Invite Everyone You Know
Invite your friends and family members, your classmates and school teachers/leaders. Invite members of other groups with whom you are affiliated. Rally your community! Here are a few sample messages for you to post, share, email, etc.
Sample social media messaging (for sharing with your larger audiences):
Sample Social Media Post: Did you know there's an estimated $10 Billion in spare change sitting idle here in the US? Imagine the good we could do in our communities. Since we are all at home these days, will you gather your spare change around the house, count it, and join me in helping children and families in need right now? We can all make big change. To learn how you can participate from home, please visit: https://www.worldofchange.world/communitiesofchange
Direct outreach (for one to one communications): Your greatest successes will come from direct, one to one outreach. Sharing on social media with your entire audience is great, and necessary. You'll be surprised at how many people join your effort. You'll also notice how many people respond to direct outreach where you are inviting that person to join the effort.
Sample Email: Hi [Name], did you know there's an estimated $10 Billion in spare change sitting idle here in the US? Imagine the good we could do in our communities. Since we are all at home these days, will you gather your spare change around the house, count it, and join me in helping children and families in need right now? We can all make big change. To learn how you can participate from home, please visit: https://www.worldofchange.world/communitiesofchange. I’ll follow up soon to answer your questions and discuss further.
Sample email to School Principal: Hi [Mr/Ms Last Name], now that we are all at home right now, people are looking for ways to connect with each other. I'm writing to inform you of a simple way for our school community to join together to help many children and families in need. People around the country are gathering change at home, combining it with others, and making an impact. We all can make big change, and World of Change will work with our school to engage our community virtually. For more info please visit: https://www.worldofchange.world/communitiesofchange. I’ll follow up soon to answer your questions and discuss further.