Start Your Own Fundraising Drive
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Use Your Talents to Raise Funds for the Red Cross.
 Are you great at organizing? Want to take a leadership role? Start your own fundraising drive online by joining the Heroes for the Red Cross program! Be sure to select the American Red Cross of Central New York as your home chapter.
Rather try it the old fashioned way?
Follow this simple list of steps to organize your own fundraiser for American Red Cross:
Steps to Start Your Own Red Cross Fundraiser
1.Decide on your Fundraiser. Individuals and small business can raise funds for the Red Cross in a variety of fashions, such as:
- Auctions
- Percentage of Sales
- Telethons
- Workplace giving campaigns
- Customer donation collections.
- Special Events
- Contests and Sporting Activities.
2. Get Approval. --YOU MUST GET APPROVAL BEFORE AN EVENT! Complete a Fundraising Proposal.
3. Plan Your Fundraiser and Recruit Volunteers, Advertise/Publicize Your Event and Follow-up with Thank Yous to Your Supporters!
Before engaging in any fundraising activity on behalf of the Red Cross, you must receive written authorization to do so in the form of a fundraising agreement signed by a representative of the American Red Cross of Central New York.
For more information or to brainstorm fund-raising ideas contact one of our Public Support department representatives by calling (315) 234-2215.
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