How to Do Marketing Building on a Budget

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With Spring just around the corner, team building is on the minds of not-for-profit organizations and corporations alike. With forecasters suggesting a slow, but steady economic rebound, many now realize that the days of conspicuous spending are over, and the need for reigning in costs is more important than ever. If a powerful team building program is your goal, here are a few ways you can cut costs without giving up the benefits...

• Hold your event either on-site, or off-site at a local park. The group should not have to travel too far to get to the venue, and the venue should not cost an arm and a leg before you have even booked a facilitator. For groups in Washington DC, Rock Creek Park is one of our favorite event locations and only costs $7 to reserve a pavilion!


• Focus on activities first and decorations last. Although presentation is important, it is the activities that should have meaning in the end. If you really want to "do it all," you could have a "banner-creating" activity as part of the program...


• Be realistic about your team building goals. Are you looking for a stand-alone event that will raise morale and enhance team spirit, or do you need something a little more focused, with specific goals and outcomes. If the focus is fun, try setting up a station-to-station rotational event. You can write instructions for 'how-to' complete each activity and then make it a timed-competition, or give the activities a theme. Friendly competition will foster a sense of camaraderie that can improve morale and enhance productivity at the same time.


• Potluck instead of catering. Nothing says team like a meal that was put together by the members of your group. Another great activity could be cooking the meal together...


• Combine your teambuilder with another activity. Maybe you just can't afford to go off-site, and you prefer to have something brought to your location as part of a strategic planning session, or other meeting. Facilitated team building can provide a quick energizer for your team, and then you can "get back to work." If you need to keep it quick and simple, contract with a local team building provider and have a short, energizing, facilitated team building program brought to a conference room near you.

Team building on a budget is not necessarily a bad thing.