Creative Ideas and Incentives

In addition to donating with pledge forms, these activities can help capture your coworkers’ attention, build morale, and make workplace giving a celebration of our community.

Extreme Makeover, Supervisor Edition. Set up one jar per “boss” and whoever has the most money in his/her jar at the end of your campaign will be made-over by a group of individuals.

Your Company Idol. Hold your very own American Idol competition. Bring in a Karaoke machine, allow groups time to rehearse. Have a panel of judges to make comments after each presentation. Then allow employees to vote, but they can only vote if they turn in a completed United Way investment form. Provide a box of “accessories” such as feather boas, wigs, funny hats and other costume items.

Who is Your Weakest Link? Game Show. Provide facts about United Way and the partner agencies during the week leading up to your kickoff. During your event, form teams and ask questions about the facts provided all week. Winning team gets a prize!

Baby Picture Match Game.Collect baby pictures of co-workers. Place them on a bulletin board or copy them on a flyer to distribute. Invite co-workers to try their luck at matching the babies to the co-worker. Award the individual who has the most correct answers with a paid day off or other prize. “Charge” coworkers $2.00 to play. But to be eligible they must turn in their pledge form at the same time they turn in their guesses.

Penny Wars. Set up jars representing different teams or departments. Pennies count as one point BUT all silver coins and paper money is totaled and taken away from the total. Jar proceeds go to the United Way.

Executive Dare. Once the workplace campaign is set, challenge the staff. If they can collectively reach the goal, a manager or CEO will perform a dare such as kissing a pig, or dying one’s hair bright pink.

Prizes. For each pledge form turned in on the first day of your campaign, those individuals get 5 chances for a prize. For each following day, one less chance is available. At the end of your United Way week, draw for a prize.

• Bake Sale    • Drawing       • Candy Bar Sales     • Silent Auction

• Craft Sale     • Car Wash     • Chili Cook Off          • Free Day Off Drawing