Click on the month for detailed information on the causes. March National Kidney Month National MS Month American Red Cross Month YMCA Healthy Kids Day Save Your Vision Week Mental Retardation Month National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Poison Prevention Week World Tuberculosis Day American Diabetes Alert Day February Organ Donor Day Women's Heart Day Burn Awareness Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week American Heart Month Wise Health Consumer Month Children's Dental Health Month National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week January Birth Defects Prevention Cataract Awareness Cervical Cancer Awareness Glaucoma Awareness Volunteer Blood Donors Thyroid Awareness Healthy Weight Awareness Folic Acid Awareness December World Aids Day World Health Organization UNAIDS Elton John Aids Foundation Ryan White Emergency Act Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Safe Toys & Gifts Awareness Month Bone Marrow Disease Awareness Week November National Adoption Awareness Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Alzheimers Awareness Month American Diabetes Awareness Month National Family Caregivers Month October Breast Cancer Awareness World Food Day Domestic Violence Awareness Down Syndrome Awareness Lupus Awareness Dental Hygiene Awareness September Suicide Awareness Week STOP a Suicide Today Alcohol Awareness Month National Reye's Syndrome Week National Women's Health and Fitness Day Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education Month National Menopause Awareness Month August National Minority Donor Awareness Day America's Night Out Against Crime Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month Psoriasis Awareness Month Amblyopia Awareness Month July National Therapeutic Recreation Week International Massage Week Eye Injury Prevention Month Light the Night for Sight Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month International Group B Strep Awareness Month June Dystonia Awareness Week National Headache Awareness Week Career Nurse Assistants Day National Men's Health Week Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week HIV Testing Day Vision Research Month Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month National Aphasia Awareness Month National Scleroderma Awareness Month May Food Allergy Awareness Week Women's Health Week Buckle Up America Week World No Tobacco Day National Arthritis Month Stroke Awareness Month High Blood Pressure Month Sight Saving Month April National Volunteer Week Earth Day Cancer Control Month National Autism Awareness Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month Sexually Transmitted Disease Month Foot Health Month World Health Day

Fundraisers.com Features This Month's Causes National Kidney Month The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. One in nine Americans has chronic kidney disease. Read more about the... National Kidney Foundation National MS Education and Awareness Month National MS Education and Awareness Month is an effort by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF) and affiliated groups to raise the public's awareness of multiple sclerosis. The vital goals of this campaign are to promote an understanding of the scope of this disease, and to assist those with MS in making educated decisions about their healthcare. Read more about the... Multiple Sclerosis Foundation National Nutrition Month With nearly 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. ADA members are the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. Read more about the... American Dietetic Association American Red Cross Month Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers compassionate services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international relief and development programs. Read more about the... American Red Cross National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Persons with CFS most often function at a substantially lower level of activity than they were capable of before the onset of illness. Read more about... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month The Foundation focuses its resources on those cancers - including lung, breast, prostate, colorectal, cervical, skin, oral and testicular - that can be prevented through lifestyle changes or early detection and treatment. Read more about... Prevent Cancer Foundation National Eye Donor Month The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) is a not-for-profit organization of eye banks dedicated to the restoration of sight through the promotion and advancement of eye banking. The oldest transplant association in the United States, the EBAA is a nationally recognized accrediting body for eye banks. Since 1961, EBAA member banks have restored sight to nearly 1,000,000 individuals. Read more about the... Eye Bank Association of America Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight. Read more about... Prevent Blindness America Save Your Vision Week As the premier authority in the optometric profession, the American Optometric Association leads the way in its mission of improving the quality and availability of eye and vision care everywhere. With more than 34,000 members serving nearly 6,500 American communities, AOA helps optometrists provide over two thirds of all primary eye care in the United States. Read more about the... American Optometric Association Mental Retardation Awareness Month The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving support. The association also fosters research and education regarding the prevention of mental retardation in infants and young children. The Arc is a grassroots organization with 140,000 members who are affiliated through approximately 1,000 state and local chapters across the nation. Read more about... The Arc National School Breakfast Week The School Nutrition Association (formerly American School Food Service Association) is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. Recognized as the authority on school nutrition, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has been advancing the availability, quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of education since 1946. The