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April 08, 2016Half way is 30%?
YACC’s fund development model sees more than 70 per cent of our revenue generated in the last two quarters. Our biggest mountains are ahead of us.
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November 06, 2015Seven times down, eight times up
Is there a more important trait than perseverance? I’m not going to make my case right now, but count me as a massive fan of perseverance!
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October 09, 2015
YACC values commitment
At our monthly team meetings, one of our crew members discusses one of our five values: strength, courage, commitment, heart, and trail-blazing. This is Geoff’s reflection from this month’s meeting.
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September 24, 2015Why I Climb (and why you
We are climbing for YACCers like Jody and the 49,000 other young adults dealing with cancer who don’t know the power YACC—yet. Fundraising events like the Climb power YACC’s programs; there is no connection, no transformation without them. And we’d love to have you join us.
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August 07, 2015
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it
Geoff explains how tougher economic times and our deficit from the last fiscal year will make 2015-16 an extra challenging year for YACC, but we’ve still got your back.
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July 09, 2015#BeCauseYACC: Let’s gaze into my crystal ball
We’ve covered YACC 1.0 and 2.0, and now we’re ready to get into YACC 3.0. Despite our success to date, our revenue per diagnosis is 5-10 times lower than other […]
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July 02, 2015#BeCauseYACC: The new wave of support programs
The web is most often the first point of contact, and the next step in connecting with our community used to be a four-day retreat, adventure, or conference. It is a huge leap with a ton of risks, and it’s a wonder anyone comes!
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June 25, 2015#BeCauseYACC: The start of YACC 2.0
The first five years of YACC—YACC 1.0—can be summed in three words: start, focus, do.
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June 18, 2015#BeCauseYACC: Here’s where the fun begins
Starting YACC was largely driven by three factors; my desire to use my experience to help others, my need to process what I had just experienced by doing something with it and my reality that I likely wouldn’t get the next 60 years to make my impact. I had to make an impact now and hopefully I could build something that would outlive me.
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June 15, 2015#BeCauseYACC: Let’s get this party started
Back in 1998, when I was 22 years old, I had just graduated from university and was starting the rest of my life when I passed out in the middle of a party. Three days later, I was diagnosed with leukemia.
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April 26, 2015#YACCRemembers
“I accept challenge almost automatically; denial is just a river in Egypt for me. I knew my diagnosis could kill me, but processing Darryl’s death sparked another level of processing my own.”
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January 10, 2014
Chasing Geoff Stirling
For some the chase is what drives them, but for me, catching Geoff Stirling was 100 times more incredible.
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