Solicitations
Per ordinance, King County employees may not solicit donations from businesses. Various employee give-away items are available through the Employee Giving Program (past leadership gift items). Contact Campaign Administrator to order employee give-away items.
Increasing participation
National research shows special events can actually decrease employee participation in workplace giving resulting in less money for nonprofits. This is because employees replace an annual payroll deduction with a one-time check written at an event (as in, “I already gave at the bake sale”). To ensure the special events at King County increase money for nonprofits please strongly promote workplace giving, in general, and payroll and time donations in addition to event purchases. We ask you to:
- Have campaign catalogs and donation forms available at the event,
- Arrange for campaign speakers at the event,
- Encourage employees to complete donation forms at the same time they are making purchases,
- Allow employees to donate to any nonprofit of their choice at the event (undesignated donations may go to the nonprofit selected by the event organizer), and
- Use the King County Employee Giving Program banner & display materials at the event.
Accounting
Cash, checks, and completed donation forms need to be submitted to the department coordinator or Campaign Executive within 5 business days of event with a Special Event Donation Log Form.
Marketing
In all marketing of the event, we encourage you to use of the King County Employee Giving Program logo. Email Campaign Administrator to receive electronic copies of logo or for assistance in creating event promotional materials.
