FAQ: Summit 2023

Yes, but on a limited basis.

Because of our limited funding for scholarships, we’re offering the option for all attendees to fundraise to help bring more patients, caregivers, and other advocates in key legislative districts to meet with decision-makers on Capitol Hill.

And for those who aren’t able to receive a scholarship, ZERO is introducing a new way to get to the Summit in person this year: the “Fundraise to Attend” option. And for those who just can’t join us in D.C., the Virtual Summit attendee option is available for no cost.

“Fundraise to attend” is a non-scholarship option meant to help attendees get to the Summit in-person, potentially at no cost to themselves.

Essentially, you’ll commit to reaching a minimum fundraising goal by November 30, 2022, and ZERO will arrange for your airfare and/or hotel lodging. Anyone who is able to get donations up to or beyond their minimum fundraising amount by November 30, 2022, will have the cost of their travel and/or hotel covered completely. For those who fall short of the fundraising minimum, the balance due will be charged to the card on file on December 1, 2022. But don’t worry, we will be coaching you along the way with fundraising tips and tricks emails and personal support from a ZERO staff partner. You will have reminders of the deadline and an option to decline having your card charged the balance owed to the fundraising minimum if you change your mind. Note: Any donations collected up to the time of cancellation can not be refunded or used toward the cost of travel and/or lodging.

An overview of the Fundraise to Attend Levels:

    Full Scholarship (which includes flight & hotel) = $2,000
    Hotel only – $1,200
    Flight only – $1,000

While every need-based scholarship recipient will have a personal fundraising page created, scholarship attendance to the Summit will not depend on meeting a fundraising goal.

If you are awarded a scholarship, we will be in direct contact with you to review the logistics, expectations, and timing of your journey to the Summit.

Absolutely! Putting together the Summit, bringing advocates to D.C., and supporting patients throughout the event is costly, and registration fees don’t cover all of the cost of each attendee. Your fundraising will help offset costs, benefit patients in need, and fuel research pipelines.

YOU can make a difference by fundraising to help patients receive the support they need to fight their battle against prostate cancer. It’s an amazing chance to give back to the prostate cancer community after receiving a free, educational opportunity like the Summit!

At the start of the Summit registration process you’ll be asked whether you’d like to fundraise. Simply answer yes, and you’ll be able to select between simple fundraising to support the event or the new “Fundraise to Attend” option. Select the appropriate choice, complete registration, and you’ll be ready to start fundraising!

Once you’re registered, you’ll get easy-to-use tools for creating a Facebook Fundraiser connected to your page in just a couple of clicks, sending email requests to people in your address book, and more. You will also receive a second registration confirmation email with a link to your fundraising page. And we’ll be in touch with easy tips and guidance for how to fundraise for the Summit. It’s as simple as asking and posting, we promise!

Absolutely! If you chose to fundraise during Summit registration, your participant center has a tool that will automatically create a fundraiser for you in just a couple of clicks.

And for those who didn’t indicate that they’d like to fundraise during registration, it’s easy to set up a fundraiser directly within Facebook by following these easy steps:

1. Login and “like”
   Log in to your Facebook account and head to ZERO’s Facebook page. If you haven’t already, be sure to “like” us!
2. Create a Fundraiser
   You can either click on the “Create a Fundraiser Page” button at the top of the page, or use the left navigation to select the “Fundraisers” section and press the “Raise Money” button. This creates a shareable page that you’ll soon customize with a title, a goal amount, and an end date.
3. Personalize your page
   Share your reasons why the fight against prostate cancer is meaningful to you and how donating to your fundraiser will have an impact on those living with this disease.
4. Select a Photo
   You can upload your own photo to personalize your fundraiser. After you select the photo you want, click “Done.” You’ll have the option to move or crop it.
5. Publish and spread the word!
   Select “Create” to publish your fundraiser and share it on your Facebook timeline. To reach as many of your friends as possible, be persistent! Make sure to post your fundraiser at least a few times before your end date approaches. Always use the tag @zerocancer and the hashtags #EndProstateCancer and #ZEROSummit2023.

Yes! Whether you’ve created a regular fundraiser, one related to a need-based scholarship, or a “Fundraise to Attend” page, you deserve to be rewarded for your effort and will be eligible to earn great swag from our ZERO Store. Fundraising prizes are as follows: Raise $250 to get a $25 gift card to the ZERO Store; raise $500 to get a $50 gift card; raise $1,000+ to get a $100 gift card.

It’s not too late! You can create your own fundraising page by visiting the Summit fundraising website and logging in with your username and password. Once you’re logged in, the donate button and register link will be replaced with direct links to your fundraising tools and personal donation page.

Have questions? Trouble signing up? We’re here to support you, so email summit@zerocancer.org and we’ll help you get your page configured.

If you contact us as soon as possible, we can update your registration.

If you have questions, concerns, or need to make a change, email us at summit@zerocancer.org.

On November 30, ZERO will process the card on file for the balance of funds owed to reach the fundraising minimum previously committed to.

If you have questions or concerns, or need to change the payment method from the one provided during registration, please contact us at summit@zerocancer.org.

Charitable donations are normally non-refundable. If you need to discuss your fundraising commitment, please contact us at summit@zerocancer.org.