Please continue to work with your staff partner to order Lights of Hope Bags for your at-home display
Lights of Hope Resources
Thank you for being a part of Lights of Hope
This page is designed to help you locate important resources and updates as we work together to make the 16th annual Lights of Hope a huge success.
Sign up for Lights of Hope
Ready to set up your 2026 DonorDrive page and begin fundraising? Whether you are new to fundraising for Lights of Hope or returning, follow the link below to get started today.
Important Lights of Hope Deadlines
- Photo Submission Deadline for Video Inclusion: August 31, 2026 Submit image
- Fundraising Incentive Deadline: September 8, 2026
- DonorDrive Closing Deadline: October 16, 2026
- Official Lights of Hope Photo Album Deadline: October 16, 2026 Submit Image
DonorDrive is our new online fundraising website that comes with an App making it easier than ever to fundraise.
Your local community can support Lights of Hope through sponsorship. Please consider offering this opportunity to businesses in your network.
Each month we are spotlighting a volunteer fundraiser. This can be an individual or a group of individuals. The goal is to highlight the work of our great volunteers. This can be a fundraiser that was held, a Lights of Hope display, a fundraising win, etc. Click here to nominate next months spotlight!
Lights of Hope Fundraising Panels & Challenges
Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds.
- Sponsorship Challenge :May 1- June 15, 2026
- Regional Lights of Hope Competition: June 22- June 28, 2026
- $100 in 100 Challenge: August 13-16, 2026
Volunteer Fundraising Panels at 7:30pm ET
- June 9, 2026
- July 15, 2026
- August 13, 2026
Processing Offline Donations
The first step is to enter all offline donations on your personal DonorDrive page. Once you record your offline donations you will use the Society Donations Batching tool to process all your offline donations and then send in your checks. Follow the links below for details.

