Your commitment to Shave for a Cure is incredible – but to really make it count for blood cancer patients, they need your fundraising support too.
If you need help, read the tips below or find answers to common questions on our FAQs page. You can also email the Shave team if you need a helping hand.
Tips for online fundraising
Promoting your Shave fundraising page online is the most effective way to inspire friends, family and work colleagues to donate. Here are some tips to maximise those online opportunities.
Personalise your page
Add a profile photo – your supporters like to see it’s you or an image they can relate to.
Update your story. What is motivating you to shave and connect with the cause? Your story will inspire others!
Post updates, images and videos directly to your page.
Don’t be afraid to set a high fundraising goal – make it challenging.
A good way to kick-start your fundraising is by donating to your own page if you can. Set the bar!
Personal ask
A personal ask is really effective and fun too! Get a little message together, put your fundraising page link in there and send it directly through to your friends and family via Text, Email, Facebook private message. It’s all about giving people the opportunity!
Workplace fund matching
Many companies will support staff fundraising for charities. You could ask your organisation to match whatever you give or raise to your fundraising page. It’s best to mention that business donations are 100% tax deductible.
Get Social
Share your fundraising page wherever you interact online with people you know! For example, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp – the more people you can reach, the better.
Ask the social media expert at your workplace to share your fundraising link on your company's Facebook or other social media platform.
#ShaveNZ
Raise awareness and spread the word about your Shave by using the hashtag #ShaveNZ on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. This will get more eyes on your fundraising page and more potential donations!
Post your before-and-after shave photos to be part of our online community of awesome Shavees.
See what others are doing with their Shave by following the hashtag and joining our community.
Tips for building a team
It's always fun sharing experiences with others. Becoming a Shave Team Captain is a great way to do this, here are a few tips to help get you started.
Spread the word!
Send emails, write on noticeboards, make flyers, insert in newsletters, and speak at meetings or assemblies. Get creative with how you can reach people.
Make a plan
Check in with your teammates regularly to brainstorm fundraising ideas and plan your shaving event. Weekly meetings are a great idea! Figure out what method of communication is best for your team.
Get together
Organise a meeting with anyone interested and sign them up and get them connected to your team. We’ll invite team members to a Zoom call to introduce ourselves and share fundraising tips.
Make your Shave day an event.
Promote the time and day that you will be shaving so people can witness you chopping your locks! Be sure to have collection buckets to catch the loose change.
Fundraising event ideas
Crazy Hair Day
You could hold a Crazy Hair Day at work or school! Pick a date, get everyone to show off their best (meaning worst) bad-hair-day looks and collect donations. Feeling brave? Post a selfie on Facebook or Instagram and dare your work to match the number of likes your picture gets with a donation!
Celebrate with a difference
Got a special occasion coming up? Whether you’re having a birthday party, a wedding or celebrating a different milestone, ask guests to give a meaningful gift by donating to your fundraising page in lieu of presents.
Auction it off
Ask friends and colleagues to donate items for a hamper, or approach local businesses to donate products, and raffle it off in an auction. You can also set targets for different tasks on your online fundraising page (e.g. the first person to donate $100 gets to cut off your ponytail or shave your hair into whatever funny ‘do’ they want).
Need a hand?
We love hearing about your events. If you have any questions about fundraising, please call the Shave team on 0800 15 15 10 or email shave@leukaemia.org.nz – we’re here to help.