by admin on November 19, 2011
The Chase Community Giving Contest is almost the only way for penny-poor CFS non-profits to come up with easy cash. With four days left in the contest two non-profits – the New Jersey CFS Association (#93) and the Enterovirus Foundation (#81) – are hanging on by the skin of their teeth. The next couple of days will make or break them.
Let’s take a look at these two organizations
The New Jersey CFS Association
A Leader Struggles – That the NJCFSA is struggling in the Chase Contest is a bit strange since it may be the most dynamic state CFS non-profit support group in the country.… Read More
by admin on November 18, 2011
Only Four days left for Chase Community Giving and two of our most important CFS non-profits are in the running. Check out why your vote for these organizations will make a difference for ME/CFS.
CFS Knowledge Center The CFSKnowledgeCenter is actually two sites: a thriving Community Center with blogs, research surveys and CFS support groups and a knowledge base containing articles and video’s
The CFSKnowledgeCenter already easily had the biggest ME/CFS video collection on the web at but Dan Moricoli, the owner of the site, has taken it one step further and has been collaborating with Dr. Nancy Klimas, to produce a series of video’s on managing and treating CFS.… Read More
by admin on November 21, 2011
The RMCFA is one of six CFS organizations in the running for from 25K in the Chase Community Giving Contest running until Aug 22nd. Chances are,though, that after being in contention for 2 weeks, on the last day of being in the Chase Community Giving contest, the RMCFA will drop out of the top 100 and come up penniless.
We don’t want this to happen. We have 22 hours to make sure that it doesn’t happen.
Incorporated in 1991, the RMCFA provides regular speakers, a monthly email newsletter and an Action Center. It’s Executive Director, Mike Munoz, was a co-founder of the Coaltion4ME/CFS – a national group of ME/CFS non-profits dedicated to improving conditions for people with ME/CFS.… Read More
by admin on November 21, 2011
We started out with seven CFS non-profits in the running for $175,000 in the Chase Community Giving Contest. We knew the contest was going to get really volatile in the last couple of days and it has with four organizations dropping like rocks.
With only 22 hours left in the contest only three organizations appear assured of taking home any money; the IACFS (AACFS), the CFSKnowledge Center and Mass CFIDS.
Rocky Mountain and Wisconsin have dropped precipitously and are in the last few hours have dropped out of the top 100 (and the $25,000 prize). The fine New Jersey CFS Association which has done so much over the years is now off the leaderboard as is the exciting Enterovirus Foundation devoted to studying what may be a key culprit in CFS.… Read More
