Fundraise for Us

Bring people together. Support the work.

Organize something at home, involve your workplace, or create an online fundraiser. Choose an approach that fits your time, interests, and community.

You do not need to organize a major event. Most community fundraising is small, personal, and local — and it is how a volunteer-led foundation like this one grows.

Host at home or in your community · Fundraise at work · Fundraise online · Planning something? · Before you begin

Host a fundraiser at home or in your community

Bring people together around something you enjoy — a coffee morning, a shared meal, a games night, or another gathering — and invite contributions to the Foundation.

Examples that work well:

• A coffee morning or afternoon tea with a donation bowl or a link to the donation page.
• A shared meal, games night, or trivia night with contributions from guests.
• A walk, run, or purple-themed gathering in memory or in honour of someone.
• A birthday fundraiser, asking for donations instead of gifts.

You organize and host; the Foundation is the beneficiary, not the event organizer. Ask supporters to give through the Foundation's donation page, where gifts are receipted automatically, and read Before you begin below if you plan to collect contributions yourself.

Fundraise at work

Invite colleagues to support a shared goal through a team challenge, a workplace gathering, or a staff-led fundraiser.

Examples:

• A team step or activity challenge with per-team contributions.
• A purple dress-down day or a staff lunch with a set contribution.
• A workplace collection tied to a date that matters to your team.

Get your employer's agreement first, and use your workplace's normal channels to invite people. It is also worth asking your employer whether they match employee fundraising — many do, and the question costs nothing. Matching arrangements are between you and your employer; the Foundation can confirm receipt of funds it receives.

Fundraise online

Share why the cause matters to you and invite your network to contribute through an approved online fundraising route.

The simplest approved route is this website: write your message in your own words, and link directly to the Foundation's donation page. Donations made there go straight to the Foundation and are receipted automatically.

Some social and fundraising platforms also let supporters create their own fundraiser pages for a charity. Availability and features vary by platform, and we have not published platform-specific instructions yet — as each route is checked, it will be added here with the date it was verified. Until then, please do not set up a page in the Foundation's name on a new platform without asking us first.

Planning something? Start here.

Tell us a little about your idea, when you hope to hold it, and how you plan to collect contributions. We can explain the fundraising arrangements and materials currently available.

Email support@heathercutler.ca with the subject line "Fundraising idea" and include:

• Your name.
• Your fundraising idea.
• The approximate date and location.
• Whether it is online, at work, or in the community.
• What help you are asking for.

What we can offer now is advice on the arrangements and on how contributions should be directed. We cannot currently provide printed materials, a fundraising kit, promotion of your event, or staff attendance. If that changes, it will be described on this page.

Before you begin

• How contributions reach the Foundation. The approved route is the donation page on this website. If you plan to collect contributions yourself — cash at an event, or a pooled collection — contact us first so the arrangements, including receipting, are clear before you start.
• Tell us first. Please contact us before fundraising in the Foundation's name, so we can confirm the arrangements and answer questions.
• Name and logo. Ask before using the Foundation's name or logo on posters, pages, or products. We will confirm what you can use and how it should appear.
• Costs and proceeds. Describe honestly what happens to the money: whether all proceeds, or a portion, come to the Foundation, and what event costs are taken out first.
• Responsibility. You are the organizer of your activity. The Foundation does not organize, insure, or supervise third-party fundraisers.
• Receipts. Donations made directly to the Foundation are receipted by the Foundation. A lump sum collected from many people and forwarded to us cannot be receipted back to each individual contributor — talk to us first if receipting matters to your supporters.
• Raffles and draws. Raffles, 50/50 draws, and similar activities need a licence in Newfoundland and Labrador, and different rules apply in other provinces. Talk to us before planning one; we cannot endorse an unlicensed draw.

Holding a public event? Community events can also appear on our Events page — tell us about it through the same email above. For everything else about getting involved, see Get Involved.