Community

1. Mentor someone.
2. Let people use your space – extra cash or community use.
3. Work together on a community project.
4. Have or give an hour off each week for volunteer work.
5. Give away things for a good cause.
6. Join a community clean-up day.
7. Take time off to clean up some beach, bush or road.
8. Take on people for work experience – especially youth.
9. Put some spare change aside and donate it to a good cause.
10. Give away toys, etc. at special occasions.
11. Give tins of food, etc. to the RSPCA.
12. Award “people of the month” for community spirit.
13. Employ or utilise unemployed, disabled or prison people.
14. Impose personal fines for swearing, etc. and donate the money.
15. Sponsor a sports team or other team/event.
16. Participate in causes that raise money for good causes.
17. Organise a fun walk/run for charity.
18. Investigate how you or your business could help a charity.
19. Have or give time for helping charities.
20. Donate your product or service for raffles, etc.
21. Get involved in local issues and help the community.
22. Inspire people by volunteering to talk about your business or success.

World

23. Sponsor a child.
24. Ask people for suggestions to make the world a better place.
25. Donate a certain day’s percentage of profits to a good cause.
26. Join organizations that support causes you believe in.

Environment

27. Try to use recycled paper as much as possible.
28. Use eco-friendly products and services as much as possible.
29.  Recycle everything.
30.  Have a ‘plant a tree day.’
31.  Donate things of use to schools, etc.
32.  Avoid copying or printing out things where possible.
33.  Avoid using disposable things.
34.  Try to use recyclable packaging.
35.  Use as much as possible for composting.
36.  Have a ‘no waste day’ or policy at certain times.
37.  Prepare and distribute info on recycling.
38.  Use bio-chemicals, etc. as much as possible.
39.  Use locally made resources.
40.  Try to be power efficient and use alternative power sources where possible.
41.  Avoid harsh and damaging chemicals in the environment.
42.  Share info about bio-friendly products and services.
43.  Reward people for being environmentally friendly.

People

44.  Sponsor someone for a course or event.
45.  Organise a ‘family day’ at work, home or other place.
46.  Be create and fun with titles at work, home and other places.
47.  Be ‘weather wise’ and work creatively with the weather.
48.  Let people use your resources – eg. car parks, etc.
49.  Establish a small library – great books for people to read and borrow.
50.  Put some encouragement and promotional material around.
51.  Have or give a day off on birthdays, etc. – with pay.
52.  Get involved in special events, eg. Melbourne Cup, etc.
53.  Be creative and entertaining during breaks and mealtimes.
54.  Allow people to donate ‘leave’ to other people.
55.  Be aware of different cultures, etc.
56.  Provide extras for people – eg. irons for uniforms, etc.
57.  Provide meals, etc. on special occasions.
58.  Provide or pay for training, etc.
59.  Make people’s families, etc. part of things.
60.  Have equality for everyone – eg. everyone has business card, etc.
61.  Have photos, etc. around of people and events involved.
62.  Encourage and reward people doing a good job – use surprise and spontaneity.
63.  Ask people what their goals are and encourage them to achieve them.
64.  Use the environment as much as possible – eg. plant gardens, etc.
65.  Where possible, introduce a workplace pet – fish are great.
66.  Give and encourage people to spend an extra hour each week with their families and other special events.
67.  Encourage people to have their say.
68.  Allow people a little time off when something ‘big’ is happening in their life.
69.  Encourage people to save for the future – hire a financial advisor to talk.
70.  Introduce spontaneous surprises.
71.  Send congratulations cards, etc. to people for special achievements.
72.  Send birthdays, etc. cards to people.
73.  Play music in the workplace and encourage it – have a band sometimes.
74.  Appreciate and encourage people’s customs and beliefs – learn from them.
75.  Have an ‘outside day.’
76.  Encourage people to decorate their surroundings.
77.  Provide refreshments and beverages for people.
78.  Trust people with responsibilities.
79.  Value people as assets – not liabilities.
80.  Get to know people – especially their goals and achievements.

Cheerful

81.  Have a ‘lollypop day.’
82.  Send people gifts and cards.
83.  Don’t put a ban on funny emails – but be sensitive.
84.  Acknowledge all holidays and special events.
85.  Put ‘smiley face’ stickers, etc. everywhere.
86.  Use cheerful colours wherever possible.
87.  Have an office picnic.

Health

88. Encourage people to take OH&S and promote preventive health.
89. Subsidise people’s gym fees and health fees, etc.
90. Have ‘random fit days’ and have/give time off for fitness and health.
91. Have computer-free days.
92. Encourage and help people in anti-smoking, etc. programs.
93. Allow for more sick and special leave.
94. Make sure the work environment is ergonomically correct.
95. Provide or encourage flu injections, etc. for health.

Ethics

96. Create an ethics policy at home and in the workplace.
97. Try to deal only with ethical people.
98. Develop good relationships with neighbours.
99. Don’t support stereotypes.
100. Make sure all advertising and promotions are ethical.
101. Make sure all contracts and dealings with people are fair.