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BCNA's Helpline refocus - some changes being made to the Helpline
BCNA's Helpline refocus I received this email last night and assume that all members received it - but just in case some haven't received it, I'll put it here for everyone to read and comme...
BCNA has always been about metrics and money. There are unrelenting appeals for donations and merchandise-for-sale every time one visits the home page.
Its informational resources (e.g. webcasts, My Journey, Hopes & Hurdles) have been financed by the public - federal government grants, corporate partnerships, donations, and fundraising campaigns at national (Bakers Delight) and local levels - but are not freely available. At every turn BCNA requires names, postcodes, diagnostic info., etc. in order to obtain access to resources.
Similar non-profits such as Cancer Council, Pink Hope, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Heart Foundation, Osteoporosis Australia, Diabetes Australia et al. provide their informational resources freely to the public without the hurdles imposed by BCNA's metrics/data collection scheme. I suspect the metrics collection is dictated by the Board.
Its informational resources (e.g. webcasts, My Journey, Hopes & Hurdles) have been financed by the public - federal government grants, corporate partnerships, donations, and fundraising campaigns at national (Bakers Delight) and local levels - but are not freely available. At every turn BCNA requires names, postcodes, diagnostic info., etc. in order to obtain access to resources.
Similar non-profits such as Cancer Council, Pink Hope, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Heart Foundation, Osteoporosis Australia, Diabetes Australia et al. provide their informational resources freely to the public without the hurdles imposed by BCNA's metrics/data collection scheme. I suspect the metrics collection is dictated by the Board.