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Winter Grapplethon Wrapup
2017 was an amazing inaugural year for our Grapplethon program where we saw seven Grapplethons hosted across North America in Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Upstate New York, Virginia,...
How to Raise $700 in a Single Day of Fundraising
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not great at asking people for things. Whether it’s asking my wife for more of the covers or asking friends to donate to my online fundraising...
Presenting Our Newest Beneficiary: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
It all started with an idea and a passion to take the fight to cancer. Alex Scott was just one when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. After defying so many odds, at 4 years...
Tap Cancer Out Awarded $25k Grant from Starbucks
A few weeks ago you might have seen us post a video we made as an entry into Starbucks Upstanders contest hosted on Indi.com. The contest marked the release of Season 2 of...
More than $5,500 Raised at the New Jersey Grapplethon
On September 9th at Connected BJJ, the Northern New Jersey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community came together in force for a day full of rolling, drilling, learning, eating, and fun,...
For Her Dad: An Interview with 3x Fundraiser Jessica Bal
Jessical Bal is a white belt who trains at Macarra BJJ/Gracie Sports in Norwalk, CT. She first popped onto my radar when I was looking at some of our fundraising reports and...
Tap Cancer Out Named in $300K Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is driving research progress by targeting precision medicine and early detection methods for the world’s toughest cancer. The...
Our 2016 Annual Report Has Been Published
No matter which metric you choose, 2016 outshined 2015 and every year before it. Some of the highlights included: Adding a fourth tournament to our schedule—Philadelphia, PA...
Nearly $10,000 Raised at the Pittsburgh Grapplethon
On February 11th at Cherico's Martial Arts, the Pittsburgh Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community came together in force for a day full of rolling, drilling, learning, eating, and fun,...
23 Days In – A New Black Belt’s Journey
How competing as a new black belt taught me more about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu than I’ve ever learned before (author Vin Canabarro on right vs JT Satava, left) When people set off on...
2017 San Diego BJJ Open Wrapup
113 Fundraisers – 852 Donors – $66,000+ Raised!!!! On January 21st, 2017, we returned to the University of San Diego for our third San Diego BJJ Open in support of the Pancreatic...
Tap Cancer Out Named to the 2016 Classy 100
Recognized as a consistent growing nonprofit on the leading online fundraising platform in 2016 Tap Cancer Out made this year’s Classy 100 list, an annual compilation of the...
Tap Cancer Out Donates $236,000 to Beneficiaries in 2016
A look back on 2016 reveals a year like no other for Tap Cancer Out. We hosted four tournaments, including our first in Philadelphia, which welcomed 1,150 competitors including...
2016 Philadelphia BJJ Open Wrapup
103 Fundraisers - 900 Donors - $62,000+ Raised!!!! On October 22nd, 2016, we traveled to United Sports in Downingtown, PA, for our first Philadelphia BJJ Open in support of the...
What Inspired One Grappler to Raise more than $7,000 to Fight Cancer
After raising an incredible $7,037 at our 2015 Connecticut BJJ Open, we caught up with Richelle Treece, a white belt from Sandro Sampaio BJJ (all the way in Oklahoma!) who was...