Category: Charitable Team Building
Give back while getting closer! A charity team building exercise can bring people together as they do good for others. Here’s some tips and success stories on bringing your team closer together for charity.
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Team Building Tip: Surprise me! But really, no.
It may seem like a good idea to surprise your team with a team building exercise, but this is generally a no-no. It is much easier to encourage participation, have fun, and enjoy an event when participants are not surprised. That being said, don’t tell them everything about the event, because it will ruin the fun.
Teddy Rescue Bear | A Concept That Never Fails to Warm a Heart
Team Teddy Rescue Bear is one of TeamBonding’s popular charitable programs. Each team has puzzles to solve, codes to decipher, and secrets to unlock to acquire the resources that they need to build a series of custom teddy bears – teddy bear skin, stuffing, felt heart, etc.
You Can’t Buy Happiness But a Bike is Pretty Close
I’m Joyce Ngo – public relations enthusiast, student, and currently TeamBonding marketing intern. This summer as part of my internship I will be focusing on social media and bringing the experience of the events and programs we do to the mass public from my perspective. You’ll get a behind the scenes view of what happens before the event and the preparation that goes into it. I’ll be posting blog posts about my observations and experience at each event. Basically, you’ll get to see what Joyce the Intern sees, no fluff. This time I went to a Charity Bike Build.
Ideas for Growing Your Local Community
Actively enhancing your local community is essential to your organization’s success. Gain insight on why it’s so important and ways you can start. Make it a team effort and most importantly, make it fun! (more…)
Charity Spotlight | Long Way Home
“Long Way Home began operations in the municipality of San Juan Comalapa, in the indigenous highlands of west-central Guatemala in 2004, with a grassroots community development strategy to bring local residents together to learn about eco-friendly living, appropriate sustainable technologies, and improved waste management solutions.” – Our Story, Long Way Home
Meet The Team: Paul
In this series of articles we take five minutes to chat with a member of the TeamBonding team so you can get an idea of the sort of people we are. In this installment, we talk with our Director of Facilitator Training, Paul Giroux.
Giving Back to the Minds of Tomorrow
Remember the Wordless Wednesday question we posted on the hump-day? We asked: “According to the National Retail Federation, how much money have families with school-age children been projected to spend on preparing for back to school?” I’m sure the parents out there remember this question. I doubt they’d be shocked at the answer either. Read on for our Tools for Schools program! (more…)
Do Good Bus Takes on the NAMI Wellness Project
This weekend, the Do Good Bus took a group of volunteers to the NAMI Wellness Project house in Needham, MA.
Team Building Tip: What’s in a Name?
Team Building Tip: Do not call your team building exercise “team building.” People have preconceived notions about what to expect from team building events and they are not always excited about them. Instead, refer to the activity itself. Here are some ideas on how to change the stigma around corporate team building events: (more…)
Team Building Events Tip: Are you having fun yet?
Sure, Team Building events are fun, but choosing them wisely can give you so much more than just a good time. Some team building events can help your team become more flexible, other events can help your team develop better working relationships, or adjust to change better, or just about anything else. Look at your team and decide where they could use a little extra help, then focus on that when choosing your event. (more…)
Team Building Tip | Organizational Challenges
“Stuff happens” in organizations. The right event can help your team deal with some of those major events and stop organizational challenges.
The Benefits of Volunteering as a Team
Being able to work together as a team is one of the biggest assets that you can have in the workplace. Volunteering as a team takes teamwork to a whole new level. (more…)
Team Building with Charitable Programs
There’s no better way to kick start the holiday season than with a little team building activity and giving back to the community. TeamBonding has a number of programs that allow you to do both at the same time! (more…)
‘Tis the Season to Give Back!
With the holidays quickly approaching, what better way to build bonds with your teams than charitable team building? (more…)
Cooking For a Cause
Did you know that approximately 50.1 million people in America struggle to put food on their table, and 1 in every 6 Americans face hunger? (more…)
Give a Kid a Backpack!
Help give back to the community while building bonds with your team members. (more…)
Donate Backpacks & Build Teams
Team building + giving back to the community + corporate social responsibility = THIS PROGRAM (more…)
Spotlight on Boys and Girls Club of Lake County
TeamBonding recently hosted a Charity Bike Build event for a large company in Chicago – and it was a huge success! There’s nothing like seeing a child’s face light up when he or she is presented with a brand new bike. (more…)
Move That Bus! Do Good This Summer
Do fun? Do good! Hop on a Do Good Bus by TeamBonding ready for adventure and excitement, hop off satisfied and inspired! (more…)
Pay It Forward | How to Motivate Employees by Giving Back
Those who have acquired great wealth sometimes feel a sense of emptiness. One of the most well known givers Mahatma Ghandi said: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
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