St. Jude patient Quincy at the 2019 Memphis St. Jude Walk/Run
Thank you For joining this year's St. Jude Fitness Volunteer Leadership Conference. All of this year's presentations will be available here until March 31st. After March 31, please visit brand.stjude.org to revisit these presentations.
Dr. James Downing
Inside look at St. Jude
Inside St. Jude will bring you multiple perspectives behind the scenes as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of St. Jude, and the Purpose that Unites Us. You will hear from St. Jude President and CEO, Dr. James Downing, on what it was about this mission that brought him to Memphis. Then, the St. Jude Executive Chefs will share the personalized care and effort that goes into all meals served here at St. Jude. Finally, we’ll close with a patient panel, and you’ll hear directly from St. Jude patients Nick, Hayley and Emily — the real reason you're all here today, and the purpose behind your support of this mission: the kids.
P2P Fundraising Trends and Fitness VLC awards
Meghan Dankovich, Charity Dynamics, will take the stage to discuss P2P fundraising trends and Kera Getter-Wright, Chief Financial Officer, ALSAC, will join the stream with Martin Hand, Chief Donor Officer, ALSAC, to present the Fitness VLC 2021 awards.
Meghan Dankovich
Kera Getter-Wright
Martin Hand
Reginald Porter
Steele Ford
A Conversation on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Join Reggie Porter, Sr. Vice President - Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion & CSR for ALSAC and colleague Steele Ford, Sr. Vice President, Relational as they discuss their personal experiences with a DEI journey. This interactive session will bring additional focus to knowing your why, and ultimately the "Purpose that Unites Us".
All times are Central Time (CST).
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Main Session
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
- Town Hall
Rick Shadyac- P2P Fundraising Trend
Meghan Dankovich- St. Jude Patient Family Feature Story
The Hammer Family- Awards
2021 Individual and Team award winners will be recognized during the Main Sessions on both days.Breakout Sessions Workshops:
- Fundraising in a Digital Age
Social Media Best Practices
– In the Palm of Your Hand
What's in an App? (St. Jude Heroes)
- In the Palm of Your Hand
What's in an App? (St. Jude Walk/Run)
- Know Your Worth
The Value of Your Network
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
How making a Classic Sandwich Can Teach Us Everything We Need to Know About Fundraising.
- Reimagining our St. Jude Walk/Run In-Person Event Experience in September.
Facilitated by OP-3 Events
- Runway to Reality
Join for a preview of St. Jude Walk/Run Fearless Fundraising Recognition Program.
-Secrets to Social Media Marketing
Facilitated by Margi Lynn, Sprinklr
- Taking Fundraising to the Next Level
Strategies for Fundraising Outside of Social Media
- Tell Your St. Jude Story
- Utilizing LinkedIn as a Community Networking Tool
Facilitated by Bridget McGovern, LinkedIn
- What Motivates Corporate Volunteers and How Do We Recruit Them to our Committee? -
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Virtual 5K Run or Walk
Main Session
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.- Inside Look at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Dr. James Downing
Executive Chefs
Patient Panel - Nick L, Hayley K, Emily Hines
For event information text FVLC to 785833.- Awards
2021 Individual and Team award winners will be recognized during the Main Sessions on both days.Breakout Sessions Workshops:
- Fundraising in a Digital Age
Social Media Best Practices
- In the Palm of Your Hand
What's in an App? (St. Jude Walk/Run)
– In the Palm of Your Hand
What's in an App? (St. Jude Heroes)
- Know Your Worth
The Value of Your Network
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
How making a Classic Sandwich Can Teach Us Everything We Need to Know About Fundraising.
- Reimagining our St. Jude Walk/Run In-Person Event Experience in September.
Facilitated by OP-3 Events
- Runway to Reality
Join for a preview of St. Jude Walk/Run Fearless Fundraising Recognition Program.
-Secrets to Social Media Marketing
Facilitated by Margi Lynn, Sprinklr
- Taking Fundraising to the Next Level
Strategies for Fundraising Outside of Social Media
- Tell Your St. Jude Story
-Utilizing LinkedIn as a Community Networking Tool
Facilitated by Bridget McGovern, LinkedIn
- What Motivates Corporate Volunteers and How Do We Recruit Them to our Committee?
Getting Ready for FVLC Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Be on the look for an email with the subject '2022 Fitness Volunteer Leadership Conference Virtual 5K - Claim your Profile'. Open the email from your mobile phone, tap the Connect & Claim button, and follow the instructions on the page that opens.
On March 12th
- Plan to carry your phone: Participants must carry their phone during their event.
- Open the application: RTRT.me.
- Once your profile is selected, click the "START RACE" button.
- YOUR PHONE IS YOUR TIMING "CHIP"! Leave the app running in the background - Do not close it out completely on your phone (do not swipe-kill the app).
- After you complete your race you can use the app to see your Finish time, Finisher Badge, take a Finisher Selfie and share it to your supporters and fans.
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In this session you will learn how the St. Jude Heroes mobile app can help you enhance your experience as a St. Jude Hero. With so many great tips, tricks and resources in the palm of your hand, we want to be sure you know how to take advantage of it all this season.
Check out the app!
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In this session you will learn how the St. Jude Walk/Run mobile app can help you enhance your experience with the St. Jude Walk/Run. With so many great tips, tricks and resources in the palm of your hand, we want to be sure you know how to take advantage of it all this season.
Check out the app!
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This session will give you a little preview on what you have to look forward to as we safely return to communities coming together to walk, or run, for the mission of St. Jude!
This session will be led by OP3.
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In this session Margi Lynn, a social media expert from Sprinklr, will share her social media secrets you need to know to make the most of your social media efforts for St. Jude.
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Join Bridget McGovern, LinkedIn professional, to learn how you can build and use a network, virtually, through LinkedIn. This session is a repeat from VLC 2022 because it was just that good!
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Join this session for a panel discussion to learn more about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how you can network with local companies to leverage their CSR plans.
Dan and Lindsey were inspired to run last year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 10K in honor of their son, Caleb. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the event this past year. They joined 1,100 other St. Jude patient family members participating in the race weekend. They will share their St. Jude story, why they are Hammer Strong, and a surprise milestone they learned during the race.
Read stories about how the people at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have consistently been pushing the boundaries of their fields or take a virtual tour of the hospital.
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Our history
In 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital opened in front of a crowd of 9,000 in Memphis, Tenn. Learn about the history of St. Jude, how our hospital came to be and the amazing things we’ve accomplished.
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Pioneering racial integration
Read how St. Jude became the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South.
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Inspiration 4
Hayley Arceneaux receives a hero's welcome back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, after becoming the first pediatric cancer survivor in space aboard the mission Inspiration4.