7 Steps to Giving Thanks at Work This November

This is your first step and a very crucial one. You need to really know your co-workers and be able to gauge your office accurately. Find at least three people (this is a rough estimate and the number depends on how big your project is) who are interested in your volunteering activity. Choose people who you know will commit time and energy towards your goal. They have to be equally passionate about your cause, whether it be raising money towards a favored charity, starting a volunteering program, or helping your office go green.

Be your own marketing superstar. It’s great if your superior is equally enthusiastic about the idea, because she can send an email through your company’s internal server, which your co-workers may pay more attention to. Announce your plan at meetings, and just keep talking about it to rack up interest. Update people on your progress and make sure you’re staying organized and really carrying out the steps you planned. It can be a deterrent to other people if they notice that you're not on track with things.

After your event, you need to prove that it was a success. This is helpful in terms of career development and gathering more interest for your next venture. Either send an email to your company or to your superior who signed off on this. Let them know how the event went. Report what happened, and if you’d like to make this a recurring activity, mention that you would like to do something similar again.