CHALLENGE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO LEAVE MS BEHIND
Take on the challenge at work, compete with each other, and help the 33,300 people living with MS across Australia.
The May 50K is an amazing opportunity for organisations or workplaces of any size to take on a fitness challenge.
Whether you work at a local café to a big bank, you can set up a workplace team, get moving and help us find a cure for MS.
You can create sub-teams (optional) within your workplace by office location, branch, department or region
to enhance some friendly competition between colleagues!
We’ll give you all the resources and all the help you’ll need to make The May 50K everyone’s favourite workplace activity!
GET YOUR WORKPLACE INVOLVED
RECRUITMENT TIPS
1
Spead the word
Put up posters, post on your workplace intranet, send emails using The May 50K e-signatures (check our resources below), and rally your colleagues to join you in creating a workplace team!
2
Rally the Leadership Team
Ask the CEO / Senior Leadership to register and become an active part of your workplace challenge!
Having Senior Leaders on board will encourage more staff to join the workplace team and will make a positive impact on your team numbers & fundraising outcome!
3
Get competitive
Create some friendly competition within your workplace - maybe the Finance team can take on the Production team!
The creation of Sub-Teams within your oganisation gets the momentum started and is a great way to encourage comraderie in the workplace!
4
Motivate with incentives
Prizes and incentives
are motivating!
Perhaps a FREE LUNCH for those who sign up early, those who sign up 5 colleagues or those who fundraise the most!
YOUR IMPACT COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING!
Your organisation or workplace's participation in The May 50K will accelerate research into prevention, better treatments and ultimately cures for multiple sclerosis (MS).
Here’s how your support changes lives:
$5,000
Fuels a year of pioneering MS research with essential tissue culture materials.
$10,545
Equips researchers with a fluorescence microscope to explore the wonders of cells and advance MS research.
$25,000
Kickstarts innovative MS research projects with seed funding, paving the way for future breakthroughs and additional funding.
MATCHED GIVING
Matched Giving is when your organisation matches every dollar you raise.
Make every $1 you raise, turn into $2!
The biggest way to boost your efforts this May and double your impact, is for your organisation to match the funds that you and your colleagues raise.
Many organisations offer matched giving to their employees to encourage their employees to get involved in the community.
Reach out to your CEO, Employer or your Corporate Social Responsibility Manager in your organisation to match every dollar you raise.
Unsure what to say? No worries! Here is an Email Template to help make it easy for you! Remember to always follow up on your initial email (call to discuss further / set up a meeting etc) if you haven’t
heard back in a week.
RESOURCES
Share your journey with your fellow team members and colleagues by making use of these fantastic workplace resources!
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