Nonprofit staff bonding or fundraiser idea – Olympics
In our ArcStone office, we were rather inspired by the athletes of Rio this year. Rather than merely watching the games, we decided to participate, to the best of our abilities. When you put together designers, developers and business gurus, the competition gets fierce.
Continue reading if you want to take these games into your own nonprofit office or even your next fundraiser. Don’t worry, we won’t penalize you for gleaning some ideas from us!
Nonprofit Fundraiser Ideas (or staff bonding) from ArcStone Olympics:
1. Host an opening ceremonies of your own:
What you need:
- Video camera or cell phone (read about how to do video with our lovely video producer Nick)
- Pathway (the Midtown Greenway is nice)
- Flag
- Team willing to wear matching clothes and swallow their pride
- YouTube account (read about YouTube optimization here)
2. “Discus” throwing competition
It helped that we had unwanted, unusable laptops at our disposable, but you’ll have to think up an item related to your nonprofit or fundraiser. We don’t recommend throwing your own laptops. They will break.
What you need:
- Field or path (again, Midtown Greenway saves the day – look out bikers…)
- Two strong participants with good aim so they don’t knock out your videographer
- Two items – preferably flat and throwable – that you don’t mind breaking
3. Arrow shooting contest
Again, the unwanted computers came to our aid.
What you need:
- Bow and arrow from ToysRUs
- Target (computer screen may not be a good option for you, but a window should work)
- Way to mark the target
4. Swimming Race:
What you need:
- Swim “suit”
- Snorkels
- Filing cabinets with wheels
If you need help brainstorming, promoting or recording your next fundraiser, contact our team! We promise we’re not as weird as we appear in these videos.
