TWIST OUT CANCER
Share.Connect.Heal.
Mission
Twist Out Cancer provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by Cancer through creative arts programming. What started in 2012 as a small grass roots online community movement has evolved into an international non-profit that has touched over 200,000 people around the world through our online platforms and community wide programming. With programs in Chicago, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Philadelphia and Austin, we are a global community of support comprised of previvors, survivors, caregivers, supporters and artists.
Ruling year
2014
Founder and Executive Diretor
Jenna Benn Shersher
Main address
PO Box 427
Villanova, PA 19085 USA
EIN
45-3619978
NTEE code
Arts Service Activities/Organizations (A90)
Health Support Services (E60)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Brushes with Cancer
Brushes with Cancer matches individuals touched by cancer with artists who are charged with creating unique works of art reflective of that person's journey with cancer. The artwork is exhibited and auctioned at the Brushes with Cancer Celebratory Gala and Art Exhibition. Since 2011 we have impacted over 17,000 people through this innovative and unique program that has taken place in Chicago, Ann Arbor, Toronto, Montreal and Tel Aviv. In 2019 the program will launch in Austin, Detroit and Philadelphia.
Twistshops
Twistshops are art therapy-based workshops that focus on utilizing the arts as a mechanism for healing. Twistshops promote healing, relaxation and emotional recovery through art therapy based interventions that are designed to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress related to cancer.
Survivors, caregivers and previvors will be guided by a licensed art therapist through a variety of art-making activities that will allow participants to process their past and current experiences as a patient, caregiver or supporter of someone with cancer. Through storytelling and mindful art-making, the intention is to help participants explore different emotions, and in turn revive self, heal and find ways to move forward.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of works exhibited temporarily
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Brushes with Cancer
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of works exhibited
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Brushes with Cancer
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Brushes with Cancer
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of programs documented
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Twistshops
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of exhibitions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Brushes with Cancer
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Facebook followers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Operations
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TWIST OUT CANCER
Board of directorsas of 09/05/2023
Andrew Edelston
Morgan Stanley
Term: 2017 - 2024
Joelle Goldman Bilow
Joshua Taustein
UL
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MD Anderson-Cooper
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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