Community Partner Fundraising Events

Every year, our community members host fundraising events – from music festivals to golf tournaments to dunk-a-thons – to move our mission forward, while celebrating the power of together. 

Join us by hosting or attending an event benefiting VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Want to start your own event? Click here to download our Community Partner Toolkit, which will give you all the information you need.

  • Dunk for a Cure

    Dunk for a Cure is hosted by the Fight Cancer Stay Positive Foundation. Participate as a dunkee, through donating or by volunteering. Proceeds from the event benefit life-changing research and programs at Massey.

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  • Highlands Golf Classic

    This annual fundraising golf event is dedicated to the eradication of breast, head and neck cancer through innovative research and compassionate care.

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  • Play It Forward Tennis Tournament

    Each October, Play It Forward raises funds for Women and Wellness, kicking off with a Friday evening celebration and two days of tennis, with singles and doubles opportunities for women, men and kids.

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  • ScucciFest

    ScucciFest offers a family friendly day of music, fun, food and friends along the James River. Enjoy live music, food, beverages and games for all ages, and pay tribute to the memory of Michael R. Pascucci.

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  • William & Mary 5K

    Every fall, the College of William & Mary Tribe Track & Field and Cross Country teams put cancer on the run with an annual 5k on its historic campus.

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  • Host Your Own Event

    Combine activities you love with fundraising for Massey to advance life-saving cancer research. Learn more about how you can join Team Massey or contact us at teammassey@vcu.edu.

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Every hour of planning, every conversation, every creative idea contributes to our shared mission. The dollars raised aren't just numbers. They represent hope, new treatments, and ultimately, more lives saved. These community members are directly making a difference in the lives of patients and families.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Click here to download our Community Partner Toolkit, which will give you all the information you need to start your event.

  • Matching gifts are a quick, easy way to meet your fundraising goal.  They can double or triple your gift to Massey. Remind your donors to find out if their company has a matching gift program and check with your own employer’s human resources department. You can see if employers have a matching gifts program by searching the VCU matching gifts database at https://www.support.vcu.edu/waystogive/matching-gifts-search/

    For questions, call (804) 828-4595 or email matchinggift@vcu.edu.

  • Any use of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center’s name and/or logo must have approval from Massey and comply with Massey’s brand standards.

    For more information on brand standards and event guidelines when having Massey as a beneficiary, please visit our community partners website and tell us a bit more about the event you are hosting.

  • No! Joining Team Massey is free. We do recommend donating towards your page to show your donors your personal commitment to reaching your fundraising goal.

  • We encourage you to check with your financial advisor as individual tax circumstances vary and we cannot provide tax advice. The MCV Foundation, a 501c3 tax-exempt organization, accepts gifts on behalf of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  • All donations should be mailed to: Virginia Commonwealth University, Gifts and Records Management, Box 843042, Richmond, VA 23284-3042 with a copy of the pledged donation form.

    Please make all checks payable to: VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and make sure that in the memo it says the name of your event and/or who the donations should be credited to.

  • The United States Postal Service advises against mailing cash. We have no ability to track or find if it’s lost in the mail. If you receive cash, arrange a time to meet at our office. You may also exchange the cash donation for a money order at many retail locations, such as the US Post Office or Western Union.

  • You can't enter a check online directly. Please mail all checks to:

    VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Box 843042
    Richmond, VA 23284-3042

    Please email teammassey@vcu.edu in order to have the checks added to your fundraising page as an offline donation.  Include the name of your fundraising page, check date, donor name, and donation amount in your email.

  • If a donation check has been written out to you personally, ask your donor to void the check and make out a new check to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  • Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. Anyone who donates online will receive a receipt via email.

  • If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

  • In total, 7% in fees are paid on every donation. This total includes a fee for this fundraising software, VCU’s credit card processing fee and a general VCU gift fee that supports centralized development services. While we understand fees are no one’s favorite thing, they are a necessary cost of fundraising that facilitate our ability to raise millions of dollars for cancer research.

    If you would like to avoid the software and credit card fees, you have the option of making your donation by check.

  • Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

    *You may enter gifts made via cash or check online. Please note, offline gifts can take up to 10 business days to show in your online total.

  • When you make a donation online, you can designate that you want to dedicate your gift as a tribute gift “in Honor” or “in Memory” of someone.  You can do this when you click the “Give Now” link on the giving page.

  • A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://www.teammassey.org/ben.

  • Click on the search bar on the Team Massey webpage.

  • There is a donors tab visible on the public event page.

  • A Tax ID number identifies Virginia Commonwealth University as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Virginia Commonwealth University Tax ID number is 54-6053660.

  • We know asking for money can be intimidating. But curing cancer takes everyone's support! Remember, 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to funding cancer research at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    Here are a few tips and tricks to help get you started:

    • Make it easy for people to donate to you by customizing your personal page. 

    • Make a donation to your own goal so your donors know you're serious about your goal!

    • Share your web link on social media via our social sharing options.

    • Start early and ask everyone! You never know who your cause may affect personally like your family, friends, coworkers, clients, neighbors, classmates, doctors, dry cleaner, fitness facility... you name it! We've all been touched by cancer, ask everyone for their story!

    • Challenge yourself - set a stretch goal!

    • Be BOLD! Have fun!

    • Creativity encouraged. Host a fundraising event to help meet your goal. Ideas include: asking your favorite restaurant to donate a percentage of sales one night, ask for donations in lieu of birthday or holiday gifts, or consider a bake sale, jeans day, etc.

Contact

Reach out to us for more information about Massey fundraising events and ways you can get involved. 
Meghan Zapiec, Associate Director Signature Events and Community Engagement, mzapiec@vcu.edu.