Last Updated on December 19, 2022
We all know someone with cancer. It is one of the most dangerous diseases that there is, and most of us have been affected by it at some stage, through having it ourselves or knowing a friend or family member who has dealt with it.
If you are looking to host an event, or a fundraiser in a bid to raise awareness about a certain type of cancer, or perhaps raise funds for treatment, then look no further than these 10 designs. Each of the design templates below has been created to make your life easier when advertising an event. Gone are the days when you have to create a design from scratch, now, you can download a ready-made design, and edit it to suit your event.
However, before we dive straight into the advertising side, we will offer you a few helpful tips on how to plan a cancer awareness event, so you can get started right away!
Planning your Event
There are a few key steps that should be followed if you want to see a successful cancer awareness event take place. If you follow these few steps, you won’t go far wrong:
Begin with the end in mind
What is the primary objective of your cancer awareness campaign or cancer fundraiser? Do you know a cancer patient, or the surviving family in need of financial support? Do you see unhealthy behaviors in the people around you that could be changed through awareness and education? These are questions that you should be asking yourself before setting up an event. Answering these questions will help you to outline your goals more clearly.
A successful cancer awareness campaign is much more likely to be achieved if you have specific goals in mind and can share them clearly with other people. This is the time to identify your cancer awareness campaign focus, as well. Will you focus on Breast Cancer Awareness, Survivor Support, or encouraging regular prostate exams (prevention and early detection)?
Date and Location
You may see ‘set a date’ and think “duh”, but there is a lot more to setting a date than just plucking a day and date out of the sky. In fact, weather patterns, commute schedules, school holidays, competing events and a number of other factors can make a big difference in determining the best date and time of day for your event. If you are planning a cancer awareness day for your office or school, you’ll want to consult primary decision-makers before setting a date.
Location is also key with any event. Simplicity is best, and you should take your target audience into consideration too. If you are planning an event for work, it is usually easiest to hold the event at work, in the parking lot, break room or common area, so that people aren’t required to travel to a separate location in order to participate.
School cancer awareness campaigns can be held in the gym, or during a sporting event, wherever you are most likely to reach the most people for the cause. If you are planning a community cancer awareness campaign event, a central location with high traffic flow is usually the most desirable.
Get people involved
Whether it’s just a couple of close friends, or a team of community members, this is one time that two heads really are better than one, and many hands make light work. Trying to pull off a successful cancer awareness campaign on your own can be overwhelming. Reach out to those around you to build a team of volunteers who are as excited about the cause as you are.
Create a Hook
To be honest, ‘cancer awareness’ is probably enough of a hook, but even having a cake sale or a movie night or a show, or something that will give people an extra reason to pop along is always a good idea. Be creative!
Follow Through
If your goal was to raise money to help a local family, be sure to report back to those involved about the success of your campaign, and make arrangements to have the funds delivered. If your plan was to educate and prevent, calculate the number of visitors and amount of information disseminated. Whatever your target or goal happened to be, be sure to follow through on it and highlight how successful the campaign (and everyone’s efforts) was.
Breast Cancer Flyer
The perfect flyer template to use if you are hoping to advertise a breast cancer awareness event. The design is beautiful, with lots of pinks, purples, and whites (feminine colors), and the breast cancer ribbon is a stunning touch of class.
There is lots of room for text, and you can always add contact information, dates, locations, and even a method to check yourself for breast cancer. The template is designed for a4 posters and can be customized to fit your needs in both Photoshop and Illustrator.
World Cancer Day Vol.02
World Cancer Day is serious business, and if you are looking to advertise for an information evening or a fundraising event, then this might just be the template that you have been looking for. The design is modern, clean, and organized, and it is optimized not only for a4 posters, but also for social media content too, so there is a lot of versatility there.
Feel free to edit the design along with its colors and fonts as necessary, and add images as required.
International Childhood Cancer Day – Flyer AS
As if an event for childhood cancer day was not enough of a hook, now you can advertise in style with this cute, fun, and modern poster design. Edit the design, the fonts, images, and colors as needed, and create a3, a4, and a5 posters, along with great social media stories and posts.
The fonts and icons included are free, so you have a great template to work from, and you can always add your own unique spin if you wish.
International Childhood Cancer Day – Flyer AS
Similar to the last poster template design, this children’s cancer day template is versatile, fun, and modern. Available for use with all poster sizes and most social media platforms, advertising should be easy. All you need to do is pick a design, put your own spin on it (date and location etc), and you are ready to go!
World Cancer Flyer Day
Beautifully designed, slick, and modern, this World Cancer Day design is fresh and fun. The purple backdrop and ribbon match the theme of World Cancer Day, and the bold white font really stands out. It is a great choice for any World Cancer Day event, fundraiser, or information evening, and provides a good base from which to build your advertisement.
Breast Cancer Charity Flyer
A beautiful floral design that is vintage and sharp, this template is great if you are looking to show that your cancer event has class and a touch of sophistication. The template package comes with PSD files that can be edited in Illustrator and Photoshop, and it is designed to fit a4 advertisements.
World Cancer Day Flyer
Beautifully designed, slick, and modern, this World Cancer Day design is fresh and fun. The pink backdrop and ribbon match the theme of World Cancer Day, and the pink and purple font really stand out. It is a great choice for any World Cancer Day event, fundraiser, or information evening, and provides a good base from which to build your advertisement.
The template can be layered and edited to your liking, and it is designed to work best with a4 posters.
Cancer World Flyer Set
This World Cancer Day flyer is a little different to the others. It shows an arm raised up in the air, a powerful gesture of hope and solidarity. Not only that, but it is wrapped in the cancer awareness ribbon. This is a really nice touch. The pinks and shades of purple are very contemporary, and the design is optimized for a4 posters, and social media advertising.
World Cancer Day Flyer
Beautifully designed, slick, and modern, this World Cancer Day design is fresh and fun. The purple backdrop and ribbon match the theme of World Cancer Day, and the purple font blends in beautifully with the rest of the template. It is a great choice for any World Cancer Day event, fundraiser, or information evening, and provides a good base from which to build your advertisement.
World Cancer Day Flyer Set
This is a super-clever design. The pink cancer awareness ribbon is given legs and is walking arm-in-arm with a cartoon depiction of the globe. This shows the universal support that cancer awareness has. The font stands out here, and you are free to edit the color of the backdrop or layer in added text or images as desired. The template is versatile too and can be used to create a4 designs, and Instagram posts and stories.