How to Recruit a Walk Team
How to Recruit a Walk Team
The Diversity Center will be there to help you every step of the way. Here are a few ideas to help you get started:
- Learn about The Diversity Center and the Walk, Rock, & Run by attending the Walk luncheon. Contact Marci Curtis or Sarah Serfass at 216-752-300 for more details.
- Sign yourself up first! Go to our First Giving site http://www.firstgiving.com/diversitycenterneo and then create an online team page, promote your team-building efforts by:
- Agreeing to walk on the team.
- Send an email informing colleagues about The Diversity Center's Walk, Rock, & Run and encouraging them to join the team.
- Conduct a team recruitment meeting with the help of The Diversity Center.
- Create team T-shirts for all participating team members to wear on Walk /RunDay.
- Set and communicate to everyone the goals for the number of walkers you hope to recruit and the dollars you want the team to raise.
- Detail your team's goals and progress through regular articles in the company or organizational newsletters, bulletins and progress report memos.
- Be creative! Make the Diversity Center's Walk, Rock, & Run fun for your team by offering additional incentive prizes and awards to the top participating walkers or groups. Organize parties or picnics for team members to help build momentum!
- Encourage your team members to recruit relatives, friends, neighbors and co-workers to join the team.
- Post Walk, Rock, & Run sign-up posters in your workplace to attract new walkers and to show who has already joined.
