Looking for meaningful ways to bring your workplace together this May? Corporate fundraising for Do It For Dolly Day is a powerful way to unite your team, strengthen workplace culture, and show your organisation’s commitment to kindness and wellbeing.
By taking part in Do It For Dolly Day and choosing to Go Blue to End Bullying, your business can help support vital anti-bullying prevention and education programs across Australia, all while boosting team morale.
If you’re searching for impactful corporate fundraising ideas, here are practical and engaging options your team can organise with ease.
By taking part in Do It For Dolly Day and choosing to Go Blue to End Bullying, your business can help support vital anti-bullying prevention and education programs across Australia, all while boosting team morale.
If you’re searching for impactful corporate fundraising ideas, here are practical and engaging options your team can organise with ease.
1. Go Blue Office Day
One of the simplest ways to approach corporate fundraising is by hosting a blue-themed dress-up day. Encourage employees to wear blue and donate a gold coin (or more) to take part.
Add blue decorations, themed snacks, and a team photo moment to create a shared experience. Simple initiatives like this often spark the biggest participation.
Add blue decorations, themed snacks, and a team photo moment to create a shared experience. Simple initiatives like this often spark the biggest participation.
2. Corporate Matched Giving Program
Take your corporate fundraising efforts further by matching employee donations dollar-for-dollar. Matched giving not only increases the total funds raised but also demonstrates your organisation’s genuine commitment to the cause.
Promote the campaign internally and set a team fundraising goal to encourage collective impact.
Promote the campaign internally and set a team fundraising goal to encourage collective impact.
3. Team Fundraising Challenge
Create friendly competition between departments or locations with creative corporate fundraising ideas. Teams could compete to:
- Raise the most donations
- Host the most creative blue event
- Complete a kindness challenge
- Reach the highest participation rate
4. Workplace Morning Tea or Lunch
Bring the team together for a blue-themed morning tea or catered lunch. Ask for donations to attend and use the opportunity to share why your organisation is participating in corporate fundraising for Do It For Dolly Day.
You might even invite a guest speaker or share resources about bullying prevention to align the day with your internal wellbeing initiatives.
You might even invite a guest speaker or share resources about bullying prevention to align the day with your internal wellbeing initiatives.
5. Office Raffle or Auction
Reach out to local businesses for donated prizes and run a raffle in the lead-up to May 8. Larger organisations may consider hosting an internal auction with donated services, experiences, or extra leave days.
Raffles remain one of the most reliable corporate fundraising ideas when aiming to maximise total donations.
Raffles remain one of the most reliable corporate fundraising ideas when aiming to maximise total donations.
6. Leadership Involvement
When senior leaders visibly participate, corporate fundraising efforts gain momentum. Leaders might:
Visible leadership support builds credibility and encourages broader team involvement.
- Commit to wearing a bold blue outfit
- Take part in a fun challenge if fundraising targets are met
- Share a personal message about why kindness matters
Visible leadership support builds credibility and encourages broader team involvement.
Why Corporate Fundraising Matters
Choosing corporate fundraising for Do It For Dolly Day sends a clear message: your organisation values safe, kind communities - both inside and outside the workplace.
Funds raised help deliver:
By participating, your business becomes part of a nationwide movement working to prevent bullying and support young people before harm occurs.
Funds raised help deliver:
- Our Bullying Support Line, 13 DOLLY, offering free counselling for young people and families
- Anti-bullying workshops in schools across Australia
- Online safety tools and trusted parent resources
- Youth Mental Health First Aid training in communities
By participating, your business becomes part of a nationwide movement working to prevent bullying and support young people before harm occurs.
Ready to Get Started?
Getting started with corporate fundraising doesn’t need to be complicated:
Whether you’re a small business or a national organisation, every contribution makes a difference.
- Appoint an internal fundraising champion or small committee
- Choose one or two corporate fundraising ideas
- Set a realistic fundraising goal
- Register your fundraiser
- Promote internally through email or team meetings
- Celebrate Do It For Dolly Day on May 8
Whether you’re a small business or a national organisation, every contribution makes a difference.
