Funds in Health

February 4, 2022 is Wear Red and Give - Go Red for Women day! Cardiovascular disease kills more women then all forms of cancer combined. This February, we are uniting for American Heart Month to help you Reclaim Your Rhythm, because losing even one mom, sister, friend, neighbor to cardiovascular disease is too many.

World Food Day celebrates the global progress made toward zero hunger and highlights the world’s commitment to ending world hunger by 2030. Celebrated annually on 16 October, World Food Day promotes global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger, and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all. Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the United Nations’ calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all. Bright Funds created the World Food Day Fund so that you can support the work of great organizations addressing hunger in worldwide. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change. #WorldFoodDay #FoodHeroes fao.org/world-food-day

Every year in May, Mental Health Month provides a dedicated time to raise awareness about the realities of individuals living with mental illness and ways to manage and achieve mental wellness.The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental health of people of all ages. In November 2020, the CDC reported that 44% of Americans were coping with either depression or anxiety. Now, more than ever, it is critical to reduce the stigma around mental health struggles -- because that stigma often prevents individuals from seeking help. Bright Funds has established the Mental Health Awareness Month Fund composed of pre-vetted nonprofits committed to raising mental health awareness. Through a single donation to the Fund, you will support a group of nonprofits that are providing direct services, doing research, and educating in order to challenge myths, biases, and discrimination about what mental health is - and what it is not. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change.

Since 2008, Lindner Center of HOPE has served as a lifeline to tens of thousands who’ve faced the struggle of mental illness or addiction. Offering a wide range of mental health services and treatments in an atmosphere that promotes long-term healing, we are staffed by some of the nation’s best psychiatric experts. Lindner Center of HOPE is a place entirely dedicated to hope – and finding your unique path forward. This funding will be deployed by the Director of Eating Disorder Partial Hospitalization and Outpatient services. Find more information at https://lindnercenterofhope.org/eating-disorders/

Summary: Your donation will directly fund the annual implementation of the "Soul Sisters" - our national mobile support program within which we offer completely free of charge practical, informational and psychological counseling for women with breast cancer and their families across Bulgaria. Annually our mobile center - the Pink camper stopover in more than 10 cities in the country and our team meets the patients in oncology wards in city hospitals. Challenge: Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment is a great challenge for women - it follows a period of prolonged isolation, trauma, every day struggle and days spent in pain. In this very moment the women and their family needs a real support of professional psychologists, face-to-face conversation with breast cancer survivors to help them cope with all these changes and challenges however especially in the countryside such services are not available. Solution: For the 4th year, the "Soul Sisters" is going to the women in need all across Bulgaria and offer a free of charge services. The program involves visiting the complex oncology center or oncology wards in city hospitals where our team of physiologists and consultants- all to one breast cancer survivors will talks with patients, distributes aids and accessories, provides psychological, emotional, practical and informational support to women and their relatives. Long-Term Impact: We will provide more than 500 breast cancer patients with support and information to accept their condition, rebuild their well-being and improve their quality of life. We will also give their families support and advice. Many of the women we meet under the program become part of our community and benefit from all the other services the foundation offers. It is important for us not just to lend a hand, but to go all the way along with the patient. We need your help to do it! Details: Donations support the following: "Soul sisters" trips, including all services, purchase of turbans/head scarfs for women on chemotherapy, post mastectomy breast prosthesis or bras, practical and informational consultation for cancer patients, psychological therapy sessions to cancer patients and their families, "pink bag" primary kit for women diagnosed, yoga sessions and more.

Firefly’s objective is to change the emotional environment in order to improve the treatment of child patients: From a scary hospital environment – into a joyful space that reminds children of their own rooms at home and makes child patients forget they are in a hospital. From an environment of information vacuum, isolation and alienation – into an environment of empathy, awareness and inclusion of all the medical staff, the parents and the child itself in the treatment process. https://zadobroto.com/portfolio_page/proekt-svetulka/

Orthopaedic surgeons help people recover from sports medicine injuries and to stay active. They treat patients of all ages: • Kids with fractures • Adults with strained shoulders and hand or knee injuries • Older adults needing total hip and knee replacements But, sadly, not all patients have adequate access to orthopaedic care. Often, there are challenges getting a timely referral to an orthopaedic surgeon. At other times, patients lack the information to know when they need the care of a specialist. However, you can help improve patients’ access to orthopaedic surgeons. To combat these problems, the California Orthopaedic Foundation, a California-based Foundation is involved in a PUSH for change right here in your local communities to: - Promote active patient lifestyles and healthy bones; - Unite to work on community orthopaedic projects; - Support orthopaedic research; and - Help educate patients. 100% of your donation goes to these community projects. With your support we will: - Expand community outreach and education. - Reduce disparities in accessing orthopaedic care – age/socio-economic/gender/insurance status. - Increase public awareness of the crucial importance of receiving appropriate and timely orthopaedic care. We would very much appreciate your support. For information is available at https://coa.org/california-orthopaedic-foundation/

Fund for the contest winner's charity of choice.

