Run for a cause

Raise funds for Sacred Heart Mission by registering for one of the many running and active events in Victoria!  All you need to do is sign up for your event, select Sacred Heart Mission as your charity of choice, then start your training while you spread the word to raise vital funds for people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. 

You can check out some of the events via our Grassrootz page.

When you sign up for one of the running festivals, you can raise funds for Sacred Heart Mission at no additional cost to you or Sacred Heart Mission. During and after the registration process, you will be able to select the charity you want to fundraise for as well as your fundraising target. You will also be asked to set up a fundraising webpage to promote your cause. Don’t worry, this doesn’t take long and you will be guided through the process. Once your fundraising page is live, you can share it with your friends, family and workmates and ask them to support your run and your charity of choice by making a donation.

If you would like to do a charity run for people experiencing homelessness at a different running event in Australia, you can set up your personal fundraiser on Sacred Heart Mission’s My Cause page. Please contact us at donorcare@sacredheartmission.org if you have any questions – we will be happy to help out!  

You can still fundraise for us! Simply create a fundraising page via the Sacred Heart Mission MyCause page: Fundraise for Sacred Heart Mission 

Email us at donorcare@sacredheartmission.org for further assistance, we’re always happy to help. 

We encourage you to personalise your fundraising page by adding photos of yourself and by sharing why you chose Sacred Heart Mission. You can post training updates and fundraiser milestones on your social media accounts to keep your supporters up to date on your progress! 

Personally making the first donation to your own fundraiser, greatly encourages others to follow your example. 

If someone can’t donate to your fundraiser, ask them to share your fundraising page instead. 

To provide your friends and family with more information about Sacred Heart Mission, feel free to talk to them about the work Sacred Heart Mission has been doing in our community for more than 40 years. You can also share our information about homelessness in Australia with your supporters to highlight the importance of this cause. 

There are so many ways to spread the word and raise funds!  

Some of our top tips include: 

• Make the first donation – show people how committed you are by making the very first donation. Back yourself and the support will follow.  

• Personalise your page – update your fundraising page with blog posts, images, or training sessions. Your supporters will want to know keep up with your fundraising journey. 
  

• Challenge your family and friends – skip the takeout for a week and donate the money you save. You could hit your fundraising goal in one weekend! 
  

• Share your page via socials – let people know why raising funds for Sacred Heart Mission is important to you. Check out the amazing resources via our website and help us amplify the voices people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage.

All funds raised will go directly to Sacred Heart Mission’s wide-ranging homelessness services, including Engagement Hubs like our Dining Hall and Women’s House. Keeping the doors of our Engagement Hubs open enables us to continue to offer people essential support, and provides the crucial first step for people on their journey out of homelessness.

If you have any other question about running fundraisers, please email us at  donorcare@sacredheartmission.org – one of our team members will be in touch to help you out! 

Check out the ways in which you can get involved here: Fundraise for Sacred Heart Mission 

Got a different fundraising idea? Give our team a call!  

We love to brainstorm ideas with people looking to make a difference. You can contact us on 1800 443 278 or donorcare@sacredheartmission.org.au