Networking and Word of Mouth is the best way we can start. I share the campaign with every mental health organization I come in contact with. I then ask if I can show my short power point presentation I have. It is only about twenty minutes long. I ask if they would like to join the campaign and also pass around our campaign products and ask them if they would like to use them as a way to fund raise for their organization.
We also offer a newsletter and other printed campaign material.
Over time I hope more people will join in the presentations and use the pins as fund raising tools. The more pins that get out there the more people will ask about them and the more chance we will have to tell them of the unfairness of the stigmas associated with mental illness.
Mrs United States 2008 has joined our campaign! She has promised to wear our pin on her banner during her reign! Mrs USA has dedicated her reign to mental health awareness focusing on the stigma. We are working to have her, her husband and daughter come to Cape Cod and join us in a seminar for the Ugly Pin Campaign this summer.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Where we stand tax-wise
We are currently working on getting a charitable IRS Tax Standing. This way we will be able to get a tax ID number,this will be happening in the near future.
We plan to re-launch the campaign in February of 2009 due to the move.
Please keep an eye out for your copy of the latest edition of "The Ugly Voice" if you did not receive one please let us know. If you would like to write an article for the next edition please forward it to us at the e-mail on the menu on the left. We also would like to see our members writing some materials for us to use in our presentations.
Lets use our voices and pens!
We plan to re-launch the campaign in February of 2009 due to the move.
Please keep an eye out for your copy of the latest edition of "The Ugly Voice" if you did not receive one please let us know. If you would like to write an article for the next edition please forward it to us at the e-mail on the menu on the left. We also would like to see our members writing some materials for us to use in our presentations.
Lets use our voices and pens!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Newsletter
The January/February 2009 Newsletter is finally finished. I will happily send one out if you send me you email or snailmail address (the latter is much nicer and more personal).
We are growing and have added mental health budget cuts to our fight.
Lets hear from some of you out there. There is always room on the next newsletter and for our campaign material.
We are growing and have added mental health budget cuts to our fight.
Lets hear from some of you out there. There is always room on the next newsletter and for our campaign material.
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