Corporate Team

Talk to HR or your employer and organise an appointment to present the opportunity for your organisation to support the company team and their hardworking employees. They can support you in a number of ways:

• Payment of the employees entry fees for the event.
• Payment of company branded merchandise.
• Matched funding or a company donation towards the teams fundraising.

Be professional! If you make a business proposal to justify their involvement then they can't say no!

Benefits to the organisation

There are many benefits to the organisation in sponsoring the company team in the MS Brissie to the Bay Bike Ride. The main benefit is to show that they value and appreciate their employees and support them out of the office also.

If that does not work then remind them of other benefits:

• Company logo on the merchandise (as big and bold as they like...if they pay).
• Company name will appear on the team webpage.

Staff involvement

• Staff involved in the event on the day (the team members)
• Staff involved in the design of team merchandise.
• Put a note on the Intranet / newsletter with the team fundraising goal and ask staff to support the
  company team (letting them know the company will match the donation would be fantastic!)
• Staff involvement in running a fundraising event (or simply their attendance)
   in the lead up to the event.
• Ask all staff to get involved in the event by adding the team name and web page link to their auto signature
  and make it an organisational goal to raise a certain amount.

In the past we have seen tremendous support coming from different departments, floors, groups etc for corporate teams.

Clients and suppliers

Ask your clients and suppliers to join you for the day and use the event as a 'get to know you' exercise out of the office. You will be surprised how many of them swim or how many are willing to support your team by making a donation as you support people with MS.