Foundation Ambassador Playbook

Regular communication about Caring Campaign promotes better participation.

• Display Caring Campaign posters.
• Visit about Caring Campaign during team meetings or huddles.
• Send out weekly emails and progress reports.
• Share how gifts are making a difference.

Here are a few easy ways to introduce Caring Campaign in a team huddle or casual conversation:

• Start with Why

  We all know life can throw us for a curve. Caring Campaign helps coworkers in financial crisis—maybe someone in this room.

• Make It Personal

  Why do you support Caring Campaign? Have you seen how the fund has helped someone on your team? Why do you want everyone to participate? Keep it short and genuine. Humor, stories and personal motivation go a long way.

• Talk About the Importance of Participation

  Your gift doesn’t have to be big. It's your participation that counts. We’re aiming for 100% as a department. Our participation helps the Foundation raise additional funds from community donors.

• Giving Is Easy! 

  You can turn in your pledge form, donate PTO, or make a quick online gift in 15 seconds. Whatever works for you. 

  Whether you give $1, $5 or more, you choose exactly where your donation is used.

  Maybe that’s Caring Coworkers Fund, which helps co-workers facing unexpected financial hardship. (Caring Coworkers Fund provides employees $1,000 in assistance every 3 years.)

  Or, our Greatest Need – expanding the Ortho-Neuro Department at Methodist Hospital. Learn more at: https://methodisthospitalfoundation.org/ortho-neuro-expansion).

• 10 Chances to Win!

  We're giving away ten, $50 gift cards each week. The sooner you turn in your pledge form or make a quick gift, the more chances to win.

   

Generate excitement – and Caring Campaign participation – with fun incentives.

A few ideas to help encourage your department or celebrate 100% participation:

• Let’s round together. We can fill a bag with snacks and get employees talking about Caring Campaign. Just tell us when and where.
• Schedule a short department visit if you haven’t already.
• Create a last-minute challenge. Offer to take a pie in the face, let employees pick out an ugly sweater for you to wear, or reward them with a special treat.   
• Organize a friendly competition with a peer department.
• Have a raffle. We’d be happy to provide Foundation swag to give away.

Don’t hesitate to make this a team effort. Recruit one or multiple deputy ambassadors:

• They help encourage others to participate and generate excitement.
• Deputy ambassadors can be part of the challenge.
• Additional help and training are available to those who request it.

It’s more fun when others are involved, and it's a great leadership opportunity.

GREATEST NEED

Ortho-Neuro expansion at Methodist Hospital

• More patients than ever are turning to Methodist for orthopedic, neurosurgery and neurology care.
• Expansion includes a new therapy and education center, advanced technology, and specialized patient rooms—ensuring safer recoveries, shorter stays and stronger outcomes.
• https://methodisthospitalfoundation.org/ortho-neuro-expansion

ONGOING NEED

Caring Coworkers Fund, emergency assistance for employees facing financial hardship

• Now offering up to $1000 for unexpected expenses
• 400+ employees supported in 2024
• MethodisthospitalFoundation.org/CaringCoworkers

• FML & Termed: If you have an employee on FML or who no longer works at Methodist, please contact Courtney Gatzemeyer at Courtney.Gatzemeyer@nmhs.org.
• Auto Renew: Employees who auto renew can still make changes. Please have them email their donation updates to CaringCampaign@nmhs.org.
• Pay Raises: Compensation increases will be effective September 17. They will be reflected on the October 6 check.
• Joint Campaign: Employees can support one or all three of the Foundations within our health system: Methodist Hospital Foundation, Jennie Edmundson Foundation and Fremont Health Foundation. See the pledge form for instructions.

Once again, 10 weekly winners will each receive a $50 gift card throughout Caring Campaign. 

Employees will automatically be entered into the weekly drawings when they return their pledge form or make a quick gift. The sooner they act, the more chances they have to win!