Give it Up for Breast Cancer encourages you to give up alcohol, sugar or something of your choice for one month. Then ask friends and family to sponsor you to do it and help fund breast cancer research!

This is entirely up you! It could be alcohol, sugar, biting your nails or swearing. Remember, this is a challenge. You need to choose something that your friends and family will know you would find difficult to go without for one month. This will result in more donations. 

We ask the community to come together to Give it up for Breast Cancer. You can select this on registration or alternately if you have registered please send an email to communityfundraising@nbcf.org.au or call (02) 8098 4803 advising of the dates you plan to fundraise.

As part of your downloadable resources, you will receive a countdown calendar to help track your progress and celebrate each milestone. It also helps you maximise your fundraising with suggestions on when and how to ask for donations. You can also access it here. 

Yes – you can. These things happen, and you are raising funds for a great cause. You can only do your best so don’t be discouraged! Anytime you slip up donate $25 to yourself or just add an extra day on to your month to make up for the lost day.

We know this is a hard challenge. As a reward for all your fundraising effort, we have introduced an incentive that allows you to have a day off if you raise over $750. 

The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is focused on decreasing the incidence of breast cancer by supporting an overall healthy lifestyle. The aim of Give it Up for Breast Cancer is to give up something you would find challenging for a month and ask friend and family to sponsor you do so. What you give up is completely your choice. 
NBCF know that certain lifestyle factors can influence your risk of developing breast cancer. While you can’t do anything to change non-modifiable risk factors like breast density and your genetics, you can still reduce your risk of breast cancer by making healthy lifestyle choices and managing modifiable risk factors. Some of the main things you can do is reduce your alcohol intake, not smoke, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy weight and diet. If you are worried about your risk of developing cancer, see your doctor to discuss any concerns. In addition to this, NBCF suggests talking with your doctor or dietitian prior to making any lifestyle or dietary changes.

A fundraising event can be big, small, simple or glamorous. It can be for 10 friends or 100 colleagues. Host it at home, work, school – anywhere. The choice is yours. Fundraising includes everything from morning teas to shaving your head. Every dollar makes a difference.

You can register online for the following events and campaigns:

• Host your own event
• Sports events
• GO PINK
• Pink Ribbon Breakfast

You will receive an email once your application form has been successfully submitted. Allow 48 hours for a confirmation receipt to be issued. Approval can take between 5-7 working days.
If you prefer not to set up an online fundraising page, contact the friendly team by email at communityfundraising@nbcf.org.au or call 1300 803 551 and we’ll register you on our system.

While this is an option, we do not encourage using this platform. The best way to encourage friends and family to donate to your fundraiser is through the sharable link we send you. NBCF does not have communication with Facebook at this stage. While the money does come to NBCF, we are not advised of when. Therefore we will be unable to attribute any funds raised on Facebook, to your overall total on your Pink Hero Fundraising page.

Please contact the friendly Supporter Relations team by email at communityfundraising@nbcf.org.au or call 1300 708 763 to advise them of the change of date. This is important, as you will need to be issued a new Authority to Fundraise with a new date.

If you use social media, the best way to publicise your event is through the NBCF Facebook Page and Twitter account.
You can upload and share your event photos directly onto our Facebook Page.

As these companies are already very generous supporters of the Foundation and are approached frequently throughout the year, we ask that you do not approach these companies for financial sponsorship or in relation to prize donations. These companies are listed on the NBCF website.

While we are grateful for your support, it is not possible for NBCF to secure celebrities for your event. We may be able to offer one of our speakers, however.

Yes, you can. Lotteries and games of chance may be used to raise money for NBCF.
If you need more information on regulations for your state, download the contact information for each state here.
According to the Best Practice Guidelines of the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing NSW event costs should also not exceed 40% of total income.

NBCF is unable to provide public liability insurance cover to community fundraising events and/or coordinators. It is the responsibility of the event coordinator to arrange this in conjunction with the venue.

You can only provide a tax deductible receipt to someone who makes a donation without receiving a material benefit. You cannot provide a tax deductible receipt for donations made to a raffle, auction or to someone who provides goods, a service or general cash for sponsorship. If someone provides a large cash sponsorship donation, you can provide them with a letter to acknowledge their contribution. You can also inform NBCF with their details at the end of your event and we can provide them with a thank you letter for their sponsorship donation once the money has been received by NBCF. Online donations will be automatically receipted to the email address provided when the donation is made.

Yes, please visit our fundraising tips and tools page.

Your event fundraising page will be active for four weeks following the date of your event. If you believe you may receive donations exceeding this time period, you can bank your funds via:

• CHEQUE – All cheques should be made payable to the ‘National Breast Cancer Foundation’. Please write your supporter ID on the back of the cheque and a note to let us know how you raised your money so we can acknowledge your support.
  
  
• For POSTBillpay and BPAY Code please call our Supporter Services team on 1300 803 551. If you received a return form, you will have received your own POSTbillpay and BPAY number so you can make a payment directly from your account to the National Breast Cancer Foundation account.

Please do not send cash directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Alternatively, you can contact the friendly team by email at communityfundraising@nbcf.org.au or call 1300 708 763 regarding keeping your page active.

Your return form was emailed or mailed to you with your ‘Authority to Fundraise’ after you registered to host your event. If you cannot find your return form, please contact the Community Fundraising team on 1300 803 551.

Please call 1300 803 551 or email communityfundraising@nbcf.org.au