Association works to ensure all children have access to healthful school meals and nutrition education by: Providing members with education and training Setting standards through certification and credentialing Gathering and transmitting regulatory, legislative, industry, nutritional and other types of information related to school nutrition Representing the nutritional interests of all children Read more about the... School Nutrition Association National Patient Safety Awareness Week The National Patient Safety Foundation mission: To Improve the Safety of Patients through their efforts to: Identify and create a core body of knowledge; Identify pathways to apply the knowledge; Develop and enhance the culture of receptivity to patient safety; Raise public awareness and foster communications about patient safety; and Improve the status of the Foundation and its ability to meet its goals. Read more about the... National Patient Safety Foundation Brain Awareness Week is an international effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives to advance public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. The Dana Alliance is joined in the campaign by partners in the United States and around the world, including medical and research organizations; patient advocacy groups; the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies; service groups; hospitals and universities; K-12 schools; and professional organizations. Read more about the... Dana Alliance Problem Gambling Awareness Week The Mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education. Read more about the... National Council on Problem Gambling National Poison Prevention Week Some 30 children die every year due to accidental poisonings, and approximately 1 million phone calls are placed to Poison Control Centers annually by adults seeking help when children have swallowed something harmful. In an effort to prevent such tragic events, the U.S. Congress established National Poison Prevention Week on September 16, 1961 (P.L. 87-319). Shortly thereafter, the Poison Prevention Week Council was organized to coordinate this annual event. Read more about the... National Poison Prevention Week Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week The mission statement of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is: To reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management. Read more about the... American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week Synergies, a non-profit corporation based in Austin, Texas, founded the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC) in 1992. The NIPC grew from a statewide prevention project in Texas called the Texas Prevention Partnership, which began in 1990. NIPC is a public-private effort to promote awareness and recognition of the under publicized problem of inhalant use. The NIPC is led by Synergies, a non-profit corporation, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The NIPC serves as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage about inhalant issues, develops informational materials, produces ViewPoint (a quarterly newsletter), provides training and technical assistance and leads a week-long national grassroots inhalant education and awareness campaign. Read more about the... National Inhalant Prevention Coalition World TB (Tuberculosis) Day The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to realize the goal of eliminating TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB. It comprises a network of international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and individuals that have expressed an interest in working together to achieve this goal. Read more about the... Stop TB Partnership Doctor's Day National Doctors' Day provides a time for people to show appreciation to the doctors who care for them or their loved ones. Both patients and those who work for or with physicians may recognize, thank or show appreciation by giving cards, notes, commemorative tokens of remembrance, etc. Patients who have long-term relationships with their doctors for example, a woman during pregnancy, someone with a long-term or terminal illness, families who rely on their family doctor, or anyone who wants to thank a physician for the care he or she has provided, take the opportunity to single out a special doctor, psychologist, dentist, chiropractor, nurse practitioner, or other health-care professional. Let your Doctors know that you appreciate them and send them a card! Read more about ... National Doctors Day American Diabetes Alert Day The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities. Read more about the... American Diabetes Association National Sleep Awareness Week The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting education, research, and advocacy. Established in 1990, NSF relies on voluntary contributions including grants from foundations, corporations, government agencies and other organizations to support our programs. Read more about the... National Sleep Foundation Kick Butts Day The Kick Butts Day Campaign provides in-kind assistance to state coalitions working on tobacco control and prevention issues through technical assistance and strategic advice. This includes background data and research to underpin the case for tobacco prevention and communication strategy assistance. Read more about... Kick Butts Day International Children's Day of Broadcasting The International Children's Day of Broadcasting , a joint initiative between UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , aims to make children part of the programming process. Every December, broadcasters in more than 100 countries celebrate the day in unique ways, as children go on the air as reporters, presenters and producers. Read more about the... International Children's Day of Broadcasting Featured Idea: Victory Scratch Cards... Scratch Your Way To Success! CLICK HERE For Information On Victory Scratch Cards! Victory Scratch Cards are an innovative new way to collect donations. They can be used alone, or in tandem with other fundraising projects, like 10k runs and bike-a-thons, to raise even more money for your cause. 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