480+ corporate events · 5 years
Run charity team building where your colleagues win the supplies in a game, build the donation side by side and see it go to the people it's for before they leave the room.
A giving event works when people see what their hour produced, so every format here ends with something you can count and hand over.
Your people get a real contest first and the donation second, so even the ones who signed up reluctantly stay engaged.
Here's how we set it up. Teams compete on our game stations: a racing simulator, a surf simulator or VR sports. Every lap time and score lands on one digital leaderboard, and points buy the parts or supplies the team needs for its build. Then everyone moves to the build tables.
The ending is the part people remember. Someone from the nonprofit explains where the donation goes, and an AI photo booth takes the group shot for your CSR report.
One team handles the competition, the build area and the handover, so your HR or CSR lead isn't running between vendors.
You can also fold the giving part into an employee appreciation event or an off-site day.
You'll see a quote for your format and headcount before you commit, usually within minutes of sending the details.
Every event gets a custom quote. These things shape it:
The page on how we quote your event budget explains what to put in your request.
Each of these three events shows a part a giving event depends on.
Mixing people who don't usually talk. At TEC6, a launch for event professionals on a studio lot, we matched guests by what they could offer and who they wanted to meet, then added a racing simulator for informal time. The same approach can form charity teams across departments. Read about the AI networking matchmaker and racing simulator at TEC6.
Culver City, CA
Being heard at the handover. For a seated program with a speaker on stage, we placed speakers on stands along the seating and the side area and finished the sound check before guests arrived. Every row heard the presenter. See the audio support for a seated presentation.
Giving everyone a turn. Parker Aerospace invited employees and their families to an open house with about 500 guests expected. When a line formed at our two flight simulators, the operator shortened attempts so more people could fly. Read about the flight simulators at an aerospace open house.
Irvine, CA
These frames show the room at each stage, from the contest to the handover.
Your venue gets our insurance documents ahead of load-in, and your CSR team gets material it can publish.
We send insurance documents to venues and organizers on request. We also agree load-in time, the room, outlets and staff access with the venue in advance, the way we did for staff access at Sony Pictures Studios.
After the event, you get the photos and the final standings. Ask the nonprofit for a donation receipt or thank-you letter, and we'll help you plan the handover moment so it's on camera.
A volunteer hour can feel like a photo op or an assembly-line chore. These are the usual causes, and how we avoid them.
The donation doesn't match the need.
A shelter with no storage space can't take a truckload of boxes. We agree the item and quantity with the nonprofit before you buy anything.
Nothing to compete for.
People pack in silence and check their phones. A leaderboard and a few rounds of play give teams a reason to push.
One long job for everyone.
The fast builders wait while others catch up. We split the work into stations so teams rotate.
No ending.
The boxes get stacked and people drift off. A short handover with the nonprofit closes the event.
Nobody hears the speaker.
Hard floors and high ceilings swallow a voice. We place speakers across the room, not just by the stage.
From the first message to the handover, you'll know what happens next and who's on it.
You don't need volunteers to run the volunteering. Our crew covers each station and the build area.
The same team can run your giving event in any city.
Two bases
We have two bases, Los Angeles and Orlando, and work across the U.S. We bring the equipment and specialists and arrange transport, setup and staffing together. Florida and the East Coast are a regular part of our work. During a conference week at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, a giving activity can fill a break between sessions. For the full menu of formats beyond giving, see our corporate team building events.
Orlando office: 310 N Orange Ave, STE. 201, Orlando, FL 32801Teams earn parts in short challenges, assemble kids' bikes together and test them. At the end, a local nonprofit receives the bikes. Ours can run the challenges on simulator stations with a live leaderboard.
Either way works. Bring a cause your company already supports, or ask us to suggest a local organization with a current need.
Team volunteering puts the work first, often at a food bank or a park. Charity team building adds a hosted contest, so connection between coworkers is part of the goal.
Yes. Our charity event planning covers the format, the nonprofit, the stations, the sound and the handover.
Yes. A kit build or a charity game show fits into a break or an evening program.
Yes. A conference room or a lobby works for kit builds, and we'll confirm space and outlets for any stations.
Yes. Every role, from racing to packing to checking finished items, works for people of different ages and fitness levels.
Yes. Besides the volunteer activity, we plan fundraising galas and charity evenings: the venue, the stage, the sound and a run of show with a paddle raise or an auction.
Every event gets a custom quote, built around your headcount and what you're giving. The quote section above lists what shapes it.
Tell us the date, the city, your headcount and the cause you care about. We'll reply right away with a format and what it takes to run it. Tell us the event type, date, city, expected guest count and budget. Add the cause or nonprofit you have in mind and whether you'd like game stations in the program. Or call +1 213 912 1010
