Support Us

Support our chosen charity: Lifeline

Funds raised via Mates in Mind go towards supporting Lifeline’s crisis support and suicide prevention services across Australia.

Supported by the Mates in Mind team, your club can help us save lives through Lifeline's work in local communities. You may select to host a Mental Health Round, or individuals in your Club may choose to raise money through their own initiatives. The Mates in Mind Portal has a whole set of tools and tips on how you can make a difference through fundraising.

Fundraise for Mates in Mind

Fundraise for Mates in Mind

Fundraise for us

Turn your next challenge, event or activity into a way to make a difference. Create your own fundraiser, rally your mates and help raise vital funds for Mates in Mind.

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Host a Mates in Mind Mental Health Round

Host a Mental Health Round

Bring your club community together for a Mates in Mind Mental Health Round. Dedicate a game or round to raising awareness, starting conversations and raising vital funds to support Lifeline.

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Donate to Mates in Mind

Donate

Make a donation to Mates in Mind and help Lifeline train and support Crisis Supporters, strengthen community-based suicide prevention programs and be there for more people when it matters most.

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Lifeline plays a leading role in delivering suicide prevention and crisis support services across Australia. Lifeline responds to over 1.3 million contacts a year, helping people in their darkest moments.

Through your local Lifeline, members deliver locally based suicide prevention and crisis response initiatives, helping communities strengthen their capacity to be suicide safe and respond efficiently and effectively to local needs.

By fundraising for Lifeline through Mates in Mind, you’ll help

  • Train and support Crisis Supporters who are there when it matters most
  • Strengthen community-based suicide prevention programs in your backyard
  • Help Lifeline answer more calls, more quickly, with the compassion and care every person deserves

Why support Lifeline: The Stats

9 Australians die every day by suicide

1 in 6 Australians aged 16-85 years’ experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours each year

Sponsor

As a partner of Mates in Mind, your organisation will enjoy a tailored package of the following benefits:

  • Branded activations at Mates in Mind fundraising events and community initiatives
  • Co-branded digital media campaigns including Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
  • Website promotion, including homepage logo placement and dedicated partner page
  • Joint media campaigns, including radio, interviews, VIP speaking and event activations including media releases and highlight videos
  • Physical collateral including flyers, road-side signs and posters
  • Access to Mates in Mind imagery and human-interest stories for use in your own public-facing campaigns

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With your help in Year 1, Mates in Mind will:

  • Partner with 4-8 clubs in Sydney’s north across different codes
  • Train more than 30 embedded Champions
  • Reach more than 5,000 club members with connection, tools and events
  • Mates in Mind plans to cumulatively double this impact each year, in scale and reach across Sydney, NSW and Australia