Competitions
Your all-in-one guide to setting up competitions
4. Communication
Communication is key throughout the competition to keep your employees updated, engaged, and feeling that competitive spirit.
We’ve split this into five parts:
Day one kick off
Weekly updates
Countdown
Wrap up and results
Planning the next one
Check out our examples below for ideas on putting together your competition communication.
Key steps
□ Decide where to communicate
(Email, Slack, Engage/Yammer, Teams or a combination)
□ Set up a specific Doing Good channel
□ Let Team Managers know
Set targets for the competition
They’re responsible for getting their teams involved
□ Launch communication
Using your leaderboard
Follow the tutorial to find out how to use your dashboard leaderboard to view the results during your internal competition.
View your results and include an image of the leaderboard in your communication to keep everyone updated!
Day one kick off message
Start your competition right with a smashing kick-off message!
You can copy and paste the template message below – but be sure to add in the dates and other details to suit your competition.
Or write your own message from scratch, just make sure you include:
A description of the competition
The dates
The prizes up for grabs
Examples of quick missions to get started
Encouragement to post selfies and updates in the Doing Good channel throughout the competition
Kick Off | Example Message
Hey team! We’re kicking off a positive impact competition to get everyone doing good and feeling great.
What is it? We’ll be tracking how many missions each team completes in the OnHand app. The aim of the game is to complete as many missions as possible and beat all the other teams on the leaderboard. There’ll be rewards for the winning team and for OUTSTANDING individuals.
When is it? From DATE to DATE
What do I need to do? Download the OnHand app and register. If you’re not sure how to get started, watch this video. Make sure you sign up using your work email address and select your team, so all your points go towards your team’s overall score!
What's the incentive? Beyond the do good, feel great thing, there are real prizes to be won.
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How do I start? OnHand has thousands of missions to choose from – they’re available on demand and can be remote, local, for the planet or for our communities. Whatever you fancy. Just have a scroll through the Discover page on the app and pick up a mission you like the look of. Or head to the content hub to see a curated list of missions selected by the team over at OnHand and pick one up from there!
What’s next? I’ll be posting INSERT TIMEFRAME (WEEKLY / BI-WEEKLY) updates in this channel, so you’ll know who to beat 👀 And this channel is also the place for you to post photos of your volunteering and planet-saving missions, to make sure other teams know you came to win!
Weekly updates
Send out weekly updates on the leaderboard progress to keep everyone feeling competitive! To see which teams or individuals are dominating the leaderboard, just go to OnHand admin and select your competition date range.
If you want to write your own message from scratch, just make sure to include:
The leaderboard scores
Encouragement to get stuck in
A link to the content hub
Week 1 | Example Message
Hey everyone, we’re a week into our impact competition, and you know what that means… it’s time to check out the scores on the doors.
🥇 1st place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥈 2nd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥉 3rd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
INSERT SCREENSHOT OF YOUR LEADERBOARD
But it’s only week 1… and there are only X points between top and bottom. It’s all to play for, people. Keep your eyes on the prize and let’s shake up the leaderboard this week. What’s on to get stuck into? Head to the content hub to check out your good-deed options.
Week 2 | Example Message
Hey gang, it’s been 2 weeks since we started competing to see which team are our do-good champions. Let’s see who’s crushing it and who’s in danger of winning the wooden spoon…
🥇 1st place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥈 2nd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥉 3rd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
INSERT SCREENSHOT OF YOUR LEADERBOARD
I can already sense we’re all dying to beat 1ST PLACE TEAM. Go to the content hub now to find a mission that you can get done today and boost your team up a place on the leaderboard. Can’t wait to see what you all get up to this week – don’t forget to post pics when you’re out doing good!
Countdown
When it’s a week before the end of the competition, send out a call to action to encourage your people to make an impact in the last few days and shake up the leaderboard. If you’re writing your own message, make sure you include:
A leaderboard update
Encouragement to beat the top team
A link to the content hub for inspo
Countdown | Example Message
Hey team, it’s the final countdown ⏳ That’s right, we’ve only got a week left before the end of our impact competition. So, with the highest stakes yet, here’s the current state of the leaderboard:
🥇 1st place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥈 2nd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥉 3rd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
INSERT SCREENSHOT OF YOUR LEADERBOARD
It’s not over till it’s over. We’ve got 7 whole days to knock 1ST PLACE TEAM off the top spot. And don’t we all know you should never overlook the underdog? LAST PLACE TEAM, I’ve got my eye on you… I know there’s a last-minute sneak attack around the corner. Can’t wait to see what the leaderboard looks like in a week’s time. Good luck everyone, and pop over to the content hub if you need some good deed inspo.
Results & Wrap Up
When it comes to revealing your results, you’ve got a few options. You can send a message in your Doing Good channel, make the announcement at a company-wide meeting, or even wait for a work party or special event to add to the excitement.
If you’re planning to announce the results via message, make sure you include:
The leaderboard and final point scores
Huge congratulations to your people for doing so much good
Reference to future competitions – this isn’t over!
Results & Wrap Up | Example Message
Drumroll please 🥁🥁🥁 That’s right, the big day is upon us. It’s time to reveal the winners (and losers) of our impact competition. It’s been wicked to see you all competing to do the most good, but I’m afraid your time is up, the results have been counted and verified, and without further ado, here’s our final leaderboard:
🥇 1st place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥈 2nd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
🥉 3rd place: XXX TEAM with XXX points
INSERT SCREENSHOT OF YOUR LEADERBOARD
Absolutely huge congratulations to WINNING TEAM! You folks are showing us how it’s done, and making a huge impact while you’re at it. You’ll be rewarded with INSERT YOUR PRIZES very soon, and until then, please enjoy full bragging rights 💪
For everyone else, this competition may be over, but rest assured you’ll get your chance to beat WINNING TEAM next time 👀
Planning the next one!
After you’ve revealed your results, you’ve got to let your people know that this isn’t the end! There are more competitions to come, and more chances to nab the top spot, beat the team who won last time, and grab some prizes.
Planning the Next Competition | Example Message
Hey gang! We’ve absolutely loved running the impact competition, and based on the stats, it looks like you guys loved taking part. We saw XXX missions completed during the competition vs just XXX completed in the previous time period. So, even if you didn’t win, you’ve contributed to some phenomenal collective impact 🙌
We’ll be running another competition soon, so keep your eyes peeled for more info on this channel.
If you fancy earning some Hero points in the meantime, there are loads of missions over on the content hub right now for you to explore. And I still want this channel to be lit up with photos of you lot doing good, regardless of whether it’s competition time!