1. Ride, lift, bike, or swim for the cure!

Galvanize your friends and local community with an “a-thon” peer-to-peer fundraiser! It’s a fun way to raise money for breast cancer treatment while spreading awareness. What is a peer-to-peer fundraiser? Basically, supporters raise money on behalf of your cause. A good example is almost any kind of “walk for a cure” event, which is essentially an “a-thon” fundraising campaign with a peer-to-peer component. Participants promote their involvement—and ask for donations—through social media.

Here are the basics of hosting an a-thon breast cancer fundraiser:

• First, choose an activity people will get excited about. For instance, if you’re active at your local Crossfit, then you could have a Lift-A-Thon. Or maybe everyone in your community loves to go on fall foliage walks—you could host a Peep at Trees for Pink-A-Thon!
• Decide on a fundraising goal and whether you want people to pledge their support by the mile, chapters read, weight lifted, or steps taken.
• Set up your a-thon fundraising website so that people can participate wherever they are and on their own time (within your fundraiser’s date parameters, of course!).
• Enlist participants by partnering with your gym, yoga studio, rec center, or library. Get your friends to sign up and share your a-thon through social media. If you’re partnering with a local business, ask them to encourage their followers to sign up or sponsor participants, too!
• Ask everyone to wear pink clothing or a pink ribbon, and share images of themselves participating using a hashtag unique to your event. This will help draw attention and inspire others to support or participate.

2. Meditate for the cause

• Partner with a local meditation or yoga studio to offer a class or series for which the fee goes toward your cause that people can attend in-person or virtually.
• For the folks at home, Livestream the class and invite participants to make donations.
• Spread the word on social media and distribute printed posters with QR code that direct to your fundraising event site or class scheduler.

3. Sell the (baked) goods

Everyone loves tasty, homemade treats, so why not host a Bake for Breasts bake sale? Maximize the number of people you can reach in person and through social media by teaming up with your place of worship, rec center, or community organization.

Two common concerns about holding a bake sale are the venue and payment—both of which are addressed by adding an online fundraiser  element to your bake sale. Doing so will widen the net of potential customers while making you less reliant on a lot of foot traffic. Plus, payments and accounting are simplified.

The basics of hosting this kind of hybrid breast cancer fundraiser are below:

• Set up your bake sale fundraiser site. This way, people can purchase their items right from their phone’s browser. In addition to including details on your event benefitting cancer research or medical expenses, include information about regular screening and regular mammograms to help spread awareness.
• Don’t forget to indicate on your sale fundraising site when and where supporters can pick up their baked goods! This can be anywhere from your driveway or community center to a local business partner’s parking lot. 
• Market the fundraiser throughout your community using printed postcards, posters, lawn signs, and stickers bearing a QR code that directs straight to your bake sale site.
• Bake all the things. Make them pink when possible! For bread loaves, consider getting a flour stencil in the shape of that iconic ribbon.

4. Cook up a cure