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PARTICIPATING IN THE WALK
MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE |
Corporate teams build team
spirit and camaraderie a
great chance to work
together on a non-work
related project.
Corporate team t-shirts
send the message to the
community that your company
cares. It also gives you
high visibility while
providing a good incentive
to participate.
Your presence at the walk
provides you with the
opportunity to send a
positive corporate image to
the community while engaging
your employees in a healthy
activity.
The Walk is a family
oriented event, which
encourages employees to
participate under the
umbrella of the company
while involving spouses,
children, and friends. |
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RECOMMENDED GOAL |
Team walker target: 20%
participation of employee
base for big companies
$100 pledge average (10
friends each giving $10 =
$100)
Include co-workers,
family, friends, and
neighbors of employees on
your team |
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TEAM CAPTAINS |
Appoint a Head Captain to
lead the team building
effort and to serve as the
liaison with the JDRF office
Recruit multiple Team
Captains by department or
floor
Have all Team Captains
attend the super-fun and
free Team Captains Kick-off
Luncheon in August
Consider holding an All
Team Captains Meeting after
the Kickoff Luncheon at your
company to discuss
goals/actions/progress of
team |
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INTERNAL COMMUNICATION |
Recruit additional team
captains through an internal
memo from CEO/President to
all department heads asking
them to serve as or identify
team Captains (Draft
available)
Recruit additional walkers
through an internal memo
from CEO/President to all
employees encouraging them
to join the team and
promoting fundraising and
incentive prizes (Draft
available) |
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INTERNAL KICK-OFFS |
10-15 minute presentations
at management and/or staff
meetings
JDRF staff and/or
volunteer discuss diabetes
and WALK TO CURE DIABETES
participation
Team Captains discuss
internal goals and
incentives
Viewing of the JDRF WALK
video |
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INTERNAL INCENTIVES |
Company Team T-shirts
Incentive prizes that
recognize: top individual
fundraiser, top fundraising
Team Captains, top
fundraising department/team,
raffle prize for walkers
raising over $100 (or over
$500)
Ideas for incentive prizes
include:
1) Parking space for a
week/month
2) Group pizza party
3) Sporting event/Concert
tickets
4) Half or full day off
5) Special casual day
6) Executive job swap/car
wash/other |
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APPROACH VENDORS TO
PARTICIPATE |
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Send a letter to vendors to
solicit them to either1)
Walk on your companys team;
2) Support your team through
donations; or 3) Support
your team by donating
incentive prizes for your
teams top fundraisers. |
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MATCHING GIFT OPPORTUNITIES |
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Research and discuss
opportunities for Matching
Gifts within corporate
guidelines. Matching gifts
is a great incentive for
walkers to participate and
raises more dollars for
diabetes research. |
