One time when we were connecting with a group
and telling them about our Participants page, www.cardzforkidz.org/participants, they got excited when we told them by simply
making cards we’d recognize them on our site. We briefly explained the
different tiers; how Diamond meant that that group made over 1,000 cards, but,
as we always say, #EveryCardCounts, so even if a group has made less than 100
they’re still a Valuable Participant and belong in the Silver section. They
were intrigued.
We had another group who we told about our levels
and immediately decided they should be at the top, or at least in the Platinum
Section. They held a couple events...then realized how hard it was to do within
their one office. Afterwards, they grumbled about how it was too difficult and
claimed other groups may be cheating. 😊
We decided to look into it a bit deeper and did
notice something. This may change, but currently it takes team work to get
to the top! Doesn’t that sound like something a high school basketball
coach would say? Not something you would read while hearing about making
homemade cards? Well, maybe it just works for both scenarios! Here’s an
explanation. Check out a screenshot of our Participants tab:
In the Diamond section you’ll see we currently
only have 5 logos up there. This ranges from companies that strictly work with
other corporations to community groups primarily comprised of students. There
are so many differences between those groups ranging from being based in Tampa,
FL to Chicago, IL. With all those distinctions, one thing that’s common between
all the valuable groups is what the coach would say, “it took a team.”
Often with a lot groups we simply get one person
to start it in their office and they strictly make cards. With each of our
Diamond participants, that one person told someone that’s a part of their group
in another location. For example, with our top group, Capital One, one day we
received a set of cards from one office. After they confirmed we could use
their logo, they started sharing it to other offices and made it an event for
multiple offices to do “together”. We were posting and tagging Capital One
across all our social sites so much we tried to group some of the Top 10’s
together on some of our social sites!
Now, here’s a breakdown of each of our top
groups that are recognized on our site to show how they’ve worked together to
reach our kids:
As of May 2017 – many more locations have joined in since then!
All the different colors are a different office
or school within that group. It’s hard to keep track, but like the coach may
say, it’s definitely a TEAM EFFORT in order to reach the top and making
a lasting difference. If you’re already hosting an event consider inviting more
friends and/or other offices.
#teameffort #upliftingspirits
Psstt….keep it a secret, but currently one of
our Top participants is our “Secret Admirer”. They’ve made over 1,000 cards as
well and it’s been through multiple stores. We’ll tell you all about them soon!
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