Michelle Boyle is the co-founder and executive director of RamStrength, a Fort Collins nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals in our community affected by cancer with financial assistance, scholarships, and other basic needs that become difficult after cancer enters someone’s life. I asked Michelle to share some of her insights and experiences in running a fast-growing nonprofit.


Question: What is the background of RamStrength?

Answer: The Lubick Foundation/RamStrength is going on its third year as a 501c(3) nonprofit. Born out of my desire to help and support my younger brother Marc Lubick when he was battling a rare form of cancer, my friend Tasha Ballard and I founded Ramstrong as a team to compete in the 2006 Livestrong Challenge. We were able to gather incredible community support, raising $83,000 for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and having the largest team the Livestrong Challenge had seen that year. Since then, the momentum of community support has continued to grow, sparking numerous successful events and fundraisers, increased volunteer support, the creation of the Lubick Foundation and raising over $200,000 annually. Now our team has evolved into RamStrength,