Lunch and Learn

A lunch and learn is great, low key, introductory event to the United Way.  Book a speaker, or someone from the Community Impact and Investment team to come in and speak about their stories and United Way programs.  

Recommendations

	•	It can be bring your own lunch, or lunch can be provided by the workplace
	•	Providing lunch (pizza, cookies, potluck) may be helpful if needing to increase engagement in the workplace.  Everyone loves free food.
	•	Please book your United Way speaker two weeks in advance to ensure we can book the best fit for your workplace, and interests
	•	It can also be nice to start off with a short video on the United Way (see campaign toolkit)

Materials

	•	A good size room with a table for lunch
	•	A projector may be helpful if you are wanting to use a powerpoint or show a video
	•	Lunch (potluck, pizza, anything you like)

Guidelines

	•	Find a day that works for staff to be in attendance, then coordinate with your campaign associate to book an appropriate speaker.
	•	You can pick a particular United Way issue that interests staff in the workplace (e.g. children) and build the lunch and learn around that theme. 
	•	Figure out what type lunch suits your workplace e.g. pizza lunch, potluck, salad bowls
	•	Decide if you want to show a video, your campaign associate can suggest the best ones to go with your theme
	•	On the day, set up lunch in the room and enjoy while the speakers educate you on issues in the lower mainland.