Cancer treatment is a cost that often exceeds the financial capabilities of the patient and his family. Access to the latest therapies, commuting, rehabilitation - these are just some of the things on the patient's list of needs. How to get financial support for treatment? The solution is collections for the patient. Check out what should characterize effective charity collection. We suggest, how to organize a collection of money for treatment and what to do so that your initiative does not go unnoticed.

How to organize a fundraiser for a sick person?

Surely more than once you pass people on the street raising money for charitable causes, including the treatment of sick children and adults. How many people stop to listen to them and help them? Usually they are a few passersby. Single contributions land at the bottom of the can, and the sick and their loved ones lose faith in the success of the collection and access to treatment. So, how to get financial support for treatment?

Collecting donations in a can can be one element of fundraising, but you need to reach for methods that reach a larger audience of potential donors to achieve your goal. A successful charity collection is a collection that is convenient for the donor. What does this mean? It makes it possible to donate: quickly and at the donor's convenience, anonymously or not, and just as importantly, especially in the age of electronic payments, it provides a variety of methods to transfer money (quick transfer, blik, card payment). Which action and initiative meets the above requirements? Of course, it is the online collection.

Therefore, if you are wondering how to organize a fundraiser for the treatment of a sick person, think about setting one up on the Internet on a special portal such as Help Cancer Fighters.

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There are effective charity campaigns on the web, and raising funds directly has one important advantage. According to Polish regulations, an online collection is not a public collection. This means that you don't have to report it on a government website. Fewer forms streamline the process of setting up a collection and thus speed up the start of collecting money for the patient's treatment. This is why organizing a collection for treatment online is so popular and effective. It is currently the easiest way on how to organize a fundraiser for the treatment of a needy person.

How to create a charity collection?

A successful charity collection is a collection that is fully transparent. Potential donors need to be sure that the collection and its purpose are genuine, and that the funds raised will go to the patient. So how do you set up a collection for the treatment of a sick person? First of all, choose a trusted and recognizable portal.

At the Cancer Fighter Foundation, each of the wards has an individual sub-account set up free of charge, where they can collect contributions from donors. Our collection platform is available to everyone - collections for cancer patients are set up both by cancer patients themselves and their relatives (family, caregivers, friends). To set up a collection for cancer treatment, all you have to do is fill out the form on the site and wait for the application to be verified. Not sure how to set up a collection for a sick child or adult? Just fill out the form on the site and wait for the application to be verified. 

How to organize charity collections?

With changing trends and regulations, it's not hard to get lost in how to run an online collection. By using a professional collection portal, you will receive the care and support of its staff. One of the first steps in setting up an online collection is to define its goal, i.e. the amount you want to raise.

Features of an effective online collection - not only transparency, but also the form of the message

Using a secure collection service is the first step in building trust with potential donors. Your collection must be fully transparent. Specify the specific amount of the collection and describe what exactly it will be donated for. The form of the message itself also matters. From the slogan and photo promoting the collection to writing down the patient's story.

How to describe a charity collection?

Title

The title of the collection must relate to its purpose. Put a short slogan, mention in it the name of the person for whom the funds are being collected and the name of the disease he or she is facing. Example "Help Annie beat liver cancer."

Description

Successful charity campaigns are not based on dry facts, but affect the emotions of the audience. Address potential donors directly, write in the 1st person (the exception is collections for the youngest patients, where the voice is given to their parents/guardians). Sincerity counts. Tell briefly about yourself. In the collection description, it is worth mentioning not only the name of the disease itself, but also describe the moment of diagnosis and how the disease has changed your life and the lives of those close to you.

Transparency of the collection also means describing the treatment process in detail. For example, you can bullet point how much of the funds will be used for drugs, how much for medical equipment, how much for commuting and the like.

Form

Even the best ways to raise money won't be effective if you don't buy into the needs of the recipient. Nowadays we are bombarded with information, we are most likely to read, or rather scan, short texts. When writing a fundraising description:

• Try to write short sentences,
• Put the most important information at the beginning of the text,
• use bold, enumerations, 
• Divide the text into paragraphs,
• Add to the collection a clear photo showing the patient.

How do you organize a fundraiser for a sick child or adult and reach out to donors?

To organize a fundraiser for a sick child (or adult) and to make the collection a success, focus on promoting the action. Use your network of contacts and the help of a collection portal. Successful charity campaigns are those that reach a wide range of potential donors.

Want to run an online collection? Focus on promoting the campaign. Use your network of contacts and the help of a collection portal.

How to promote an online collection?

Successful charity campaigns are those that reach a wide range of potential donors. By using the Cancer Fighters fundraising portal, you will receive help from us in promoting the collection. We will regularly post information about the campaign on our social media, as well as promote it through influencer partnerships. You too can contribute to publicizing the campaign in the media and beyond. How.

Share the link to the collection periodically on your social media and encourage your family, friends, co-workers to do the same. You can send information about the campaign to local and national media. Create posters and hang them in busy places (bus stops, bulletin boards, etc.), flyers will also be helpful.

How do you organize a fundraiser for treatment if its counter has come to a standstill? Re-approach your donors. Update them on the patient's condition. The good ones, about the last stage of treatment, as well as the bad ones, about the cancer metastasis or the use of forms of treatment in Poland and the need to continue it abroad. Those who have already made a donation will receive an update notification. Perhaps they will decide to donate again.

Need help organizing a collection? Get in touch with us. We'll give you tips on how to get financial support for your treatment and help you with each step of setting up and running a collection.