Mariam is a 4-year-old Bulgaria girl, currently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Her mother is the only person who takes care of her. Let’s support Mariam, so that she can have access to occupational, speech, and physical therapy services. The services will help her to be young independent girls who is able to rise above her condition and pursue her dreams in life.

In memory of our colleague Imogen Boaler Farlie, this fund will support adrenal cancer research at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. Imogen came to Intuitive in 2018 as part of the Cortex team. Before joining Intuitive, she had worked as an oncology nurse in the UK and then worked in Allison Okamura’s lab at Stanford University. As part of the Cortex team, Imogen worked with many of Cortex’s early clinical partners, helping with agreements, supporting the data capture hardware, and testing the early versions of the Intuitive Data Recorder (IDR). She created strong relationships with these partners, and she was always willing to help others. Imogen was smart, funny, and kind. She loved hummingbirds, puzzles, color, and food. Imogen was diagnosed with adrenal cancer while working at Intuitive, and she passed away last month. There is a lack of research and proven treatment options available for adrenal cancer. While Imogen is no longer with us, two clinical trials and more research on adrenal cancer are underway at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. Money raised from this fund will go to support those trials and continue research, hoping that others who are diagnosed with adrenal cancer can benefit.

Nichols 'n Dimes team is raising money for Chicago Women's Health Center, which provides access to health care and health education to women, trans people and young people no matter what their financial situation may be.

We invite you to exercise daily and donate through BrightFunds to our organizations in need. This is a challenge against yourself and completing at least 42Km allows you to win a special surprise!

Hope Kids Virtual Drawing Contest

This fund is to raise funds for lung cancer awareness, screenings, support and research for a cure. There is work to be done to ending stigma, increasing public and private research funding and ensuring access to care. This fund seeks to support non-profits who are working toward improving lung cancer outcomes through prevention, diagnosis, and treatments while pursuing investments in research. Join us by investing in our initiative and take advantage of the Foundation’s matching funds too! Together we can make an impact!

"Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – we’re taking them all on. Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men." https://us.movember.com/about/foundation

The Run4Life mission has been and continues to be to fight cancer. Cancer doesn’t take a day off -- and there is still a lot of work to be done.

Pantheon marketing gives back via Impact4Good! If you'd like to participate further, click the blue "Donate" button to make an additional contribution to Heart to Heart International.

CWA Service Sales is passionate about giving back to the Ronald McDonald House Charities to help improve the health and well-being of children and their families.

The Women's Intuitive Network (WIN) ERG is proud to launch this campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research. While there has been an overall 40 percent decline in breast cancer deaths over the last 30 years—thanks to gains in awareness, early diagnosis, and treatment—there is a persistent mortality gap between Black women and white women. More progress needs to be made to improve outcomes for Black women with breast cancer. Read about the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's work here: https://www.bcrf.org/blog/black-women-and-breast-cancer-why-disparities-persist-and-how-end-them/ Together we can make a difference!

There are many reasons to support cancer research, from experiencing cancer firsthand to supporting a friend or loved one. The Security Renewals team wanted to fundraise to those in our life that have been touched by Cancer. Every dollar we raise for Cancer Research goes towards helping people who have been affected by cancer which includes life-saving research, prevention programs and support services for anyone affected.

October- Cancer awareness month

Every person fighting breast cancer deserves affordable, high-quality care. I want to do anything I can to make sure they have access to it. I’m taking action, and I won’t stop until breast cancer does — pandemic or not.

The theme of World Food Day 2021 is "our actions are our future". World Food Day celebrates the global progress made toward zero hunger and highlights the world’s commitment to ending world hunger by 2030. Celebrated annually on 16 October, World Food Day promotes global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger, and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all. Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the United Nations’ calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all. #WorldFoodDay 2021 will be marked a second time while countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look into the future we need to build together. Bright Funds created the 2021 World Food Day Fund so that you can support the work of great organizations addressing hunger in worldwide. #WorldFoodDay #FoodHeroes fao.org/world-food-day

Were hoping to move mountains and take the summit as per Everest Challenge. As when living through mental health issues it can feel like an uphill battle. (Everest Challenge was to overcome 288.000 steps in order to scale all 3 faces of Everest per 5 man team) I propose we aim to conquer 300k steps as many times as we can as a group collecting donations as we go to help raise awareness for The Mental Health Issue Globally that the pandemic has brought even more need to focus on.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is recognized every September by childhood cancer organizations around the world. With a goal to increase awareness and raise funds for those affected by childhood cancer, September is the best opportunity to rally interest and to get others involved in the cause. AppD Cares is fortunate to have a group of impactful global nonprofit partners dedicated to finding cures and making sure that Childhood Cancer will eventually become a thing of the past. In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, AppD Cares has donated $20,000 split evenly to Children with Cancer UK, the Care-for-Rare Foundation (Germany), St. Jude Children’s Research Center and St. Baldrick’s.