Every year, we improve our in-kind donation solicitation process and this year we did our best to it fun. It was a way for them to share their passion for QWOCMAP. We told them that they can look at it as a conversation, meeting new people or being evangelical missionaries. They’ve had an absolute ball and we’re thrilled with them.

The funny part is that some team members are extra shy, others used to do corporate sales & cold calling, others are just really friendly social butterflies. All of them are hard workers.

As part of our organizational working agreements we honor their ideas and let them run with it (after giving direction).

The Managing Director gives pep talks, provide affirmations, applause and cheers. She even does little “happy dances” and makes up songs on the fly for them – apparently this is “very motivating”.

The 2010 team has responded by surpassing our in-kind donations levels for 2009 and 2008. At this point they are well on their way to garner in-kind donations worth more than the last two years combined!

I have no doubt that if QWOCMAP were selling bricks (to build our own facility, etc.) FOR A PURPOSE that this team could do it.