Incentive and Prize Ideas for Givers

1. Parking Place

2. Afternoon off of work

3. Lunch with the boss (out of office and the boss pays)

4. Casual day

5. Recycled/revolving award or certificate

6. Weekend hotel accommodations

7. Restaurant/video rental certificates

8. Movie/game/play tickets

9. Sweatshirt recognizing employee as donor (allowed to wear to work)

10.Music lessons (piano, voice, guitar, etc.)

11.Use of co-workers cabin (week, week-end)

12.Use of co-workers boat for a day/weekend

13.Day off with pay

14.Shares of stock

15.Extended lunches and/or breaks

16.Extra breaks

17.Free babysitting

18.Snooze day (allowed to come in late)

19.Vacation day on birthday

20.Golf with the boss

21.Open soda machine in break room if company reaches group goal

22.Home baked cookies every month

23.Plant or flowers every month

24.Surprise envelope (great auction item)

25.Help with income taxes

26.Corporate frequent flyer certificates

27.Boat ride

28.Help with yard work (raking, planting, shoveling snow)

29.Use of pool - hold party with friends (food and beverages provided)

30.Limo ride with a restaurant certificate

31.Paid day off to volunteer at a United Way agency

32.Professional massage

33.YMCA membership for a year

34.Lottery tickets

35.Oil change

36.Free dessert from the cafeteria every Friday, every month, etc.

37.Candlelight dinner for two

38.Haircut/manicure/facial/pedicure

39.House painted (volunteers and paint supplied)

40.Autographed memorabilia

41.Dog washed by boss or co-worker

42.Car washed by boss or co-worker

43.Homemade afghan, quilt, etc.

44.Oven cleaning, housekeeping/maid service

45.Use of company car for week/month

46.Family portrait by company photographer

47.Hot air balloon ride

48.Computer program lessons from a knowledgeable employee

49.Wallpaper a room in your house (volunteers and wallpaper supplied)

50.Chances to attend United Way Victory Celebration with the CEO

51.Opportunity to “name a room” (conference room with plaque displaying chosen name)

52.Framed artwork for office or work area

53.Secretary for a day

54.Leave 1-hour early/come in 1 hour late

55.Office redecorated or cleaned

56.Health Club membership

57.Shopping spree $$

58.Pager for a year

59.Cellular car phone for a year or free airtime

60.Switch jobs with the boss for a day

61.Casino trip and mad $$

62.Pizza party for you and 10 friends

63.Coffee and doughnuts if group goal is met

64.Visit from Santa to your home, including pictures taken and small gifts for children

65.Visit from Easter Bunny - baskets for kids

66.Lunch with celebrity (someone at work must know a local celebrity!)

67.Company mugs, hats, coasters, pens, letter openers, magnets, Frisbees,

68.Luggage

69.Golf lessons, round of golf included

70.Gas and car wash gift certificates

71.2 hours of free long distance phone calls

72.Family pictures put into video format and set to music

73.Clown or magician at your child’s next birthday party

74.Hot tub (free rental for a weekend)

75.Around the World (pack of restaurant gift certificates of different cultures)

76.Car started & windows scraped every day for a week in January by the boss