Thank you for your interest in conducting a fundraising event to benefit the Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  Donations to the Komen Connecticut Affiliate are an important vehicle in advancing our mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. 

To accomplish this, we have several guidelines and requirements to protect not only our Affiliate, but you as well. To make the event process as simple as possible Komen Headquarters has established guidelines for you to decide how you’d like to proceed with your event.  After reviewing all of the guidelines, please complete an application for Affiliate approval.

 There are three ways to host an event to benefit breast cancer and the Komen Connecticut Affiliate:

1.  The simplest and most straightforward event is the self-hosted event where you host a breast cancer fundraising event using a plain pink ribbon. The simple event is not a Komen-specific event and is billed as “proceeds to benefit breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.”  When complete, you collect any donations and send them to us. The appropriate tax documentation will be provided to you. 

2.  In order to have the right to use our name and logo, and to be listed on the events page of our website, you must enter into a Third-Party Letter of Agreement with our Affiliate and abide by all guidelines and insurance requirements. Third-Party Letters of Agreement are designed for a promotional event that is limited to 3 months or less and has an estimated donation of more than $1,500. Click here to submit your event for consideration.

3.   In a limited number of cases, the Komen Connecticut Affiliate will partner with you for an event. Typically these events are ongoing and for extended time period with a promotional offering through your business. Annual events are an example of this.  For the partner events, a commercial co-venture agreement is necessary.  Please contact Komen Connecticut for more information.

Please be aware that Susan G. Komen for the Cure takes on no liability or costs associated with third-party events.  If you have questions about tax, insurance, or legal issues please consult the appropriate advisors.

We appreciate your interest and your efforts and look forward to working with you.

To stimulate your thinking about fundraising ideas visit National Fundraising Initiatives.

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