In the early beginnings of a nonprofit, there is usually the story of one visionary or team of people that have a huge passion for something that means so much to them. I recently met the one of the founders of Make-A-Wish Frank Shankwitz and became inspired about what he did, and it was because of the story he told.
Chris Greicius and Frank Shankwitz
The Make-A-Wish Foundation began in 1980 when a 7-year-old Phoenix, Arizona boy with leukemia wanted to be a police officer. A group of officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety granted Chris Greicius his wish by giving him a custom-made uniform, helmet, badge, and even a helicopter ride.
The Foundation’s first donation was $15 from a grocery store manager. He pulled the money from his wallet after Shankwitz, who was working off-duty as an undercover security officer at the store, told him about the story of Chris and how they made the boys last days full of joy and that if this one boy’s wish could create such happiness, maybe they could do the same for other children. This story started one of the most beloved foundations in existence today. To read more about the first wish, please click here.
David Zielski and Frank Shankwitz founder of Make-A-Wish
What story does your nonprofit have, and how can you connect with the right people to tell this story to build awareness and donations. With the tools and the popularity of social media, you can begin to craft your story over Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to engage your audience and make them supporters. Done right, these new supporters will re-tell your story to their network of friends and family, increasing your reach exponentially.
Are you telling your story effectively on the web?
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Facebook has now made it so your comments and likes on your friends and families posts are made public for everyone to see. If you would rather keep your likes and comments on Facebook to your local network, please cut and paste the following text to your status. Hopefully your friends will follow the simple instructions. Will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Text to post:
Please do me a favor and move your mouse over my name here, wait for the box to load and then move your mouse over the “Subscribed” link. Then uncheck the “Comments and Likes”.
I would really rather that my comments on friends and families posts not be made public, thank You! Then re-post this if you don’t want your every single move posted on the right side in the “Ticker Box” for everyone to see!
I’m posting this not only for myself, but also so that my friends and family will know to ask others to do the same if they would not like their every move on Facebook noticed.
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How to ask your friends to not make public your “Comments and Likes” on Facebook
by dzielski on September 23, 2011
Text to post:
Please do me a favor and move your mouse over my name here, wait for the box to load and then move your mouse over the “Subscribed” link. Then uncheck the “Comments and Likes”.
I would really rather that my comments on friends and families posts not be made public, thank You! Then re-post this if you don’t want your every single move posted on the right side in the “Ticker Box” for everyone to see!
I’m posting this not only for myself, but also so that my friends and family will know to ask others to do the same if they would not like their every move on Facebook noticed.
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