Event Marketing

Soles That Raised $40 Million for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Melissa Sher is CEO and cofounder of Kinser

// By Melissa Sher // The Nike Doernbecher Freestyle Program was born during a conversation between a father and his son over dinner. What if patients could design their own shoes and Nike would make and auction them? Discover how this idea grew into a life-changing program that has raised millions in funds for the children’s hospital.

UMMC’s Multichannel Strategy to Boost Transplantation Program Sees Impressive Results

Bill Seiler, assistant director, media relations, UMMC

The University of Maryland Medical Center employs a three-tier marketing strategy for its transplant program, using strategic communications for broad reach, targeted digital tactics for mid-funnel engagement, and search campaigns to capture bottom-funnel consumers. Find out how this leading medical center achieves impressive results with a multichannel marketing and communications strategy.

Integrated Marketing and Compelling Storytelling Bolster UMMC’s Organ Transplantation Program

Jessie Pulsipher, marketing and communications manager, UMMC

// By Susan Dubuque // The University of Maryland Medical Center employs a three-tier marketing strategy for its transplant program, using strategic communications for broad reach, targeted digital tactics for mid-funnel engagement, and search campaigns to capture bottom-funnel consumers. Find out how this leading medical center achieves impressive results with a multichannel marketing and communications strategy.

Adapting Event-Related Fundraising When the Event Is Cancelled

Boston Children's logo

Like every other health care operation, fundraising has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Foundations, trusts, and development departments have had to squeeze all the creative juices they could muster to tackle an unpredictable, unprecedented situation. Boston Children’s Hospital sets the bar high. Named the country’s #1 Pediatric Hospital by U.S. News & World Report for Read More

Fundraising Success at Boston Children’s Amid a Pandemic

Michael Bornhorst, associate vice president, corporate development, leadership giving and special events at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust

// By Marcia Simon, APR // When you have hundreds of runners raising money for you, and the Boston Marathon — usually held on the third Monday in April — gets canceled, how do you bounce back? Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, the pediatric hospital’s fundraising arm, found lots of ways to keep the donations flowing Read More