Depending on how you’ll raise funds, your donors may be entitled to receive a full or partial tax receipt for their contributions. For more information about what types of donations are eligible, check out the Revenue Canada guidelines online. You won't have to worry about issuing the tax receipts: we'll take careof it!

Tax receipts are automatically issued as soon as an online donation of $15.00 or more is made on your fundraising page. Your donor will receive their tax receipt by email within minutes oftheir donation.

You can simply contact us and ask to have the receipt resent.

To create a fundraising page, you first have to choose the type of fundraising page you would like to create: an In Memoriam page, or a community fundraising page for your initiative.

Yes. Your account will allow you to manage your fundraising effort, contact your friends and family, and manage your profile.

After 365 days, we will send you an email informing you that your page will be closed. If you wish to continue fundraising, you can contact us to discuss your options.

The Fundraising Center is your private space where you can manage your fundraising effort. In this space, you will:

• find tools to help you out with your fundraiser such as an email tool;
• see the list of your donors and their contact information;
• be able to update your personal page content;
• be able to update your profile;
• and be able to update your fundraising goal.

To access your Fundraising Center, click on Login at the top of this page. Once logged in, you will see the list of all the fundraising page types that you have created. Click on the the page you are looking for.

If you are already logged in, click on the Fundraising Center link that is on the top right side of the page.

Once logged in to your Fundraising Center, go to the Home tab. Scroll down a little bit, and on the right of the screen, you will find the section named Personal Page. You will be able to edit the title and the content of your page by clicking on Edit content. You will be able to edit your image by clicking on Update Media.

Once logged in to your Fundraising Center, go to the Email tab. There, you will find the email editor where you can enter your recipient's email addresses, write a message from a proposed template, or write your own message, and choose a layout. Once you are satisfied with your message, click Preview & Send, and then Send!

To prevent spammers from using the Fundraising Center email tool, the system only allows emails to be sent when a minimum donation of $5 has been made on the fundraising page. To use the email tool, make sure that you have at least $5 raised.

There are two ways to import your contacts in your Fundraising Center. But first, you need to go to the Contact page.

To do so, once you are logged in to your Fundraising Center, go to the Home tab, scroll down a little bit, find the Contacts section, and then click on All Contacts.

First method: add a single contact. Click on Add contact, and complete the form with the contact information.

Second method: import your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo or a .csv file. If you choose Gmail or Yahoo, follow the steps on the screen to authorize your account to be linked. If you choose to upload a file, make sure that it is a .csv file with 3 columns: first name, last name and email.

Note about .csv import: when importing, be sure to use the same language for your Excel software and your Fundraising Center. In other words, if you are using Excel in English, make sure that your Fundraising Center is in English when doing your import. You can change the language of your Fundraising Center at the top right of your screen.

Once logged in to your Fundraising Center, go to the Profile tab, and then click on Fundraiser Options.

Scroll down, and you will find the section Change Team Membership where you will be able to join a team. Use the search tool to find and join the team you are looking for.

Oftentimes, funds are raised through ticket sales, but also through auctions, by partnering with sponsors, or by asking participants to solicit friends and family. You can also create your own fundraising page right here:

• In Memoriam page,
• Community fundraising page.

No. We cannot solicit them on your behalf but we can certainly provide you with an authorization letter, demonstrating to potential sponsors that you have the full support of The Foundation.

We will post your event on our online event calendar that is prominent on our website. Please note that the Foundation cannot: contact the media on your behalf, issue a press release, find a celebrity spokesperson or purchase any advertising to promote the event. This is up to you.

We can provide you with limited amounts of promotional material, including posters, banners, balloons and donation cans. We can also give you a sample timeline to help you organize your event.

Also, you can have a look at our Guide to organize a fundraising event in which you will find a ton of tips and advice!

Yes, but a permit is needed. To obtain one of these permits, please contact us.

No. The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation’s insurance policy coverage does not extend to third-party events. You must take out a special event insurance policy under your own name.

You will need to register right here, by clicking on Fundraising pages or In Memoriam on the top right side of the page.