nf2 #nf2family #nf2warrior #LetstalkNF2 #nf2charity #nf2cure #nf2treatment #nf2gene #nf2chromosome22 #nf2trials #nf2diagnosis #nf2lifeexpectancy #nf2prognosis #nf2research #nf2ismyteam #nf2awarenessday #nf2journey

When I asked Ben Fogle if he had any advice about climbing Kilimanjaro, he said, "Don’t do it!!!" Now I know what he meant! It’s by far the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. It was also an incredible experience that took us through many highs and a few lows. When you are three miles up in the sky, there’s not a lot of oxygen around! You are void of any energy, and that little voice starts speaking to you. You know, the one that says, "This is too hard, you can’t do this. You’re too old, you’re too tired." It’s so easy to give up meters away from success. We all kept going, simply focusing on the next step ahead, avoiding looking up to see how far there was to go. The support team was incredible. They kept singing to help raise our spirits and shouting out words of encouragement every step of the way. “You climb the mountain not for the world to see you but for you to see the world.” Our porters and guides this week certainly helped us do this! On the journey, I took away so many things from this incredible group of people and loved the core values they follow: 1. Love changing people’s lives 2. Lead with service 3. Embrace the bizarre (work outside the box or get rid of the box altogether!) 4. Create happiness and community 5. Do the right thing There are some great lessons and messages for our own businesses right there. Like anything else we do, getting to the top can be such an emotional experience. However, there was an underlying reason for the trek, and that was to raise money for research into Motor Neuron Disease. We’ve managed to raise nearly half of our original target. To all those who have donated, thank you so much for your amazing support! It will make a BIG difference for someone out there. If you would like to make a donation, please click the following link. https://lnkd.in/eZWxjTrZ Now in Zanzibar, recovering. 😅 #kilimanjaro #onestepatatime #fit4biz #MND #Growthmindset #mindgames

Want to know how Brain Tumour Research raised a whopping 85% more than last year + £320 per JustGiving Page for their 2024 virtual fundraising event? They focused on three, super simple key factors: 🔑 A frictionless user experience 🔑 Personalised comms 🔑 Complete control over data Find out how your charity can do the same by reading our latest blog ➡️ https://just.ly/4cQS2m9

What an inspiring MasterClass with Samantha Devlin from Cancer Research UK! 🌟 Diving deep into the power of an audience-first approach, we explored why focusing on lifetime value and building collaborative strategies across our portfolios is essential for growth. Here's one fact we shared today from Supporter View: For each additional product a supporter engages with—whether that’s regular giving, cash donations, mid or major gifts, event fundraising, sponsorship, or emergency support—it significantly boosts their lifetime value. The data reveals that the median lifetime value jumps 6.4X for those giving via two products instead of a single product! If you needed a business case to increase team collaboration, hopefully this insight from Supporter View illustrates the transformative impact of building diverse, multi-product relationships with supporters and designing the next best ask - together. By prioritising these opportunities for engagement, we can maximise both supporter satisfaction and the long-term impact of our work. Looking forward to the next session face to face tomorrow in Sydney! If you’re interested in learning more about integrating these insights into your work, please reach out. #SupporterFirst #LifetimeValue #FundraisingGrowth

#WednesdayWonderings When I’m asked about why I choose to work in corporate, this is my standard answer: “I want to make a difference in people’s lives. I don’t want to work for a charity or not-for-profit (NFP) because I don’t want to be focused on one thing and I want to be able to make a decent salary. I think Government is too slow and hamstrung by politics. So that leaves corporates - with money to do stuff and I can make a good living”. This statement is exactly what’s wrong with how charities and NFPs are expected to behave. They’re expected to have a huge impact, but operate on skeleton funding. Last week I had the opportunity to watch #unCharitable hosted by PwC Australia This doco-movie completely changed my opinion and understanding of how NFPs should be run. Dan Pallotta tells his story of running a multimillion dollar, American-wide successful charity that was destroyed by media criticism of the cost of ‘overheads’. He breaks down how NFPs are held to a different moral standard to for-profits whilst being expected to do so much more. He gives us the economics of how spending money on salaries, plane tickets, offices, marketing etc allows charities to raise so much more money and help more people - yet are socially ridiculed. It includes heartbreaking stories of people like you and me doing amazing things, only to be pulled apart for the sake of a good media story. It then tells us how we have to change our thinking, focus and scrutiny of charities and NFPs away from ‘what’s their overhead’ to be what’s their dream? What’s the potential? What’s their impact? If we can’t pay the best minds, thinkers and problem-solvers to work for NFPs, we won’t entice them. If we don’t entice the best minds, thinkers and problem-solvers to work in NFPs and charities, we won’t solve anything. I was humbled and honoured to watch this movie - and had my opinion changed too. Watch Dan Pallotta’s Ted Talks here - https://lnkd.in/gnWdxe8H Learn more about Uncharitable here - https://lnkd.in/gVu4bENz Read the book, Uncharitable, here - https://lnkd.in/gGfqXWza

 🌟Kicking Off the Pay It Forward Challenge!🌟 We’re beyond excited to launch our Summer Pay It Forward Challenge with a bang, starting with a fantastic contribution! Here’s what A&S Group have included to get the ball rolling: 🌞 Booking.com Voucher - Perfect to put towards your next getaway whether at home or abroad! And now, the fun begins! 🎉 🥁 We’re passing this voucher on to our friend Simon Jarvis. We can’t wait to see what he adds to the stash! 😃 How It Works:  🎁 Pass the Gift: When you receive the gift, you have 48 hours to add your contribution and pass it on to another company or region.  🌍 Keep It Moving: Gifts can travel far and wide between individuals, businesses, and regions. The goal is to keep the chain going and see how far we can spread the generosity! While the gifts can return to a company, sharing outside is encouraged. 👀 Big Reveal: On 24th August, the person holding the stash will decide which charity receives the combined gifts. It’s a chance to make a huge impact for a good cause! Charity Choices: Alder Hey Children's Charity British Heart Foundation Mind Marie Curie UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Young Lives vs Cancer Join us in this exciting challenge and let’s make a real difference together! If you’re in the construction industry and want to participate, tag your company below! #PayitForward #Charity #Teamwork