Change.org petition for better use of fundraising dollars

Great article - I hope it gets some attention. I'm posting it to my blog and bumping this up.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-jacoby/metastatic-breast-cancer_b_6836818.html

MusicLover, No, I don't think you are wrong.

I think it's like anything else in life, unless something affects a person directly, most people will turn a blind eye and really don't want to know. The media is set up for "feel good" stories - battle and triumph. That's why I think people that write these articles are so important. The more articles and blogs written about the reality of stage IV, the more numbers we can reach.

It seems like it's all about gimmicks in today's society. Why do you think the Lou Gehrig's ice bucket challenge was so successful?? My Mother passed away from Lou Gehrig's disease in 1993. At that time, most people didn't even know what it was other than a disease named after a baseball player. Look at the media attention it's gotten over the past year. You think most of those people doing the ice bucket challenge even knew about the devastation that Lou Gerhig's disease can cause a family?? It's doubtful. Komen is another gimmick where everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. Most don't even know where the funds go. Even many BC patients don't know where the funds go, but they still participate.

RESEARCH NEEDS A GIMMICK. Until we come up with a good one, you won't see the masses signing the petition. A STAR, a GIMMICK and the Ellen Show.....that's the ticket.

Perfectly said slow

Now how can we get a gimmick

great idea

Angela Jole is in the spotlight now

I wish we can get her

Perfect timing

2,296 more needed to reach 10,000

bump

Bump,

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The whole petition thing is starting to irritate me. I looked on that site and saw some pretty crazy things that people were petitioning for with a ridiculous amount of signatures. Something as important as this struggles to get 10,000? There's something wrong with this picture. I wish there was some way it could get more exposure.

You can't assume everyone always sees your FB posts. Many are missed or ppl are just busy and in too much of a hurry to read or take action. No problem reposting IMO.

One of the problems with this petition is the request that all Breast Cancer Charities commit at least 50% of total donations to medical research and innovation.

The focus of the petition is Komen - and however I might want more of Komen money to be allocated to research, I believe that the request of 50% of total donations is an unrealistic expectation.

Nevertheless, the idea that the petition asks for all Breast Cancer Charities to commit 50% is ill-conceived and does not deal with the realities of how different Breast Cancer Charities operate and what each charity's mission is.

For instance, BreastCancer.Org would fall under this broad encompassing term "Breast Cancer Charity". If BCO attempted to give 50% of total donations to medical research then something would have to give. Something would go by the wayside. It would change the face and function of BCO. And BCO is a 501(c)(3) that does a fantastic job with its finances. AND it receives grants from some other foundations in order to operate. (EG. Avon Foundation gave BCO a $50,000 grant in 2014 in order for BCO to provide materials to metastic breast care patients.)

Do we need change? Yes.

Will I sign this petition? No

Dltnhm, thumbs up.

Honestly, I think I would sign ALMOST anything that would aid in getting more research dollars to find a cure. I don't want my children having to go through any of this, and I'm tired of losing friends to this disease. I just wish we could come up with a plan that everyone could get behind.