Donations

JJJJNR

I'm running the dublin city marathon and need some sponsorship for a charity, I'm only one month into my current role is it cheeky to send around an email with a link to my "mycharity" site etc. ?

Tieko

Be careful about doing this, some companies have a policy about soliciting donations in the work place. The marathon is not for another month, I would only ask the people you are chummy with at that stage.

x_Ellie_x

I agree with Tieko. My old boss used to go mental when anyone did that. I'd wait until it got closer to the marathon date and just ask the people you're chatty with & work closely with.

The Big Red Button

I'd say the best approach is just to chat to people about the marathon. E.g. if they ask what you're doing for the weekend, mention that you're doing a training run for it, etc. Then if they ask further about you doing it, you could mention the charity, and if they wish to make a contribution then thats their opportunity! Don't be the one to suggest a contribution though!

Definitely would not go sending an email round, at least not til you're there long enough to know the local etiquette!

Delancey

I worked in a place where someone got in trouble for doing exactly that - in fairness it was a breach of written IT guidelines.

tenchi-fan

I asked my manager could I do this before. The official line was they had no problem with me emailing it to my friends at work, but I was not allowed to email people I didn't know well or to use a mailing list.

JJJJNR

jezz I'm glad I posted here, I had a mail done up and was just about to click send and had a second thought about.. LOL

Maybe it might be better to stick a sponsorship card on my desk some passers by might comment and then I could do the big sell. only jokin think ill leave it to friends and family.

Thanks all

tatli_lokma

If the charity you are running for has subscribed to the facebook alerts you can pass the word on FB - that way if you have any work colleagues as friends there they will know about it without breaching and work policies.

Some companies have a specific charity they endorse this is why they don't allow soliciting for donations. If its a big company you might have a Social Responsibility Manager - if so contact them, they can a)advise you and b) might even be able to help you out (such as matched giving where your employer matches whatever sum you raise). Its not necessarily a bad thing to let it be known in work that you have a social conscience and also that you are disciplined enough to train for a marathon.

Eoin

Little Ted wrote: »

If the charity you are running for has subscribed to the facebook alerts you can pass the word on FB - that way if you have any work colleagues as friends there they will know about it without breaching and work policies.

On that note, I'd be careful adding or accepting friend requests from people at work, let alone people you've only worked with for a month. And definitely don't post any updates at work!

Irish_Elect_Eng

But, on the positive side check if you workplace has a matching-donation policy, in my workplace, an american multinational, the company matches any money raisd by an employee with a matching donation to the charity.

JJJJNR

Actually I've added it too my linkedin so and my manager is on there so maybe thats enough!

Thanks again!

tatli_lokma

Eoin wrote: »

On that note, I'd be careful adding or accepting friend requests from people at work, let alone people you've only worked with for a month. And definitely don't post any updates at work!

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Well that is really a matter of common sense, but you can of course just change privacy settings so that work colleagues have limited visibility of your posts and updates.