Department Fundraising Create friendly competition between departments in your company by organizing teams and have each team member create their own fundraising pages on the campaign website. Individual fundraising pages collect donations toward personal goals, contributes to the team goal, and rolls up to the overall company campaign. From just seven donors, the average [...]
Advancing Campaigns Through Leadership Giving Taking the Lead Leadership giving programs encourage a higher level of engagement and giving. Providing special recognition to donors who make significant contributions will strengthen your donor base, incentivize donors to increase their gifts and increase your community impact. Define your leadership giving program: Set a target donation amount [...]
Matching Gift – Amplifying Impact While Deepening Employee Engagement A matching gift program is when a company matches an employee’s donation to nonprofit organizations. These programs are designed to deliver several key business benefits: Foster a work environment that encourages generosity. Deepen employee engagement by supporting the causes that matter most to them. Support [...]
Retiree Engagement: Untapped Potential for Your CSR and Giving Priorities The “Longevity Bonus” continues to drive a surge in giving from retirees in the U.S. Fueled by aging Boomers entering retirement and living longer, the Longevity Bonus is estimated to represent $8 trillion in potential philanthropic impact over two decades (2015-2035). With skills, savings, [...]
Tips for Incentivizing Employees Utilize incentives to receive early pledges, encourage participation, increase giving, or department competitions. Provide eligibility options when considering the use of incentives and consider how they help you meet your campaign goals. More than one incentive can be applied for anyone who: Attends a group meeting. Logs in by a [...]
How to Ask Your Employees to Give Asking for donations is the most important step of your workplace giving campaign. The number one reason most people don’t give is because they are not asked, so ensure every employee has an opportunity to give to the nonprofit that matters most to them. Make it Fun [...]
Kickstart Your Workplace Giving and Volunteerism Campaigns 10 Best Practices for Boosting Your Workplace Giving and Volunteer Campaigns on Social Media These tips are designed specifically for workplace giving campaign managers and volunteer program leads looking to engage employees, drive participation and build community around your cause. Always include the pledge site link in [...]
The Benefits of Payroll Giving Why give through your workplace? Because small gifts, given together, create big change. Workplace giving is one of the easiest ways to support the causes that matter most to you, your family, your neighbors and your community. Top 5 reasons to give through your workplace campaign: More impact, less [...]
Launch Your Workplace Giving Campaign: A Timeline Plan and launch a successful workplace giving campaign using this timeline. PRE-CAMPAIGN: 4 to 6 Weeks Before Campaign Kick Off (Plan for Greater Impact) Map out your campaign strategy and create a campaign plan. Select Campaign leadership like a Campaign Coordinator, Communications Lead, Campaign Chair, and Payroll [...]
Building Your Campaign Team Recruiting a committee of enthusiastic, resourceful, and committed employees will help you plan the best campaign possible. Find employees who are motivated, vocal, and natural leaders who can mobilize others to get involved. Your best team will have broad representation from all departments and levels. Consider reaching out to the [...]
