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.

Caring Campaign is our annual employee giving campaign.

• This year’s theme: Team Methodist – for the Win!
• We care for our patients as a team – and that’s what drives Caring Campaign: all of us huddling up to help our co-workers and communities.
• Our goal is to get everyone involved – 100% participation – that’s what really matters, not the size of the gift.
• Our participation helps the Foundation raise additional funds from community donors. 
• Whether you give $1, $5 or more, you choose exactly where your donation is used.
• Maybe that’s Caring Coworkers Fund (formerly Family Crisis Connection), a fund that helps co-workers facing unexpected financial hardship. (Caring Coworkers Fund provides employees $1,000 in assistance every 3 years.)
• Or, our Greatest Need – our campaign to expand Methodist Women’s Hospital.
• Giving is easy – you can go online or fill out your paper pledge form.
• 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.
• Thank you for participating!

Generate team spirit – and Caring Campaign participation – with fun, sports-themed incentives.

A few ideas to help encourage or celebrate your department's "win":

• Tailgate party or gameday-style potluck
• Friendly competition with a peer department
• Dress your service leader
• Team spirit day

• Wear your favorite sports team gear

• Have your own "game day" by bringing in games, cornhole or a puzzle for everyone to work on

• Organize a group outing or meet up at a favorite gameday watch spot 

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

For All Women, a campaign to grow Methodist Women’s Hospital.

• Add 14 NICU rooms, reducing overflow to adult care areas
• Invest in new technology, including virtual NICU care platform
• Help the Foundation complete the final phase of fundraising!
• MethodistHospitalFoundation.org/ForAllWomen

ONGOING NEED

• Caring Coworkers Fund (formerly Family Crisis Connection), emergency assistance for employees facing financial hardship.
• Now offering up to $1000 for unexpected expenses, including rents and mortgages, utility bills, and car repairs
• 349 employees supported in 2022
• 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!