18 Fun Special Events to boost your United Way Campaign - Virtual Edition
Online Trivia Night - Organize an online trivia night. Employees form teams and pay to enter. Have a local “celebrity” or volunteer host! (insert website link)
Virtual Meat Raffle - Organize a meat raffle - a WNY fundraising tradition - to raise money for the United Way.
In-Home Scavenger Hunt - Find a list of items in your home and take a photo. Pay to play. Winner gets a prize.
Fantasy Football League - A portion of proceeds go to United Way.
Virtual Netflix Party - Pick a documentary. Employees “buy tickets” to watch online together one afternoon (www.netflixparty.com).
Virtual Classes - cooking, yoga, painting, etc. Example: Find team members who are willing to host a cooking show; have them record or host a live cooking demonstration and charge “admission” to join the meeting or receive the video link.
Virtual Walk or Run - Teams pay to enter. Track steps/distance for set time. Team with the most steps/distance wins a prize.
Live Concert - Line up virtual performances from your most talented team members who play an instrument, sing, dance, do comedy, or have a special hidden talent. Charge “admission” to view, and vote on the winners with an extra donation.
Pumpkin Carving Contest- Carve your pumpkin, snap a picture, everyone votes, the winner gets a prize.
Company “Cribs”- Charge a donation for a virtual tour of coworkers’ homes, gardens, cool office set-ups, interesting collections, fantastic yards, man caves, or she sheds.
Virtual Bingo - Send virtual Bingo cards out and call numbers live on Zoom. Charge players per card and have a prize for winner(s)!
Baby Photo Challenge - Have employees send their baby photos to be included in a virtual document; charge a small amount for each entry and challenge team members to match the photos. Award a prize to the person who matches the most.
Cutest Pet Contest - Ask employees to submit a photo of their pet(s), compile all entries, and ask staff to vote for the cutest. Award a prize for the photo that receives the most votes.
Candy Count - Send a picture of a packed candy jar. Charge a small donation to guess the count. The winner gets the candy when they return to the office!
Special Delivery - Company Executive delivers lunch to the highest bidder or raffle winner (wave and door drop only, please).
Spirit Week - High school throwback for a full week of virtual fun! Pay to participate in Crazy Hair Day, Team/Jersey Day, Hat Day, Opposite Day, Fun Zoom Background Day, Dress Like an Emotion Day. Let your spirit show throughout the day. Raffle prize(s) at the end of the week for all who participated.
Online Auction - Collect/Purchase auction items, gift baskets, etc. and publish virtually for employees to bid on.
Department Challenges - Challenge internal departments with prizes for the most United Way campaign donors, highest increase in average gift, or first department to complete donations.
