Wednesday, August 17, 2011
ECC Idea Sharing 8/9/11 Part 3
How do you thank your donors?
- Ice Cream Social
- Breakfast
- Announce goal at an all employee event
- Pizza Party
- Volunteer Time Off
- Jeans Day
- Stop emailing once they have pledged
- Happy Hour
- Lunch with CEO for leadership contributors
ECC Idea Sharing 8/9/11 Part 2
How will you motivate participation?
- Book drive
- Union outreach
- Vacation days
- FOOD
- Jeans days
- 1% of pay equals one vacation day
- Dinner with senior leadership
- 50/50 raffle
- Penny wars
- Manager humiliation (pie in face/scarping windshields)
- Prizes (Kindle/I-pad)
- Kiss the pig
- Gift cards
- Have employees share their United Way story
- Expand the number of prizes to be more moderately sized vs. a few large prizes
- Basket raffle
- Spa day
- Airfare
- Casual day/tennis shoes
- Parking spaces
- Prizes based on timing of pledges
ECC Idea Sharing 8/9/11 Part 1
What will you do different this year?
- Management meeting before rally: lead by example
- Targeted communications
- Rallies at more convenient times
- Presentation that ties United Way work to company/organizations mission
- Incorporate wellness committee with campaign
- Entries into raffle based off percentage increase vs. dollar amount
- Emphasis on leadership education - where the money goes
- Reach out more to people in other locations/buildings
- Less focus on special events more on increasing pledges and corporate match
- Incorporate "non-profit partner accountabilities" and United Way efficiency
- Reduce number of jeans day opportunities
- Have a volunteer project
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
We are glad you are here!
Welcome to the August 9, 2011 ECC training! Thank YOU for joining us to be a part of the change. You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer. That's what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Monday, July 18, 2011
ECC Idea Sharing 7/14/11 Part III
Below we have listed a collection of ideas shared at the July 14th ECC training session. The third topic was:
3.) How do you thank your donors?
- Leadership hosts a breakfast for givers
- Ice-cream social
- Hotel/Car rental
- Skating passes
- Hand written notes
- Pins/Stickers
- Letter/E-Mail/Voicemail
- Thanking the family
- Scraping windows
- Executive recognition events through fun activities:
- Pie throwing contest
- Dunk tank
- Pizza Party
- Etc.
ECC Idea Sharing 7/14/11 Part II
Below we have listed a collection of ideas shared at the July 14th ECC training session. The second topic was:
2.) How do you motivate participation?
- Prizes
- Incentives:
- Jeans
- Food
- Parking spaces
- Volunteer time off
- Shorts/Flip Flops
- Baseball caps
- Trying to avoid having too many special activities
- Engage but don't overdo
- Incentives for early pledges
- Give-a-ways based on increasing contributions or new donors
- Use market segmentation to communicate to different groups
- Entry into special events
- Senior leadership involvement in fun activities around the office:
- Pie throwing
- Dunk tank
- Costumes
- Hosting a lunch
- Pizza party
- Department competitions
- Day off for certain percentage increase
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