Charity Auction- Fight Cancer and Buy Me Cheap
Jennifer Leggio is training for a marathon and working to help fight leukemia and lymphoma at the same time. She’s looking to raise $10,000, and she’s got a creative approach to doing it.
My cousin, Todd, died from Leukemia when I was a kid. I have weird/funny memories of him, including the fact my Mom made us Star Trek uniforms. I was Kirk, my brother Thom was Spock, and Todd was a red shirt. Turned out that life was pretty much that way for all three of us, as a side note.
More recently, on the plane to attend ITEC Detroit, I sat next to a young woman who graduated from nursing school to go work with kids with leukemia. I asked her why she picked that field. She said, because I survived. I’ll admit that I got a bit teary. I had no idea that kids could survive. Remember, I grew up when the survival rate was about 20%.
That’s why I’m supporting Jennifer’s charity auction.
Know who else is in?
Joseph Jaffe is one of the most sought after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on new marketing. He is president and “chief interuptor” at crayon, a strategic advisory group that helps companies “join the conversation” through the power of community, dialogue and partnership. He has spoken to audiences in North America, London, the Netherlands, Turkey and South Africa and to companies including Yahoo!, JWT, Modem Media, Conde Nast and iVillage. In 2007, Jaffe authored the book Join the Conversation: How to Engage Marketing-Weary Consumers with the Power of Community, Dialogue and Partnership.
Auction: Dinner and brainstorming session in the New York / Connecticut area valued at $10K. Bidding begins at $1K. Full details available on the Joseph Jaffe eBay auction site.
Geoff Livingston has worked as a marketing strategist in the Washington, DC region for 15 years. Dubbed a “local blogging guru” by the Washington Post, Geoff’s Buzz Bin blog is nationally recognized, and is the top ranked independent PR blog in the Washington, DC region. He successfully launched FortiusOne’s GeoCommons using an aggressive social media strategy, and marketed Godsmack lead singer Sully Erna’s bio using a diversified My Space and blogosphere campaign. Geoff’s book on new media Now is Gone was released last autumn by Bartleby Press.
Auction: Two-hour phone consulting / brainstorming session valued at $1K. Bidding begins at $100. Full details available on the Geoff Livingston eBay auction site.
Aaron Strout is vice president of social media at Mzinga, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based provider of online communities and social networks for businesses. In his role, Aaron focuses on blogging, podcasting, webinars, blogger relations, and evangelizing the benefits of social networks for business. In addition to his knowledge of the interactive and new media landscape, Aaron has more than 15 years of online marketing and advertising experience, with a strong background in integrated and online marketing.
Auction: Two-hour phone consulting / brainstorming session valued at $1K. Bidding begins at $100. Full details available on the Aaron Strout eBay auction site.
Greg Verdino is a recognized expert on business and marketing innovation, emerging technologies and Web 2.0. Equal parts marketer and futurist, Greg has made a career of identifying key trends and helping companies turn disruptive changes into a real, sustainable business and marketing advantages. He works as Chief Strategy Officer at crayon, a strategic advisory group that helps companies ‘join the conversation’ through the power of community, dialogue and partnership. He has been profiled in and quoted by a wide variety of business and news media including Advertising Age, Adweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Marketing News, New York Times, Newsday and the Wall Street Journal, as well as on television news outlets including CNBC and Fox News Channel.
Auction: A 60-minute keynote speech or 1/2 day workshop anywhere within the U.S. or Canada valued from $5K-$7.5K. Bidding begins at $700. Full details available on the Greg Verdino eBay auction site.
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I for one, am watching this auction! Before you know it, I’ll be bombarding you with questions about feedburner and other web mysteries in person! AND for a good cause. :)
Great idea!!
That’s a great cause, but also a great way to present it. Unlike many posts, even on otherwise unrelated blogs, it doesn’t just say “charity event” and put me off. I was genuinely interested to find out about the background, the unique social media aspect of this appeal, and find out more about the individuals and the cause behind it.
Imaginative and worthy, and well worth getting involved in. Best of luck to all involved.
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There are few things as valuable as time, and donating this precious commodity is admirable. Kudos to you all.
Now to business. I have a non-profit budget of possibly $102 CAD, could everyone please leave me Aaron Strout for $100? I’d throw in a free PEI vacation, and all the cold beer and fresh lobster you all can consume as a side bribe for compliance.
Thanks :)
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Chris - Thank you again for doing this. I am so pleased and impressed with the generosity of your time, and the same goes for the others who are involved. Team in Training is an amazing organization for which I raised money before, and I’ve seen first-hand the positive impact the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society can have on a patient or a family. And, quite honestly, the majority of the feedback we’d get from honorees that we’d meet is, “It’s just so moving that people even want to help.” I’m glad that you do. I met some amazing people in 2006 - two of whom have since died; one of them a 3-year-old boy. I’m participating in their honor. Thank you again for your help.