Fund Raising and Awareness

Written by Kayla Maryles, SBI Health Education Events Coordinator and Education Intern

I believe that fund raising and awareness is an essential part to not for profit organizations such as SBI Health Education. I think a lot of people forget about fund raising and how it can benefit an organization tremendously. Many people within the health and human services field base a lot of their work solely on the client, the community, and education. I think that using fund raising, as a means of bringing awareness is a great, innovative way to include all of services provided in the heath and human services field.

One major example that I can think of is the V-DAY Campaign, which is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. In order for this campaign to make a mark, they have taken a creative approach to creating awareness about ending violence against women and girls. The founder of the V-DAY Campaign, Eve Ensler started the movement by writing a play called, The Vagina Monologues. This production sparked a very intriguing way of raising money for a cause. It incorporated the arts and theater while telling stories that empowered and provoked interest, laughter, sadness, and thought about some very serious topics involving women and violence. I believe that The Vagina Monologues is an exemplary model that showcases how fund raising can be educational and beneficial; not only because of raising money to be donated to the cause, but also by raising awareness.