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Ideas for Developing a Theme
List of Fun Campaign Activities
Sample 15-25 Minute Employee Meeting
Helpful Hints for Your Employee Meetings
Ideas for Developing
a Theme
One of the best ways to
capture the attention of your fellow co-workers is to build your
campaign around a theme and to use fun incentives. Below are some ideas
to get you started.
Theme:
Sports/Olympics
Suggested Names:
· Be a Champion for the United Way
· Teaming Up for Tomorrow
Possible Events:
· Pep Rally Kickoff
· Office Olympics
· Elevator or Chair Races
Ideas for Incentives:
· Medals or Blue Ribbons to Winning Team and Donors
· Sports Events Tickets
Theme:
Summertime
Suggested Names:
· Caring is Cool
· Be a Lifesaver . . . Give to the United Way
Possible Events:
· Employee Cookout or BBQ
· Casual Day for the United Way
Ideas for Incentives:
· Free Vacation Day
· Squeeze Bottles
· Tickets or Passes to Pools and Summer Attractions
Theme:
Back to School
Suggested Names:
· Give - It’s Elementary
· The ABC’s of Caring
Possible Events:
· United Way Pop Quiz
· Sack Lunch Swap
· Bubble Gum Contest
· Spelling Bee
Ideas for Incentives:
· Long Recess (longer break or time off)
· Good Job Stickers
· Apples and Treats
Theme:
Lights! Camera!
Action!
Suggested
Names:
· Reach for the Stars
· You’re a Star! When you give to the United Way
Possible Events:
· Old Video Sale
· Star Struck Trivia
· Movie Star-Style Party
Ideas for Incentives:
· Hall of Fame (place names of donors on star in the hallway)
· Movie Passes
· Fresh Popped Popcorn (UW has popcorn bags available)
List of Fun
Campaign Activities
Have a superhero
luncheon; include items like hero sandwiches, power bars, Gatorade,
Powerade, Wheaties, spinach, etc.
Take photos
of employee Superheroes with short quotes on why they contribute to
United Way. Post prominently or run in employee newsletter or on company
intranet/website.
Hold a
“Funniest Home Video” contest.
Hold a
craft/bake sale where employees sell their own creations.
Hold a Chili
Cook-Off/Soup Cook-Off, where employees vote on the best chili/soup with
dollar contributions.
Display a
“Wishing Well for United Way” in your lobby where people can drop spare
change. Use the theme, “A little change makes a lot of sense.”
Hold a
“Balloon Pop” event. Before filling balloons, put a note inside with the
name of prize. Employees pay $2 to buy a balloon and pop it to find out
what prize they’ve won. Include a United Way fact on every note.
Hold a
“Lunch Box Auction.” Employees supply lunches to be auctioned off.
Display the lunches or advertise each one on a different note card.
Tie-in a guest speaker from a United Way funded food pantry.
Hold a baby
photo or grade school photo contest. Charge each employee to vote on his
or her guesses.
Take
pictures of representatives from different departments looking their
most stressed. Hang the pictures in a central location with containers
by each picture.
People can vote for their favorite
“stressee” with a quarter or a dollar per vote. The person with the most
stress, a.k.a. votes, wins!
Conduct a
“Plus 2” campaign by asking everyone to increase their pledge by $2 per
pay period. Give special recognition to those who increase their pledge.
Chili pepper
theme – “Our employees are red hot.” Daily e-mails with UW facts and a
recipe with peppers. Last day - a “Red-Hot Cook-Off” between
departments.
The Spare
Change Challenge - departments collect spare change and chart their
totals on a campaign thermometer. Winners of the challenge receive lunch
put on by the losing department managers.
“Let’s Go to
the Hop” Car Rally - lunch served by managers to employees to in their
cars.
Design-A-Hole - teams design a miniature golf hole with the winning
design chosen through “penny jar” voting. Everyone plays the holes
Friday p.m.
United Way
Care-a-Van – rent a bus to do on-site agency tours.
Sundae-As-You-Go-Go – combine an ice cream social with an agency fair,
with each booth offering one part of the sundae.
Batter-Up! -
basketball shoot-outs, volleyball tournaments, softball tournaments -
anything to get the team into play! Charge entry team fees or have
voting for the best named or best costumed team.
Get the
Competition Started - have departments compete in scavenger hunts,
tricycle/scooter races, remote control/race car contests, penny pushes,
etc.
A Way to
One’s Heart is Through Their Stomach - plan potluck lunches, pancake
breakfasts, bake sales, dessert auctions, etc.
Dress-Em
Down Day - for $2 or $5 donations let staff dress casual or in blue
jeans (UW can provide stickers).
Dress-Em Up
Day - hold a contest for silly hats, ties, costumes, etc. Or let
employees dress their managers for a day.
Sample 15-25 Minute Employee Campaign Meeting Agenda:
Welcome Presenter:
Campaign Coordinator and/or CEO
(2 minutes)
• Greet employees!
• Distribute brochures & personalized contribution cards with the amount
of last year’s gift indicated.
• Outline purpose of meeting.
• Introduce CEO and/or labor representative.
United
Way Endorsement Presenter: CEO, Senior Mgt. and Labor Rep.
(2 minutes)
• Endorsement by CEO
and labor representative describing why they personally support United
Way.
• Announcement of corporate gift by CEO.
United Way Speaker & Video Presenter: Coordinator
and United Way
(7-15 minutes)
• Introduce speaker
(agency rep., United Way rep., or an employee)
• Benefits of giving to United Way.
• Video (Discuss the order of video & presentation with speaker before
the meeting.)
Campaign Information & Closing Remarks Presenter: Coordinator
(4-6 minutes)
• Thank the speaker!
• Explain the contributor card and payroll deduction.
• Ask employees to consider giving to United Way.
• Ask employees to complete and hand in their contributor cards before
they leave.
• Answer any questions.
• Thank employees for their support.
Helpful Hints:
• Include FOOD.
Popcorn, cookies, pretzels, fruit, doughnuts or ice cream are always a
hit.
• Get a few prizes donated or raffle extra vacation time, casual days,
parking spaces, etc.
• Publicize prize drawings in the meeting’s advance notice.
• Announce the contributor card collection procedure.
• Thank employees for their attention and interest in your UW campaign. |
