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Give with confidence

We want you to feel completely secure donating to us. That's why we're members of the Fundraising Regulator and have signed up to their fundraising promise.

You’re part of a huge movement that’s making a real difference to people affected by cancer. Almost everything we do, from Macmillan nurses to providing cancer information to helping people with money worries, relies on donations. We simply would not be here without supporters like you.

So you have the right to know you can trust us to be honest and treat you with respect. When you give to Macmillan, we give you our word your money will help make sure no one faces cancer alone.

Your guarantee

You’ll never feel under pressure to give more than you want.

  • You’ll always know where your donation goes.
  • Your personal details are safe and you can tell us how to use them.
  • You can choose how we contact you and change this at any time.
  • You can tell us when something’s wrong and we’ll put it right if we can.
  • You can count on us to support your fundraising every step of the way.
  • You’ll hear about the difference you’re making, with a big THANK YOU from us.

Our promise

We’ll make sure our fundraising is legal and follows best practice.

  • We’ll always use the Fundraising Regulator code of Fundraising Practice.
  • We’ll make our annual report and accounts easy to understand.
  • We’ll keep your details safe and never sell or swap them.
  • If things go wrong, we’ll listen, act and learn.
  • When things go well, we’ll try to do even better - so please tell us if you like something we've done.
  • We’ll tell you how your donations are helping to change lives.

We’ll take care to understand what’s important to people affected by cancer and how we can support everyone who needs us.

Contact us

Still have questions? Contact our Fundraising Support Centre on 0300 1000 200 between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, or email us at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk

Our promise to you

You’re part of a huge movement that’s making a real difference to people living with cancer. You can read our fundraising promise to you on the Fundraising Standards page.

Why not make a donation now?

£5 a month for a year

Could help run a small Macmillan information and support centre for 2 hours, helping people affected by cancer to find information and support.

£10 a month for a year

Could help run our Online Community forum for over 2 hours. In this time, over 1488 people affected by cancer in the UK can give emotional and practical support to each other on anything to do with cancer.

£20 a month for a year

Could pay for a Macmillan nurse for more than a day, helping people living with cancer and their families receive essential medical, practical and emotional support.

£30 a month for a year

Could keep a typical Macmillan information and support centre stocked with all the information resources it needs to support people affected by cancer for more than 5 weeks.

£50 a month for a year

Could pay for a Macmillan social care worker or family support worker for more than a week, helping patients, family members, and carers manage the social and practical problems of living with cancer.

£10 makes a difference

£10 could keep a typical Macmillan information and support centre stocked with all the information resources it needs to support people affected by cancer for 5 hours.

£20 makes a difference

£20 could pay for more than 50 copies of The cancer guide. This Macmillan booklet can help someone recently diagnosed with cancer and their families, understand more about cancer, its treatment, and the help available.

£30 makes a difference

£30 could run a small Macmillan information and support centre for 1 hour, helping people affected by cancer to find information and support.

£50 makes a difference

£50 could help run our Online Community forum for over an hour. In this time, over 744 people affected by cancer in the UK can give emotional and practical support to each other on anything to do with cancer.

£100 makes a difference

Every £100 we spend on our phone service could lead to our welfare rights advisers on our Macmillan Support Line helping people affected by cancer to claim £4,231 in benefits they are entitled to.

    Complaints

    We appreciate all feedback, both compliments and things we could do better. To make a complaint about our service or fundraising activity please contact us.

    After you’ve contacted us, if you’re still not satisfied, you can take your complaint to the Fundraising Regulator at:
    Fundraising Regulator
    2nd floor, CAN Mezzanine Building
    49-51 East Road
    London
    N1 6AH
    Call 0300 999 3407

    Email enquiries@fundraisingregulator.org.uk

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    Our fundraising promise

    When you give to Macmillan, we give you our word your money will help make sure no one faces cancer alone. Find out more.