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A great way to kick off your fundraising is to encourage your friends, family and colleagues to donate to you to shave it off on Movember 1st. Then regrow your moustache throughout the month. Maybe it’s time to try a new moustache style? Check out our Mo Style Guide.
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While Growing a Mo is left to the guys, Mo Sisters (women who love Mo’s and want to support men's health) do a lot of important work for Movember. Mo Sisters can raise funds and awareness by signing up and:
- Moving 60 km over the month for the 60 men we lose to suicide each hour
- Hosting a Mo-ment by gathering friends and family
- Create your own challenge with Mo Your Own Way
- Making a donation to a Mo Bro or fellow Mo Sister
- Encouraging men to be proactive about their health
- Supporting and showing love for the moustache
Our global advisory committees and men’s health partners provide insight and guidance on how and where Movember makes programmatic investments. This diverse group of experts are from a range of geographic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds which informs their perspectives, and Movember’s investments across our cause areas: mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
We are also working to decrease unconscious bias in our hiring process through clearly defined, objective criteria that’s reviewed before positions are posted so that we attract diverse and wide-ranging talent.
Recognising that diversity is not the same as inclusion, we continue to work on building a supportive organisational culture and encourage an open dialogue among staff to converse and share solutions. Movember is committed to improving diversity and inclusion in our team and establishing a sense of belonging for everyone. We understand there is more work to be done.
Movember, the month formerly known as 'November', is a moustache-growing charity event that raises funds and awareness for men’s health. Movember participants, known as Mo Bros and Mo Sisters, sign up on movember.com and then choose to Grow a moustache, Move by walking or running 60 km throughout the month, Host a Mo-ment by gathering friends or create their own challenge with Mo Your Own Way.
To change the face of men's health, you can either get involved, donate, or partner up with Movember. If you choose to get involved, you can Grow a moustache, Move by running or walking 60 km throughout the month, Host a Mo-ment by gathering friends or create your own challenge with Mo Your Own Way. If you'd like to partner with us get in touch at businessmos@movember.com to speak with our team. Or, if you'd like to donate, get behind a friend by donating to their Mo Space, or make a donation directly to Movember. To help men live happier, healthier, longer lives year-round you can also set up a recurring donation.
Absolutely. Once you sign up and log into your Mo Space, you'll have a chance to edit your target. You can also edit the type of exercises you record.
Go to the My Account section of your Mo Space to edit your fitness tracker settings.
If you've got a fitness device or app, you can connect it to your Movember account to automatically add physical activities to your fundraising page – inspiring more donations from your friends and family.
The fitness devices and apps that can be connected are:
- Garmin
- Fitbit
- Strava
You can reactivate your Mo Space for Movember 2023 by simply clicking on log in and updating your details. If you can't remember your password or you've been locked out please contact us at info.ie@movember.com, or via LiveChat.
Yes. On Movember 1st all participants should start completely clean shaven. Movember is for one month only and head starts are not allowed and go against the spirit of Movember. Remember – each Mo is a conversation starter for men’s health. As such, we encourage all Mo Legends to grow as genuine a Mo as possible. Strictly speaking, a traditional Mo is one that:
Ideally doesn’t join upwards to meet your sideburns (that’s technically a beard). Preferably doesn’t join downwards across your chin (that would be a goatee).
If you’re a Mo Bro with a passion for another type of facial hair, we encourage you to jump on the Mo Train during Movember in the name of men’s health.
No Mo is created equal, so some level of variation is expected. A small complimentary growth under the bottom lip (aka a tickler) is definitely fair game.
A great way to kick off your fundraising is to encourage your friends, family and colleagues to donate to you to shave it off on Movember 1st. Then regrow your moustache throughout the month. Maybe it’s time to try a new moustache style? Check out our Mo Style Guide.
Here’s how you can streamline things.
Prepare early
Reach out to company department that’s responsible for managing matched funding. Usually this is the Human Resources or Corporate Social Responsibility team. Do this well before the start of campaign, and make sure you’re familiar with their processes before your fundraising campaign kicks off.
Make it quick and easy
The most efficient way to arrange matched funding is to have your company deposit the funds directly into our Irish bank account (see below) or Just visit make an online donation with your company’s card.
Claim your matched funds
On 1st December, contact the person at your company that looks after matched funding, and initiate the claim process.
Invoicing
If you need an invoice, get in touch, being sure to provide a link to your Mo Space team landing page.
Submission details
Submit your final fundraising figure, Mo Space team link, and invoice (if needed) to the person or department responsible for matched funding.
Payment method
Ask your company to either deposit funds into our Movember Bank account, or make an online donation using this link: https://ie.movember.com/donate/details?memberId=93.
Please note that Movember Ireland is registered under Movember Europe, based in London. The following bank details are for Movember Ireland. Donations to this account are to be deposited in euros. Our bank account details are as follows:
Account Name: Movember Europe
Currency: EUR
Bank Name: JP Morgan
Bank Address: 25 Bank Street, London, E145JP, UK
Beneficiary Bank Name: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London
Sort Code: 60-92-42
Ultimate Beneficiary Account: 41474142
Ultimate Beneficiary IBAN: GB92CHAS60924241474142
BBAN: 60924241474142
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT: CHASGB2L
Include essential information
For lodgements or online donations (business donations), include the full name or registration number of the individual or team (available on their Mo Space URL).
Confirmation email
Once the funds are lodged or the donation is made, email us at info.ie@movember.com. Confirm the amount donated, the date lodged, and specify if you want it added to the individual's current or next year's fundraising total. This ensures speedy allocation of your matched funding.
Acknowledgment and upload
Once received, we will promptly update your requested Mo Space page. Get in touch if you need any assistance with company-wide matching gifts.
We’re proud that our global admin and fundraising ratio is 22.8% of funds raised. We operate within international best practice, which is in the range of 15%-25%. Please visit the financials page for more information about Movember's monetary outcomes.
Funds raised during Movember go towards supporting innovative world-class men’s health projects in our key focus areas – mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. These projects are funded either directly by Movember or through our men’s health partners. You can find out more about our impact here.
If you complete a Bank Deposit or Electronic Funds Transfer online, please include the name or registration number of the individual/team as a payment reference (when applicable). This ensures the donation is registered to their fundraising total.
Please note that Movember Ireland is registered under Movember Europe, based in London. The following bank details are for Movember Ireland. Donations to this account are to be deposited in euros.
Account Name: Movember Europe
Currency: EUR
Bank Name: JP Morgan
Bank Address: 25 Bank Street, London, E145JP, UK
Beneficiary Bank Name: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London
Sort Code: 60-92-42
Ultimate Beneficiary Account: 41474142
Ultimate Beneficiary IBAN: GB92CHAS60924241474142
BBAN: 60924241474142
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT: CHASGB2L
If you want the donation allocated to a specific Mo Space (a Movember fundraising page), include in the lodgement reference the full name or registration number of the individual or team that you are donating to.
For instance, if your donation is for Mo Space 123456789 (movember.com/mospace/123456789), then include “123456789” in the lodgement reference.