recruitment ideas

Spread the Word!

• Send an email to everyone in your address book asking them to join your team.  Then, ask them to email everyone in their address book as well. Click here for a sample email.
• Tell your family, friends and co-workers about the Challenge Walk MS and ask them to join your team.
• Send out letters announcing your commitment and invite recipients to join your team.

Display Posters and Brochures Everywhere

• Display Challenge Walk MS posters and brochures everywhere you can at work (cafeterias, restrooms, health clubs and break rooms are great).
• Drop a brochure on your co-worker’s desks, in bins or mailboxes.
• Write the team captains name and phone number on the posters and trading cards so people who are interested can get in touch.
• Display a sign up list in a high traffic area to create positive peer pressure and to encourage others.

Get Company Support

• Ask the highest ranking person in your company to send out an email or memo announcing they support your team. 
• Ask your company to sponsor the team, provide team T-shirts or become an official Challenge Walk MS Sponsor.
• Ask your employer if the company supports a matching gifts program.
• Announce your Challenge Walk MS team in the company newsletter.
• Ask about payroll stuffers and inserting a “Challenge Walk” flyer in employee paychecks.
• National MS Society staff members are available to help with sign-up days and to give presentations to potential team members and management.