United Way of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County



Ways to Encourage the Spirit of GivingTop 20 Fundraising IdeasGIVE AWAYSEmployee Raffle(s)Ask employees to contribute something special for a raffle prize:Baked GoodsDay or ? day vacation Lunch with a co-worker Prizes donated by vendors Tickets to a special event Employee Parking SpotSleep in passes Extra lunch timeDay off on birthday VIP parking spotEmployees make contribution using pledge forms. Different amounts given yield additional raffle tickets. Ticket Giveaway/Gift CertificatesGive free tickets to movies, theater productions, amusement centers and other attractions for pledge incentives. Give movie passes to every employee who meets the challenge of pledging a certain dollar amount increase. “Professional” Lawn ServiceDonate time to do yard work at the homes of employees who bid for their services.Balloon Pop Game Get prizes donated by area merchants, from movie tickets to lunches to certificates for free hamburgers, or other inexpensive prizes such as candy bars or suckers. Place pieces of paper inside balloons with the prize name. You may or may not want to have a prize in each balloon. Sell balloon for the dollar amount of your choice (e.g., average is $3.00 to $5.00 each). People pop balloons to see what they won, if anything.FUN ACTIVITIES Baby Picture Match Game Invite employees to try their luck matching baby and/or pet pictures of management. Award the entry with the most right answers a paid day off or some other fun incentive. Charge employees $2.00 per ballot.Paper Airplane Flying Contest Employee makes airplane by folding same size paper or they build at home and bring into work. Set winner categories for plane that flies farthest, straightest, most loops & best decorated.Paper Horse Race Employees purchase a paper horse name and decorate it and each day they receive one draw and the horse moves based on the draw. If an employee didn’t like a draw they could purchase a new draw. Limit redraws to one per day if you would like the game to last longer than a dayTrivial Pursuit Match Create a pool around the wining team, and give all employees who bet on the winners a prize. Hold the challenge during a staff meeting. Give the event a game show flavor with participants using bicycle horns if the answer is known.Pumpkin Carving or Decorating Contest Plan a Halloween theme and hold a pumpkin carving contest. Employees enter carved or decorated pumpkins individually or by group. Charge $5 to enter and $1 to vote. Award prizes in various categories. Examples: ? Best traditional pumpkin ? Most creative pumpkin ? Best effort by a group ? Best effort by an individualExecutive Chair Race (or “ExecuGlide”) Set up a relay course for executives to go through sitting on chairs or on tricycles. Use a stopwatch to time contestants, with the best time winning a prize. Observers wager $1.00 on their favorite contestant.Push Up ContestEver want to find out who the strongest person in the office is? Contestants pay $5 entry fee. Observers pay $1 to wager one who they think will do the most pushups. The winner is the one that does the most pushups.FOODBake Sale Have employees bring their favorite baked goods to sell, with the proceeds going to United Way. This may be set up using the honor system with prices on the products and a can for donations.Nacho and Popcorn PartyPlan an afternoon to sell nachos or popcorn to interested employees in your break room. Employees pay $2.00 for each serving with all proceeds going to United Way of the Inland Valleys.Potluck Luncheon Have employees bring a dish and then charge $3-$5 to eat lunch. You may want to set a theme such as, Italian Food, Mexican Food, International, Vegetarian, etc. Don’t forget desserts! Pie in the Face Employee pays $5 for a pie to be thrown in the face of the Executive of their choice.1905066675Design-Your-Own Ice Cream Sundae Have a wide variety of sundae toppings available for employees to make a donation and build a sundae.Cookie- GramsAsk employees to bring in cookies employees can buy for $2.00 to send to fellow co-workers. Interested employees pay to send a cookie and a note to friends or co-workers in the organizationEASY IDEASCasual Day(s)Sell casual day badges allowing employees purchasing them to dress casually on certain days. Employees purchase badges for $5.00 each. Ideas include:Tuesday – Hat DayWednesday – Outrageous Socks Day Thursday – Sports Team Jersey DayFriday- Jeans DayGuess the NumberFill a clear jar with candy and have employees pay for a chance to guess the number of pieces in the jar. The most accurate guess wins the jar.Penny WarsAssign a money jar to each department. Members of that department place pennies in their own jar and place silver coins and bills into the jars of other departments. Pennies count as positive while silver and bills are negative. The department with the highest number wins a lunch.Office Bingo Distribute Printable Bingo cards to employees who pay to play. Every day, email one bingo number to participants. The first one to reply with “BINGO” wins. Order Up!Take orders for lunch for an area restaurant, pick up the food for thembut charge a fee for delivery. ................
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