Setting a goal can help provide more focus to your collection efforts. Use our 'fill the truck' image on your customizable web page provided after you Start My Food Drive Now.
Invite enthusiastic people to support your food drive by asking them to encourage others to participate and by sharing your drive on social media. The more people you
have supporting your food drive, the more success you will have.
Giving your food drive a theme is a great way to get people excited about participating. Consider organizing your food drive around our
Most Needed Items
or a holiday. See our list of Creative Theme Ideas
for examples and suggestions.
Consider combining your food drive with a special event. Offer a reduced ticket price to a theatre performance or allow employees to wear jeans to work one day if they make a donation to your food
drive.
Let everyone know about your food drive and how they can help. Provide status updates,
reminders and special call outs to individuals and teams.
Like the Food Depository’s
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
pages and tag @FoodDepository and #No1ShouldGoHungry in your message.
Does your company offer a matching gift program? Matching gifts provide additional financial support allowing us to further serve our community in need. Check with your employer to see if they will match your donation.
Organize teams by department, floor, classroom or other groups and see who can collect the most donations. It helps if
the winning team is rewarded with a special incentive or prize.
Prizes and incentives are a great way to increase overall participation, and they don't need to be large or expensive. Consider offering the winner
a prime parking space for a week, the ability to sleep in late or have a free day off, or a free
coffee or lunch on the boss.
Having support from your organization’s leadership can help emphasize the importance of your food drive. Encourage
leadership to set an example by making a donation, sending an email
or making an announcement at your next meeting. Use the Promotional Email/Letter Template to help
them craft a personalized message.
Participants will feel like they are making a greater impact if they know their donations are being matched. Talk to your
company’s HR Department to see if they have a formal matching gift program or ask leadership or a partnering organization to match your donations. See our
FAQs for more information about how to submit corporate matching gifts.