Crisis Overnight: Finally have the courage
This is the sixth in a series of Crisis Overnight posts. Our goal is to raise $150K to save the Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois from having to close. Personal stories are shared at the discretion of the individuals involved. Any stories where anonymity is requested will be honored.
You can follow or participate in our story on Twitter [...]
Crisis Overnight: It’s 2 a.m.
I’ve almost hit the wall during my 12-hour volunteer time. I’m sure I’ve annoyed some with the frequency of my tweets, posts, Facebook updates, etc this evening. However, I made a promise to my community to donate my entire social media presence to the cause of saving our crisis center. It was what I had [...]
Crisis Overnight: 10 Things Not To Survivors of Sexual Assault and What to say Instead
This is the fourth in a series of Crisis Overnight posts. Our goal is to raise $150K to save the Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois from having to close. Personal stories are shared at the discretion of the individuals involved. Any stories where anonymity is requested will be honored.
You can follow or participate in our story on Twitter [...]
Crisis Overnight: My name is “A” and I am 13 years old
This is the third in a series of Crisis Overnight posts. Our goal is to raise $150K to save the Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois from having to close. Personal stories are shared at the discretion of the individuals involved. Any stories where anonymity is requested will be honored.
You can follow or participate in our story on Twitter [...]
Crisis Overnight: Homeless and Not Knowing
This is the second in a series of Crisis Overnight posts. Our goal is to raise $150K to save the Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois from having to close. Personal stories are shared at the discretion of the individuals involved. Any stories where anonymity is requested will be honored.
You can follow or participate in our story on Twitter [...]
Crisis Overnight: “Where will people in need, like me, go?”
This is the first in a series of Crisis Overnight posts. Our goal is to raise $150K to save the Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois from having to close. Personal stories are shared at the discretion of the individuals involved. Any stories where anonymity is requested will be honored.
You can follow or participate in our story [...]
CRISIS OVERNIGHT: Saving a Community Crisis Center Overnight
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The Community Crisis Center of Elgin, Illinois averages one suicide call per day on its 24-hour hotline, and helps countless victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and economic hardship. But now the helpers need a little helping hand. The center has eliminated positions, drastically cut its budget and managed its resources responsibly, but without emergency funding, the [...]
Do you have a strategy for online comments?
Whether you’re a local bar owner or CEO of a Fortune 100 company, people are talking about you online. This post is specifically looking at the online communities of media outlets. The majority of online media outlets, especially blogs have a comment section following articles. Many times these comments can prove more entertaining, heated and [...]
