UNRAVEL
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?
Fluttering
Fluttering involves moving a set of 12 dragonflies on lawn stakes (think flamingo, but more beautiful and meaningful) from one person’s yard to another each day – or for as many days as you choose to – throughout the month of September. Each person you Flutter gets the joy of a yard full of dragonflies for a day—and the option to pick whom you Flutter next by making a donation to Unravel. You simply return the next day, pick up the information packet and move the set of dragonflies to the next home selected.
By helping us Flutter, your donation of time helps raise so much money! On average, when a kit is moved nightly to a new house, a single Flutterer raises around $800 for the month of September!
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our ultimate goal at Unravel is to one day "close up shop" because kids cancer has been cured and we were a part of making that happen.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To reach our ultimate goal, we will raise money to fund the basic science and innovation that will one day lead to a less-toxic and more-effective cure. The existing treatments for pediatric cancer are far too harmful for a child's growing body and the success rates for survival are absolutely not good enough. We believe that the scientists, researchers, and doctors that are working at the ground level to create truly innovative medicines and treatments are the key to attacking this disease in a completely different and successful way.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
To raise enough money to fund the important research that needs to happen to make big advances, we are sharing our mission to invest others in championing our cause with the support of Unravel and our community of supporters. Once someone learns that 7 children die a day from cancer and that the funding isn't there to make a difference fast enough, many people open their heart to Unravel and feel compelled to spread the message, donate money, and raise money in their community. It is this network of caring people who want a better future for our children that will continue to spread far and wide. It is Unravel's strength to provide this network with the tools to donate their time in an effective way to raise money for research.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Unravel has put hundreds of thousands of dollars directly in the hands of researchers in the country working tirelessly to discover better medicines and treatment options for our nation's kids.
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Operations
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UNRAVEL
Board of directorsas of 12/03/2020
Libby Kranz
Unravel
Ann Calcagno
Carmen Murray
Mindy Korando
Libby Kranz
Tony Kranz
Renee Ridgway
Coby Heinemann