Limited Funds?

·     Get raffle items donated from local vendors or from other funds and federations.

·     Get food donations from local stores and restaurants.

·     Solicit prizes or food from coworkers (use of a beach house, fresh-baked cookies, etc.).

·     Ask a coworker with hidden talents to donate a service or raffle item (flower arranging, gardening, guitar lessons, etc.).

·     Use internal communication such as voice mail or e-mail to advertise.

·     Ask your CEO to send a letter, e-mail, or voice mail in support of the campaign.

Limited Time?

·     Set up a campaign information table in a common area and leave it up throughout the campaign.

·     Incorporate campaign events into existing events or staff meetings.

·     Ask Earth Share to help set up an educational Lunch & Learn 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 campaign 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 Earth Share to a management meeting.

·     Make it easy for management to help you by ghostwriting communications that they can sign.

·     Contact Earth Share early in the campaign for help with planning.

·     Ask your coworkers for help, even for small jobs.

·     At the end of the campaign, call Earth Share for help with tallying pledge cards and reporting.