Helpful Tips

Limited Funds?

• Get prize drawing items donated by local vendors or by the charities that will benefit from your employees' giving.
• Get food donations from local stores and restaurants.
• Solicit prizes or food from coworkers (use of a beach house, fresh-baked cookies, etc.).
• Ask co-workers with hidden talents to donate a service or raffle item (flower arranging, gardening, guitar lessons, etc.).
• Use internal communication to advertise.
• Ask your CEO to send a letter, e-mail, or voice mail in support of employee giving.  Ghost write the letter to make it even easier.

Limited Time?

• Set up a charity information table in a common area and leave it up throughout the campaign.
• Incorporate employee giving events into existing events or staff meetings.
• Ask EarthShare to help set up an educational Brown Bag Series presentation where employees can learn about the important work of member groups.
• Give employees an incentive when they turn in pledge cards (casual day, stickers, candy, pins, coupons, tickets for a prize drawing).
• Encourage departments to put on their own fundraising events.
• Use posters, fact sheets, flyers, and other employee giving resources to spread information about the charities.
• Schedule a speaker from each of the funds and federations.

Limited Support?

• Contact the human resources department, other department managers, or your CEO for support and endorsement.
• Encourage management to review campaign materials or invite a speaker from EarthShare to a management meeting.
• Contact EarthShare before employee giving begins to get our  help planning.
• Ask your coworkers for help, even for small jobs.
• At the end of employee giving, call EarthShare for help with tallying pledge cards and reporting.