CAN A BUTTON REALLY CHANGE THE WORLD?tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14874582012-05-31T08:53:59-05:00Buttons of Hope | putting a face on fundraising one button at a time TypePadFacebuttons will change the face of fundraising forever...fasten your seatbelt!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef0168ebf6bc07970c2012-05-31T08:53:59-05:002012-05-31T09:08:27-05:00mike gibbonsFinally...I have THE IDEA that will have everyone putting a face on their cause
one photo button at a time...fasten your seatbelt!<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/2TxrroulZmM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2012/05/facebuttons-will-change-the-face-of-fundraising-foreverfasten-your-seatbelt.htmlA thank you to the people behind the Buttons of Hopetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef016764f2fafb970b2012-04-11T20:37:25-05:002012-04-12T05:50:31-05:00mike gibbonsThere are hundreds of other stories I heard, I tried to write about as many as I could...looking back I wish I had written hundreds more...Buttons of Hope was ultimately about the stories, about helping people find a way to honor a loved one or support a friend to put a face on their cause. Thank you to all!<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/Er5weMIRD2U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2012/04/a-thank-you-to-the-people-behind-the-buttons.htmlButtons of Hope...a beautiful poem | verse one completetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef016303c687fd970d2012-04-06T15:01:08-05:002012-04-07T10:31:27-05:00mike gibbonsAfter much reflection and a bunch of mixed feelings I have decided to take down the website I launched 1,988 days ago on October 27, 2006. While today will be the end of the first verse for Buttons of Hope I still love the idea and would like nothing more than for it to be my life's work<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/n45tbx8SgaA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2012/04/buttons-of-hopea-beauitul-poem-verse-one-complete.htmlShow them the Who!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef01539239b624970b2011-10-11T09:14:42-05:002011-10-11T09:14:42-05:00mike gibbonsPut a face on your cause. Engage, motivate and inspire your fundraising.<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/rqhNbsCWjWs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/10/show-them-the-who.htmlIt's easy to tell everyone how great you are...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef015435197da3970c2011-09-03T08:51:12-05:002011-09-03T08:51:12-05:00mike gibbonsOver the past five years I've made tens of thousands of photo buttons (yes me personally) I've messed up many and remade buttons before shipping - but this time I let them go<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/zt1KznxHBl8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/09/its-easy-to-tell-everyone-how-great-you-are.htmlHow can you start 21,000 conversations about a missing person?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef01538fe4184b970b2011-07-14T14:32:53-05:002011-07-14T14:32:53-05:00mike gibbonsPersonal billboards are an interactive, powerful tool in the search for missing persons. Let's say a 1000 people wear a button, three people a day ask about it that's 3,000 conversations a day about the missing child <div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=LI5JVqzDAjo:EnyRI3ft8js:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/LI5JVqzDAjo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/07/how-can-you-start-30000-conversations-about-a-missing-person.htmlA Personal Request: In memory of our friend Elizabethtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef0154338bc0b7970c2011-07-07T11:13:40-05:002012-07-16T14:28:12-05:00mike gibbonsI don't normally make Behind the Button personal but this year is different....I'll be riding my bike in honor of Elizabeth July 29-30 in the 24 Hours of Booty to benefit LIVESTRONG & local Charlotte cancer charities.<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/ImYCV7yEDuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/07/a-personal-request-in-memory-of-our-friend-elizabeth.htmlButton on a mission...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef0147e35912e2970b2011-03-20T13:43:14-05:002011-03-20T13:43:14-05:00mike gibbonsI made a single button today for a young woman (assuming she's young) she's embarking on a mission trip to Bolivia.<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=xxMHt6jTvJc:kKuK1jlqMfk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/xxMHt6jTvJc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/03/button-on-a-mission.htmlHow BIG is your heart? Luke Ball Heart of a Championtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef014e5f852278970c2011-02-28T07:30:00-05:002011-02-28T07:30:00-05:00mike gibbonsI see the impact Luke has made on so many people who know him - heck half the Detroit Tigers starting rotation is sporting buttons!<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?a=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BehindTheButton?i=-r9pE6mrciA:_mt25sgySWU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/-r9pE6mrciA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/02/how-big-is-your-heart-luke-ball-heart-of-a-champion.htmlIf there was any doubt...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83432c1cb53ef014e5f7c2b48970c2011-02-26T11:01:53-05:002011-02-26T11:01:53-05:00mike gibbons...that these little buttons could change the world. Read Liz Hewer's (the bride) story about her friend Liz here and please consider a generous donation here Liz' favorite charity Harbour Cancer Support Centre<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BehindTheButton/~4/dwt5yYDw10I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.behindthebutton.com/2011/02/if-there-was-any-doubt.html