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The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer^® National Partners Program gives your company an opportunity to provide hope for people facing breast cancer – and save lives – through the Society’s premier event to raise funds and awareness to fight breast cancer.

What is Making Strides Against Breast Cancer National Partners Program?

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer National Partners Program provides your company the chance to engage employees, their families, and friends to join the fight against breast cancer by celebrating breast cancer survivors, raising awareness about early detection and prevention, and giving back to end the disease. The program provides your company with a meaningful opportunity for corporate volunteerism and philanthropy, while uniting your brand with communities across the country in support of one of America’s most popular and unifying causes.

How does it work?

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer National Partners Program is the perfect way for companies with large regional or national networks to join together with a shared passion to help the American Cancer Society save lives. To participate in the program, your company must commit to:

• A minimum donation of $200,000 for Making Strides and the American Cancer Society's breast cancer programs
• Identify two contacts within each organization – A volunteer leader to promote the program and encourage employees and/or customer engagement – this person will also be the Web site liaison to be trained on the features of the organization’s customized Making Strides fundraising Web page/s and A volunteer leader to organize all areas of fundraising development based on the activities chosen to reach the $200,000 minimum donation
• Promote National Partners Program membership on your organization’s Web site or intranet and provide ongoing communication about the event as well as cancer information
• Encourage participation in major office locations, track progress, and report year-end results

To support your efforts, the American Cancer Society will provide:

• Dedicated American Cancer Society staff to help organization reach National Partner commitment in the fight against breast cancer
• A national team Web page to sign up and track walkers
• Registration process training
• Networking calls with national team volunteers and motivational speakers, as requested
• Best practices and fundraising ideas for team leaders (sent electronically)
• Map of American Cancer Society Division offices and list of all Making Strides events (including basic event information)
• Artwork for local media outlets that promotes your company’s national team status

There will also be national recognition in the Society’s breast cancer e-newsletter, the quarterly Impact newsletter, which goes to more than 700 corporate decision-makers, and on the Making Strides and Workplace Solutions Web sites.

What can you expect?

Making Strides creates a community for millions of people to join together with a shared passion to eliminate breast cancer for future generations. This inspiring event celebrates people who have battled breast cancer, educates people about ways to reduce their risk, and empowers communities to join the fight. Making Strides also describes the amazing progress the American Cancer Society and people around the country are making to defeat breast cancer. Each year, more than 250 walks are held nationwide. Since the event began in 1993, nearly 7 million people have raised more than $400 million. Each step at Making Strides events helps the American Cancer Society continue its lifesaving work every day to help people facing cancer. Thanks to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walkers and supporters, the American Cancer Society is making strides to end breast cancer.

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