Your employer or a local business owner might be happy to support you by providing sponsorship or encouraging their employees to get involved. Many workplaces and organisations are more than happy to support a good cause, so all you need to do is ask!

Benefits to the organisation and suppliers

There are many benefits to the organisation in sponsoring you or your team in the MS Moonlight Walk.

• Showing they value and appreciate their employees.
• Publicity and promotion if you wear the company’s t-shirt, hat or other branded merchandise.
• Company name and logo appearing on the team webpage.
• A feature item with photos on next year’s website.

Inquire about matched funding

Many companies have a matched funding program where they will match dollar for dollar the amount you or your team fundraise. If they grant you matched funding, let us know and we will publicise this in our marketing emails (if desired) so everyone will know they are showing their support!  Even if there is currently no such program in place, they might be willing to be the pioneer of such a scheme.

Who to ask

Speak to the HR department (or the manager if it’s a smaller business) and ask them if the company matches funds raised by their employees or if they donate to charitable causes supported by employees. Let them know what you will be doing and what you hope to achieve (fundraising $X amount for people with MS in Queensland).

How to ask

The best way to ask is in person. Face to face is the best way to communicate your message, your fundraising goal and ask for support. If they want a letter or email outlining a proposal and you would like some extra help please give us a call on 07 3840 0828.