How to get that first donation

Movember

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“If you Grow it, they will come.” If only it was as easy as that.

Donations are much like growing a Mo. Sometimes they come thick and fast. Most of the time, they come slowly… One. At. A. Time.

To help you live your best Mo, here are some tips from our veteran Mo’s:

Family and friends first – they’ll be the most supportive. Especially if you have embarrassing photos of them.
Back yourself – make the first donation and challenge others to match it.
Facebook Fundraiser – Mo’s who set this up raise almost twice as much on average as those who didn’t. Create your Mo Space one first, then your Facebook Fundraiser. This way the donations can sync across both.
Share why you’re doing it – if you have a personal story or reason that you’re able to share, tell it. We’re all here to inspire conversations and change the face of men’s health.
Download the Movember app - Come the hairy season, the Movember app is your secret weapon. Your shortcut to quicker, easier, fun-packed fundraising - not to mention it allows you to update and communicate with your network effortlessly with a whole heap of shareable assets. Download on the app store on google play.
Dares for donations – would you dye your Mo when you reach £100? Or run your last 5k in fancy dress? Let your donors know which dare you’ll take on for their donations, or be even braver and let them suggest their own.
Make most of donation boosting - We have two donation boosting days in place across the month thanks to our friends at L’Oréal Men Expert and Gillette. Any fundraiser or team who receives a donation of £20 or more from 9am on 11 November or 23 November will automatically have an extra donation of £20 added to their Mo Space. But be quick, there’s a limit on the number of matched donations on each day.

BRAVE THE SHAVE

There’s no better way to kick start your fundraising then to share the evidence of you shaving down on the 31st October.

Not only will you be ready to start Movember fresh-faced and itching to get going, you can also use this as a chance to get the donations rolling in. Live stream, video or simply share your before and after pics and share far and wide to encourage friends and family to show their support.

HATS OFF!

If you need any more reason to go from zero to hero, we’re offering a money can’t buy (literally, they’re not for sale anywhere) Movember bobble or bucket hat to all Mo’s who have £150 or more on their Mo Space by midnight on 10th November.

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PSST...

You don’t have to just choose to do one fundraiser. You can mix and match Grow, Move, Host & Mo Your Own Way. They all play nicely together.

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? Then you can Grow and Host, or Grow and Move, or Host and Mo Your Own way .

Doing a second or third fundraiser makes it easier to hit your target. And, dare we say, maybe even smash it. It means even more funding for breakthroughs in mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

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