Community Champion: A Giving Program for Small and Medium-sized Businesses
Photo: Hannah Kiviranta / Canadian Red Cross
When everything changes, the Red Cross is there
A home that must be left behind. A night with nowhere to go. Familiar routines that disappear. When an emergency disrupts everyday life, the first hours are the most important.
The Canadian Red Cross is there to provide practical assistance, support people affected and help communities recover. With Community Champion, your small or medium-sized business can be part of this response and turn its commitment into a real presence when it matters most.
What is the Community Champion program?
Community Champion gives small and medium-sized businesses a simple way to turn their commitment into tangible support for people and communities whose everyday lives have been suddenly upended.
Starting at $250, your business becomes a Community Champion and receives the program’s digital kit. As its level of commitment increases, it gains access to additional recognition opportunities and more personalized support.
Your business can make a one-time or monthly donation.
How the program works
- Choose your level of commitment. Select the amount that matches your business’s circumstances and aspirations.
- Make your donation. Make a donation in your business’s name through the Canadian Red Cross’s secure donation portal.
- Mobilize your network. Receive the tools associated with your donation level to share your commitment with employees, customers and partners.
Three ways to get involved
$250 and up - Community Champion
Your business joins the program and receives the Community Champion kit. This kit includes digital assets that make it easy to share your commitment consistently with employees, customers and partners.
$5,000 and up - Mobilizing Champion
Your business receives the Community Champion kit and access to additional recognition opportunities in Canadian Red Cross communications, in accordance with the program benefits grid.
$10,000 and up - Leading Champion
Your business benefits from all the above. After your donation, a member of the partnerships team will contact you to define an approach tailored to your commitment, your team and your community.
Why get involved?
- Act when everything changes. Your donation helps the Red Cross prepare for and respond to emergencies, and support people and communities affected.
- Mobilize your team. The program provides employees with a tangible way to rally around your business’s social commitment.
- Share your commitment. The tools associated with your level help you communicate your participation simply, consistently and responsibly.
Frequently asked questions
When communities need help, your business can step up
Choose a level of commitment and help the Red Cross be there quickly and meaningfully for people and communities that need it most.