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: It Starts with Heart.
• “It Starts with Heart” is a tribute to how we operate as Methodist employees and why we support our co-workers through Caring Campaign. Everything comes back to care and compassion — all of us joining together 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 – creating the Latacha Education Center at Methodist 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 excitement – and Caring Campaign participation – with fun incentives.

A few ideas to help encourage your department or celebrate 100% participation:

• Let’s round together. We can fill a bag with snacks and get employees talking about Caring Campaign. Just tell us when and where.
• Schedule a short department visit if you haven’t already.
• Create a last-minute challenge. Offer to take a pie in the face, let employees pick out an ugly sweater for you to wear, or reward them with a special treat.   
• Organize a friendly competition with a peer department.
• Have a raffle. We’d be happy to provide Foundation swag to give away.

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

• Latacha Education Center at Methodist Hospital
• Enhanced training for staff with two advanced patient simulators
• Comprehensive education for patients and families 
• Named in memory of Dr. Matthew Latacha (1976-2023), a beloved Methodist cardiologist
• MethodistHospitalFoundation.org/LatachaEducationCenter.

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
• 281 employees supported in 2023
• 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!