Erica Campbell

Erica Campbell

Posts by Erica Campbell
Behind the curtain of childhood cancer 2024
A pile of financial payments being mailed to families facing childhood cancer

Behind the curtain of childhood cancer 2024

Childhood cancer changes everything. I've had countless conversations with parents who express how their world is turned …

Dec 23, 2024 11:29:54 AM 2 min read
The Pinky Partner Promise
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The Pinky Partner Promise

For over 20 years, people like you have provided critical financial support for kids with cancer and their families, all …

Dec 12, 2024 5:19:45 PM 2 min read
So you want to work in nonprofit?
Erica and the Pinky Swear Foundation team accepting a check from the MN Wild Foudation

So you want to work in nonprofit?

I’m thrilled! You are interested in using your talents, skills, and abilities for a higher purpose. Thank you for valuin …

Oct 25, 2024 4:21:07 PM 3 min read
Like the Tale of a Starfish
A starfish in the sand with an ocean wave nearby.

Like the Tale of a Starfish

Every year, 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer. Every year, 15,000 parents will hear the life-changing words ‘you …

Sep 27, 2024 4:33:47 PM 2 min read
Cancer is messy.
Pinky Swear All-Star Peter playing on his ipad while in the hospital battling medulloblastoma.

Cancer is messy.

Childhood cancer is frightening, relentless, and life-changing. Family life quickly spirals out of control. When a child …

Aug 29, 2024 4:15:19 PM 1 min read
Easing 'Supermarket Scaries': Corporate Philanthropy's Role in Helping Families Battling Childhood Cancer
Pinky Swear Pantry donations that will go to help families in the hospital with a child facing cancer so they don't have to leave their side to get food.

Easing 'Supermarket Scaries': Corporate Philanthropy's Role in Helping Families Battling Childhood Cancer

Ever heard of the term ‘supermarket scaries’? A play on words, it speaks to the very real fear consumers are experiencin …

Aug 9, 2024 3:30:25 PM 3 min read
A Pinky Swear Promise in Action
Pinky Swear Foundation blue blog image with Pinky Swear Foundation logo.

A Pinky Swear Promise in Action

Sympathy is feeling sorry for someone. Empathy is acknowledging the feelings of another. Compassion is the best extensio …

Jul 29, 2024 11:20:27 AM 2 min read
The 60% increase in demand for support.
Pinky Swear Foundation logo on a blue background

The 60% increase in demand for support.

When you hear a family who has a child battling cancer, you desperately want to help. Sadly, you are not a doctor or a m …

Jul 17, 2024 1:55:52 PM 1 min read
Between a rock and a hard place.
Pinky Swear Foundation blog post

Between a rock and a hard place.

Cancer asks a lot of tough questions. Here’s one of them: how do you choose between working or being with your child?  

Jun 19, 2024 11:30:36 AM 2 min read
Nine

Nine

I have told the origin story of the Pinky Swear Foundation hundreds of times during my seven-year tenure. The gravity of …

Jun 10, 2024 4:38:18 PM 2 min read