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Nancy Brinker

Komen Founder's Salary Jumped 64 Percent: Report

The Huffington Post | Jessica Prois | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
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Nancy Brinker reportedly made bank last year despite a very public outcry and media frenzy surrounding her funding decisions. The embattled former ...

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A Family Affair: Komen Founder's Personal Reason For Supporting Gay Rights

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 01.30.2013 | Gay Voices
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On the heels of a media frenzy, Nancy Brinker has now added gay rights to her activism repertoire, reports The Washington Post. The founder of pop...

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What Greater Gift Than Recognition?

Nancy Davis | Posted 02.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Nancy Brinker, Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage 4 Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, October Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Pink, Breast Cancer Metastatic, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Treatment, Healthy Living News
Nancy Davis

I believe we can herald 2012 as one of the greatest exposures for stage IV breast cancer of this century. I wasn't suffocated by the "pink haze" this ...

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Life After Lance: How Livestrong Can Survive

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 12.17.2012 | Business
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Sarah O'Leary

Livestrong can survive the loss of Lance. It just needs to strike while the iron is hot and spread its identity well beyond one man.

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Take the Pledge: No Pink for Brinker in October

Joe Waters | Posted 12.01.2012 | Politics
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Joe Waters

But the fact that Komen founder Nancy Brinker sits atop this pyramid is a disgrace, and we need to ratchet up our calls for her to quit Komen for good.

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Brandstrong: Why Smart Marketers Aren't Afraid to Wear Yellow

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.25.2012 | Business
Read More: Nike, Corporate Sponsorship, Borrowed Equity, Nonprofits, Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer, Cause Marketing, Marketers, Michael Jordan, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Marketing, Nancy Brinker, Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong Doping, Livestrong, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

No one wants to form a partnership with a celebrity who ends up in a line up or caught up in a host of other brand damning by association situations. So why is Lance Armstrong and Livestrong still a smart move for a plethora of potential partners?

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Group Seeks To Unseat Brinker From Komen Board

Huffington Post | Jessica Prois | Posted 08.14.2012 | Impact
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Nancy Brinker may have stepped down from her position as Komen CEO, but former supporters want to ensure she won't be doing any backseat driving. A...

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Susan G. Komen Announces Leadership Changes

Reuters | Posted 10.08.2012 | Politics
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(Adds comment from Family Research Council, more details on Komen leadership) By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, Aug 8 ...

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Komen Trying To Fill Exec Slots After Scandal

online.wsj.com | Posted 07.06.2012 | Impact
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure is seeking to beef up its top ranks after a political firestorm that contributed to a decline in fundraising for many of t...

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ReThink Review: Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.06.2012 | Women
Read More: Charity Organizations, Charity, Ari Fleischer, Breast Cancer, Pinkwashing, Barbara Ehrenreich, Karen Handel, Breast Cancer Awareness, Movie Reviews, Rethink Reviews, Avon, Jonathan Kim, Pink Ribbons Inc., Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Documentary, Nancy Brinker, Breast Cancer Survivor, Race for the Cure, Video, Women News
Jonathan Kim

This film urges us to look hard at what charities like Komen are really saying about breast cancer, those who have it and the companies trying to "pinkwash" themselves, insulating themselves from criticism.

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Laura Bassett

More Top Komen Executives Resign Amid Reports Of Internal Troubles

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.20.2012 | Politics
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Two top executives at Susan G. Komen for the Cure have announced their resignation, amid reports that the breast cancer charity is struggling to raise...

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Laura Bassett

Komen To Donors: Should We Apologize?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.23.2012 | Politics
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After Susan G. Komen for the Cure's controversial decision several weeks ago to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, and the subsequent reversal of that...

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For Komen To Survive, Brinker Family Must Give Up Control

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 04.16.2012 | Politics
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Jeffrey Campagna

Handel was only a symptom. The real problem at Komen is the board and CEO that hired her in the first place.

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Komen's Controversy Should Be Blamed On Its President

Paul Clolery | Posted 04.14.2012 | Impact
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Paul Clolery

Komen's controversy regarding the decision to pull money from Planned Parenthood was ill-advised, mistimed and strategically inept. The blame must be put at her doorstep as founder and chief executive officer.

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Ex-Komen Board Member: Planned Parenthood Reversal Is Not Enough -- Brinker and Board Must Go

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 04.09.2012 | Politics
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Jeffrey Campagna

Eve Ellis, the former board member of Komen NYC who last week urged progressives to stay "far away" from Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is not ready to put the Planned Parenthood fiasco behind her.

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The Real Komen Lesson: Charities Can Be 'Too Big to Fail,' Too

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.08.2012 | Politics
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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The real question is: Do we really want our charities to be marketing arms for the country's largest corporations?

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Amanda Terkel

Susan G. Komen Head's Strong Defense Of Planned Parenthood In Memoir

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- For years, some conservatives have criticized Susan G. Komen for the Cure for giving grant money to Planned Parenthood for America, beca...

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Lawmakers React To Komen Reversal

Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics
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After facing enormous backlash to its controversial plan to stop funding Planned Parenthood breast cancer screenings, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has ...

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What Would 'Suzy' G. Komen Think?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.04.2012 | Women
Read More: Komen and Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen, Nancy Brinker, Komen Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Planned Parenthood, Women News
Lisa Belkin

It is time to remember the founder's vow to the woman after whom Susan G. Komen For The Cure is named -- and to get back to curing cancer.

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WATCH: Andrea Mitchell's Blunt Confrontation With Embattled Komen Chief

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.03.2012 | Media
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MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell had some tough words for Susan G. Komen chief Nancy Brinker about the growing firestorm over Planned Parenthood. Mitchell a...

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Christina Wilkie

D.C. Parties: Obama, Pelosi, Stars On The Town (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.31.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- It was a glamorous weekend in the nation's capital, as two of the year's most anticipated galas raised millions for good causes at the h...

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10 Questions

Kara Ross | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
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Kara Ross

"10 Questions" For Nancy Brinker, Founder & CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® 1. Whom do you credit for inspiring you to be the person you are today? My mother, father, and sister. 2. What is your favorite get-away-from-it-all destination? At home on Sunday, when its quieter.

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Less Talk, More Action! A Challenge To Get Screened During Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 11.12.2011 | Healthy Living
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Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

So I'm alarmed by numbers that show fewer than 50 percent of American women over 40 with health insurance get a mammogram annually. This is not something we can afford to ignore.

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Race For The Cure: The Power of Pink

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 08.02.2011 | Healthy Living
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Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

People tend to think of pink as a soft and delicate color, but not our pink. At Komen, we know that pink is strong, pink is fierce, pink is brave, and pink is mighty.

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An In-Depth Interview With Nancy Brinker, Founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Susan G. Komen, World Health Organization, Breast Cancer, International Development, Ngos, Aids, Nancy Brinker, Cancer, Impact News
Rahim Kanani

We discussed the state of breast cancer today, how Susan G. Komen built massive corporate engagement, and the use and role of "pink" to galvanize a global movement to end breast cancer.

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