Gift from a Child
#Handstands4Cures Social Media Campaign
Gift from a Child is a thought-leader in the pediatric cancer community who brings awareness to tissue donation for research.
PGM built a responsive and engaging website with the purpose to foster awareness and encourage donations. We also crafted a comprehensive social media campaign highlighting September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with ongoing social media management. Throughout our partnership, we have designed collateral including brochures, banners, signs, and templates. We’re constantly dreaming on how to expand Gift from a Child’s mission worldwide.
Client
Swifty Foundation
Services
Collateral, Social Media, Video
Introduction
Gift from a Child is a national initiative supported by families who have lost children to brain cancer, private foundations, researchers and medical professionals. Gift from a Child’s mission is to increase post-mortem pediatric brain tissue donations through advocacy as well as the education of families enduring the worst … the loss of a child.
Goal
In celebration of September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Gift from a Child wanted to create a comprehensive and inclusive social campaign bringing awareness to how many children are impacted by cancer each year, 15,780 to be exact. They wanted to create an exciting challenge to encourage people of all ages to Give a hand (recognize someone) or take a stand by doing an actual handstand.
Process
We researched how other viral campaigns were successful, collaborated with the client to solidify the message. We then created a logo, a landing page, example copy, social media templates, and signs.
We implemented this challenge on all social media channels in hopes to spread awareness for an important month in the pediatric cancer community.
Results
Total impressions for the whole month of September was an impressive 146.6k. Over a thousand photo and video submissions came in for the #Handstands4Cures challenge! In fact, one video got over 10,000 views on Facebook. This challenge was featured in multiple media outlets and highlighted on local television stations. The simple landing page layout encouraged partners and other institutions to jump into the challenge with us, spreading it into their networks.
The design for the brochure above was featured in The Best Brochure and Publication Designs as one of the best print designs.
