March Updates: Fundraising Tools, Events, and More

April is almost here! We’re sharing a few fundraising tools, photos of where we’ve been lately (we’ve been busy!), and other updates.

A graphic reads Hope Talk SCI: Transitioning from Home to Hospital. April 4, 2024 at 3 pm ET. with Kelley Brooks Simoneax, Esq. Josh Basile, Esq. and Ed Hoey, father of Help Hope Live client Patrick Hoey.

We’ve announced a new Hope Talk on transitioning from hospital to home after a spinal cord injury.

Join us next Thursday, April 4 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

Our three panelists will discuss what it means to return home after an SCI—from how to adjust to your new life to how your hospital or rehab can support you to ensuring your home is accessible.

Can’t make it? Register to receive a recording of the conversation.

A graphic reads Touched by Transplant framed by a blossoming plant graphic in soft shades.

Every April, we celebrate Donate Life Month—a time to recognize the impact of the gift of life on patients, donors and donor families, and the entire transplant community.

We recognize this annual awareness month with our Touched by Transplant series.

We interview Help Hope Live clients and community members to get perspectives on the pre- and post-transplant journey, the power of community support, and fundraising for transplant essentials.

Be sure you’re subscribed to this Latest blog so you can get updates when we post new Touched by Transplant stories.

Read past Touched by Transplant stories here.

A square graphic reads Fundraising + Video: Strategy + Tips + 10 Ideas. The background features teal camera icons on light blue.

Is video an effective fundraising tool? The answer is YES, and in our latest fundraising post, we’ll tell you why.

Learn how creating video can help support a Help Hope Live fundraising campaign strategy, then get 10 creative ideas for your next video.

Stay tuned for five critical video basics at the end of the post on lighting, orientation, video length, and more.

Video Tips

We hope you’re already getting excited about participating in Hope in Action on May 31.

On this exclusive fundraising day for the Help Hope Live community, we’ll cover the credit card fee for donations made in honor of a client at helphopelive.org—just like we do on GivingTuesday each year.

We can help you make the most of this fundraising opportunity with customized materials, email tips, social media posts, and more.

Start here:

Toolkit

Our Outreach team and client Ambassadors have been busy this month—take a look!

Karli, Sonny, and Kelly L Green at the Help Hope Live booth of Abilities Expo LA, which is branded with teal and the tagline Trusted Medical Fundraising. Karli has light skin, straight brown hair, and a black face mask and she wears a teal Help Hope Live polo. A head shorter than Karli, Sonny has light skin, sandy straight hair, and a teal Help Hope Live polo. At the same height as Sonny, Kelly Green has light skin, red-brown straight hair, dark eyes, and a light blue Help Hope Live branded polo.

We attended the fourth annual Reeve Summit in early March in Washington, D.C.

The experience was powerful, educational, hopeful, and full of meaningful connections.

Pictured below: Client Noah Williams and his mom, Naomi. Noah was recognized as the youngest speaker at the 2024 Reeve Summit.

Client Noah Williams and his mom are presenting at Reeve Summit 2024. Noah has brown skin and a bright yellow bandana over a forest green vest. He is seated in a black wheelchair gazing upward. His feet, in socks, point left and right. Mom Naomi has brown skin, a cream colored turtleneck dress, yellow cowboy boots, and a speech communication device on her lap.

Joined by Ambassadors, client families, and other key SCI community members, we learned about topics from pregnancy to representation to gun violence.

Pictured below: Director of Outreach Sonny with client Ambassador Julie Chambers.

Reeve Summit

Have you ever attended an Abilities Expo event? If not, you’re missing out!

These disability community gatherings are an opportunity to connect with other individuals and families as well as vendors, professionals, and nonprofits like ours.

Pictured below: Director of Outreach Sonny, far right, with client Xavier Long and his family.

The family of Help Hope Live client Xavier Long with Sonny at Abilities Expo LA in 2024. In front of the Help Hope Live banner with the tagline Trusted Medical Fundraising, 3-year-old Xavier is seated and strapped into his black and blue wheelchair. He has brown skin, short curly brown hair, dark eyes, and glasses. His family includes a woman with light skin and shoulder-length wavy hair and dark eyes holding a child with brown skin and dark eyes. Beside her is a girl with light skin, brown eyes, and long wavy hair. Crouching beside her is a man with brown skin, dark eyes, and short black hair. Sonny has light skin, straight sandy hair past her shoulders, a denim jacket over a teal polo, and Starry Night Van Gogh-inspired leggings.

We love getting the opportunity to meet Help Hope Live clients and Ambassadors in-person and catch up with some of our favorite content creators and organizations.

Pictured below: Executive Director Kelly L Green with our favorite vloggers: client Cole Sydnor and his wife, Charisma, of Roll with Cole & Charisma on YouTube.

Kelly L Green in front of the Help Hope Live booth and signage at Abilities Expo 2024 with client Cole and his wife Charisma of the YouTube channel Roll with Cole & Charisma. Seated in his power chair, Cole has light skin, short brown hair, a black long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and Timberlands. Kelly has light skin, red and brown straight hair, a black Help Hope Live branded sweater, and jeans. Charisma has brown skin, braided black hair pulled back, a black blazer, and jeans.

We’re so appreciative of the Ambassadors who not only tell their own community about Help Hope Live but also go the extra mile (quite literally) to spread the word about our trusted medical fundraising.

That’s why we’re thankful to the transplant Ambassadors who took the time to spread the word about Help Hope Live at the 2024 Abilities Expo LA.

Pictured below: Karli and Sonny from our Outreach department with transplant client Ambassador Dylan Mortimer.

At the Help Hope Live booth at Abilities Expo LA, which is branded with teal and the tagline Trusted Medical Fundraising, Karli and Sonny are with client Ambassador Dylan Mortimer. Karli has light skin, straight brown hair, and a black face mask and she wears a teal Help Hope Live polo. A head shorter than Karli, Sonny has light skin, sandy straight hair, and a teal Help Hope Live polo. Half a head taller than Karli, Dylan has light skin, a red ball cap, and a charcoal gray sweater.

At Abilities Expo events, we get to see firsthand that community support extends beyond any one diagnosis.

All are welcome, all are respected, and every attendee gets the chance to access information and tools to help them live a more independent and fulfilling life.

Pictured below: Karli from our Outreach department with transplant client Ambassador Rachelle Ledbetter.