Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation raises over $5k with less than an hour spent on admin
Funds raised purchased vital hospital equipment, including a HANA bed for hip replacement recovery. Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation’s Annual Giving Coordinator saved hours every week by transitioning to Rafflebox’s platform .With only an hour every two weeks spent on administration, the Foundation saw sales of online raffle tickets skyrocket and bi-weekly jackpots surpass $5,000.
Success Story
Danna Hanni, Annual Giving Coordinator at the Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation was spending almost 8 hours a week running her workplace Employee Payroll 50/50. In 2021, Danna sought a less time-consuming option and transitioned her workplace 50/50 to Rafflebox’s online platform.
Challenge & Solution
Immediately, the new online format saved Danna time. Every other week, the Foundation uses the Rafflebox certified Random Number Generator to choose the winning employee, meaning Danna no longer needs to print and mail hundreds of tickets. Employees are pleased their contributions are no longer going towards postage costs. Excitement around the hospital continues to build as participants watch the real-time jackpot grow on the raffle webpage and more employees opt in for a chance to win.
Results
Bi-weekly jackpots continue to surpass $5,000, with Danna spending approximately 1 hour every two weeks on administration! Funds raised enable the Foundation to purchase vital hospital equipment; most recently, funds
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Keys to Success
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Regular jackpot announcements
Organizers send a bi-weekly email to all employees announcing the winner and the jackpot for that pay period, generating new employee participants.
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Single point-of-contact
The Foundation's Annual Giving Coordinator works with their HR team to coordinate employee signups and payroll deduction.
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Certified Random Number Generator that reliably picks winners
The Foundation uses the Rafflebox certified RNG to select their bi-weekly winner, saving time and printing and postage costs.
Switching to Rafflebox has reduced the time it takes to organize our Employee Payroll 50/50 by 80%! I'm so proud to see our employees come together and consistently raise more than $10,000 every month for our chosen causes.