Over a million views for the cystic fibrosis community — without a dollar of ad spend
Six months of storytelling-led organic social turned the Boomer Esiason Foundation’s Facebook and Instagram into its strongest engagement engine to date.



The story
The Challenge
The Foundation needed to expand its reach and deepen community engagement around the moments that matter most (Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, foundation events, and educational content) without relying on paid media. Every dollar spent on ads is a dollar not spent on the CF community, so growth had to come from the content itself.
Our Approach
We built and executed a fully organic content strategy across Facebook and Instagram, anchored in one belief: the CF community’s own stories are more powerful than any promotion. Every post was designed to do a job: drive visibility, spark interaction, or strengthen the Foundation’s relationship with its audience. The content mix was built around community voices, awareness campaigns, event coverage, and emotionally resonant moments.
Why It Worked
The best-performing content centered on awareness campaigns, community stories, event coverage, and posts with strong emotional resonance — proof that authentic storytelling, not paid promotion, drove the Foundation’s strongest half-year of organic growth to date.
The Results
Combined views across Facebook and Instagram: 100% organic, zero paid views
Content interactions, roughly doubling year over year (up 101.4% on Facebook, 103.7% on Instagram)
Year-over-year growth in Facebook views (606.2K), with three-second views up 153.3% and watch time up 115.5%
New followers across both platforms, with Instagram reaching 102.8K accounts, up 22.7%
Ad spend — every view was earned, not bought
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