Extra Lifers:
IT'S TIME TO BRING EXTRA LIFE TO WORK.
You've heard of 'Bring Your Kid to Work Day.' Now it's time to 'Bring Extra Life to Work.'
Put us in your backpack, email threads, or lunchbox, and ask your HR department or work team to participate in a company-wide Extra Life team!
WHEN THEY ASK ABOUT EXTRA LIFE,
SHOW EM' THIS
THERE IS UNTAPPED POTENTIAL FOR YOUR COMPANY TO SUPPORT EXTRA LIFE
Your Mission:
Pitch Extra Life to your company, start a team and create a plan to fundraise for Extra Life at work. Even if your co-workers aren't on your team, help your co-workers learn more about Extra Life by helping them sign-up.
Your Target Dates:
November-December 2022 is the perfect time to ask your boss, teammates, executives, your department, employees you manage, or HR department if they'd be interested in supporting your member hospital of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals via Extra Life before next year. You're welcome to create a team and company plan to fundraise on whatever date works best for you (not just Game Day in November).
I PLEDGE TO PITCH EXTRA LIFE AT WORK
PLENTY OF COMPANIES SUPPORT GREAT CAUSES... BUT WHAT IF THEY ALL SUPPORTED EXTRA LIFE?
You know the power of Extra Life. Maybe it was your family member that's been treated by a member hospital of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. It could be that one friend who helped welcome you into the Extra Life community and is your fundraising teammate. Or maybe you found out about Extra Life at a gaming convention. However you discovered Extra Life, we're grateful you're here and we want more people like you that are passionate about gaming for an awesome cause!
It takes all of us to change kids' health to change the future. By rallying around a company-wide employee activation and helping your co-workers sign-up for Extra Life, we can bring even more unrestricted funds to the 170 member hospitals of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in the United States and Canada.
I'M BRINGING EXTRA LIFE TO WORK
HELP BRING AN EXTRA LIFE TEAM TO YOUR WORKPLACE
For those who plan to bring Extra Life to work, please fill out this pledge form. Take the pledge below and help others get involved with Extra Life.
LOOKING FOR HELP WITH YOUR PITCH?
We've got your back. Use the following deck to help pitch Extra Life at work. We need as much help as possible getting people involved with Extra Life. Your co-workers or members in your department might love Extra Life just as much as you, but you won't know until you ask.
FAQ
What is 'Bring Extra Life to Work'?
This is a way to bring Extra Life to co-workers or a chance to start a company-wide fundraising campaign. By bringing Extra Life to work, participants can help ideate around company-wide fundraising campaigns by talking to HR departments/bosses. Other options include adding participants to existing teams or encouraging co-workers to donate to personal fundraising pages.
What resources do you have that can help me pitch Extra Life to my boss/HR?
The best place to start is here on the 'Bring Extra Life to Work' webpage! This is your one-stop shop for resources, FAQs, and feedback about how pitches go. If you're looking for even more Extra Life resources, visit extra-life.org and look for the resource tab!
Where can I find information about CMN Hospitals' financials?
Use the following link to access financial information about CMN Hospitals: https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/financials/
There you can find the following forms: W-9, 501(c)(3), 990 Report, Annual Report, and Audit as well as previous years' audits/annual reports.
What if they ask to speak to someone from CMN Hospitals?
CMN Hospitals is here to support this initiative and the Extra Life team never wants participants to feel like they’re on an island. If participants have questions about fundraising, there are a ton of great resources on the Extra Life Asset Library to use. Start here with the ‘Bring Extra Life to Work’ landing page for resources! More complex questions around matching gifts or more ways to get even more involved with Extra Life/CMN Hospitals can be directed to support@extra-life.org.
How do I convert my individual participant page to a Team page?
There are three ways for you to become a Team Captain:
1. The first and easiest way is during your initial registration. When you sign up for your Extra Life account, you can select "Create a Team". From there, you can enter your team name and details. In the process of creating the team, you automatically become the Team Captain.
2. If you are already registered as an individual participant, you can become a team captain via your participant dashboard. On the righthand panel, you will see an option to "Change Team Membership". From there, you will create a team and, in doing so, become the Team Captain.
3. If you are already a registered member of a team and you would like to be switched to being the Team Captain (in agreement with the current Team Captain), you can email support@extra-life.org and we can assist in switching you into the Team Captain role.
Where do I submit my efforts (when they said yes/when I make the ask)?
Help the Extra Life team by letting us know what helped or didn’t assist your quest to bring Extra Life to work. If your company said, ‘yes’ and is doing a fundraising campaign, we want to know! Make sure to fill out the form on the ‘Bring Extra Life to Work’ campaign landing page so we can celebrate together. We'll send a feedback form to those who accepted the quest.
What if my company says, "in a few months" or, "later/next year"?
That's okay. Small wins are still wins. Even if your company didn't have time or isn't interested in fundraising in the immediate future, ask if you can still promote Extra Life to employees to fundraise on their own time. Becoming a team captain or asking for donations to your personal page is always encouraged!
