Movember Foundation
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Adam Garone Travis Garone |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria |
Chairman | John Hughes |
Executive Director | Adam Garone |
Key people | Shea Emry |
| Website | www |
The Movember Foundation is a multinational charity that aims to raise awareness of and money for men’s health.[1] It was founded in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia[2] by Adam Garone, Travis Garone, Luke Slattery, and Justin Coghlan, [3] and attained registered charity status in 2006. [4] Its titular and most well known campaign is Movember, which encourages men to grow moustaches during the month of November.
As of 2014, the Movember Foundation has raised over $580m in charitable donations [3] It has funded more than 800 programs,[5] focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health, men’s health awareness and healthy lifestyles.[6] It is active in 21 countries and has a global workforce of 130 people.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Satish, Akhila (December 1, 2014), The Movember Movement for Men's Health, The Huffington Post
- ^ Healthier men, one moustache at a time: Adam Garone at TEDxToronto, Youtube, November 14, 2011
- ^ a b Clohesy, Bernadette (June 20, 2015), Two of us, The Age
- ^ Australian Charity Register, Australian Charities & Not-For-Profits Commission
- ^ Petronzio, Matt (November 7, 2014), Movember has raised more than $500 million since 2004, Mashable
- ^ Lim, Jillian Rose (November 7, 2014), Moustache Money: Where the Movember Donations Go, Men’s Journal
- ^ Marshall, Konrad (October 26, 2014), How Movember conquered the world, and what comes next?, The Sydney Morning Herald
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