For hosts, community organizers and leaders

THE FILM WAS THE GASOLINE.
YOU ARE THE MATCH.

You already have the room: the group chat, the PTA, the congregation, the team, the newsletter, the neighborhood. Join me in burning down the cultural norms that do not serve us, by bringing them to the people who already trust you.

Megan Darrell, Founder, Big Mother Energy

Before you sign up

THE GOAL. THE ASK.
WHAT WE GIVE YOU.

  1. THE GOAL.

    In twelve weeks, from October 19 to January 10, we're burning down twelve cultural norms that do not serve mothers, one a week, out loud, in every community we can reach. The goal is simple: every week, the norm gets said in your community, and the brands and employers where you live get asked to support moms. On January 10, the Founding, your community writes its line into A Country for Mothers, the document we build together. You're the reason it reaches people we never could.

  2. WHAT IT ASKS OF YOU.

    About fifteen minutes a week, for twelve weeks. Here's all of it:

    What it doesn't ask.

    No screenings to host. No events to run. No money. No fundraising. Skip a week whenever you need to, and stop anytime with one click.

  3. WHAT WE GIVE YOU.

    Your Match kit unlocks every Sunday at midnight, here and in your inbox. Every week it includes:

    • The norm and the line: what we're burning down and what we build, in words you can say out loud.
    • Your challenge script, filled in for the week, with on-screen captions ready to use.
    • Five messages, written for you: group chat, newsletter or email, 30 seconds to say at a meeting, your social post, and your local burn.
    • Post templates in the Burn It Down look: one feed post and one story, ready to download.
    • One real, sourced number for the week, so your local post is never guessing.
    • The brands we're naming nationally, so your community can join the same call-out.

    And beyond the weekly kit:

    • A printable one-page flyer with a QR code, for meetings, bulletin boards and pickup lines.
    • The Friday scoreboard, with your community named when it shows up.
    • The Host Circle: monthly, live, with Megan and other Matches.
    • A seat on The Kitchen Table, the Thursday show, if this week's norm is yours to talk about.
    • Megan, directly: megan@bigmotherenergy.com.
Light your match

WHO LIGHTS A MATCH.

PAST HOSTS.

You put No Country for Mothers in front of a room. Nearly 1,000 of you did. This is the next part, and it's smaller.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS.

PTAs, mom groups, faith communities, neighborhood groups, sports teams, playgroups. If people show up when you ask, you're a Match.

COMMUNITY LEADERS.

ERG leads, newsletter writers, local business owners, coaches, nonprofit leaders, creators. If people read what you send, you're a Match.

WHAT A MATCH DOES.
THREE THINGS A WEEK.

  1. GO FIRST.

    Take the Burn Challenge yourself, every week. Your community follows you, not us.

  2. PASS IT TO YOUR PEOPLE.

    When the new norm drops Sunday at midnight, bring it to your community: the group chat, the newsletter, the meeting, the bulletin. We write it for you.

  3. NAME YOUR LOCAL BRANDS.

    Challenge the businesses and employers where you live to share it and support moms.

That's it. No one is asked to host another screening. If your community wants the room, we'll help, but nothing goes on anyone's calendar until they ask.

WE WRITE IT.
YOU SEND IT.

Every Sunday at midnight, your Match kit unlocks here and lands in your inbox.

Unlocks Monday, October 19

EVERY WEEK, WRITTEN.

Instagram and LinkedIn posts and captions for each week. They unlock with that week's norm, at Sunday midnight.

Posts unlock Monday, October 19, with the first released norm.

—Days
—Hours
—Mins
—Secs

Your words · This week's norm

DRAFT YOUR MESSAGE.

Unlocks Monday, October 19, with the first released norm.

BRING IT TO YOUR PEOPLE.

Posts unlock Monday, October 19, with the first released norm.

Feed post template

Unlocks Monday, October 19

Story template

Unlocks Monday, October 19

Printable flyer (PDF)

Download

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TWELVE WEEKS. ON YOUR CALENDAR.

The challenge dates and exact kit unlock times. Times follow your calendar's time zone.

WHAT YOU GET.

  • Your Match kit every Sunday at midnight: the norm, the script, every message above, the brands to name.
  • The Friday scoreboard, with your community named when it shows up.
  • The Host Circle, monthly, live with Megan and other Matches.
  • Your community named on Friday's Build.
  • A first look: Matches get the coming week's norm on Friday, in confidence, so you can plan. Please keep it to yourself until Sunday at midnight.

SAFE TO SHARE IN ANY COMMUNITY.

Burn It Down is culture, not a bill. We don't endorse legislation, candidates or parties. We burn the norm, never a mother. Brands get asked, not shamed. No fire, ever. Your kids, your call.

Rules of the burn

Go first. Pass it on.

I'M IN. BE A MATCH.