What happens at a Great Philanthropic Challenge event?
Teams complete a series of 6 Crystal Maze style challenges in order to win items that then become a care package for your chosen charity.
Challenges may include:
- Crazy Dice: The dice has been dropped and needs to be pieced back together, but where did all the dots come from?
- Fluid Dynamics: Move the dangerous substance between the containers to get the exact amount that will tip the scale and release the prize.
- Need for Speed: Use your team to complete the distance on our cycle simulator in the optimum time.
- Balance: This is a skill-based challenge which will test your balance, coordination and multitasking.
- Pathway: Navigate your way through the path to reach the end. There is only one way.
- Pet Detective: What pet is missing? Use your process of elimination to find out where the missing pet is.
- Scatty Scooter Race: See if your team can scoot their way to the prize, in this obstacle relay race.
- Gold Rush Finale: A testing challenge to see the winning team search for the golden objects required to top up everyone’s boxes.
Why make and donate care packages?
The beauty of this challenge is that it can be tailored specifically to the charity you would like to work with. For example, we have previously created ‘winter care packs’ for Help the Age, ‘care packs’ for the NSPCC supporting care leavers, and ‘chemo care packs’ for teenagers supported by Teens Unite Fighting Cancer. In 2019 we worked with the charity Single Homeless Project to create ‘welcome packs’ for people moving into their hostels.
At the end of your event, you’ll feel engaged, bonded and very happy with your work, as your chosen charity is presented with the Care Packs, which are then distributed directly to the children and/or adults they are supporting.
This challenge can played as a virtual team building challenge, please get in touch with our team to discuss your options.
Download the o3e brochure for more ideas.
Great Philanthropic Challenge FAQs
What's the group size for the Great Philanthropic Challenge?
To maintain a bit of healthy competition, the Great Philanthropic Challenge works best with at least two teams of around eight people. But we can cater for smaller and larger groups too! The event is totally scalable and suitable for groups of 8 - 1000+.
Where does the Great Philanthropic Challenge take place?
We'll bring our team and all the equipment for the event directly to you, whether you're at a hired event space or on-site at your offices. We're invested in keeping our carbon footprint low, so we have a network of specialist o3e Event Crew across the country. We've held events in the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond!
How do you choose which charity the care packs we win will be donated to?
If you don't already know which charity you'd like to support, we'll give you options for organisations in need, typically in your local area as we feel supporting your own community is important. Our care packs are bespoke based on the charity you'd like to support. We have donated packs to homeless shelters, family refuges, charities who help survivors of domestic violence, children's cancer charities - the options are almost endless. Although we work with big charities, we tend to try to encourage giving donations to smaller charities who don't always receive the same funding as larger organisations.
How long does the Great Philanthropic Challenge last?
It's designed to last around 2-2.5 hours. However we can be flexible based on your agenda - get in touch and we can discuss options.
What happens after the Great Philanthropic Challenge?
After the event, we'll deliver the care packs your teams have won directly to the charity with a donation note for the recipients. Once the recipients have had the donations for a short while, you'll receive feedback you can share with your team to really demonstrate the difference they've made by participating in the event.
I'm interested in the Great Philanthropic Challenge - what next?
Get in touch with us via our Contact Form, the phone or email to let us know the size of your group, the anticipated location and date of your event (if you have one). We'll then provide a straightforward quote and a summary of the number of care packs you can win. If you choose to go ahead with the event, we'll get the ball rolling with the event set up. We project manage the entire process from start to finish. We'll liaise with you about charity options and organise the event logistics, agenda, event space set-up and charity representative. We can also add bespoke elements to your event, depending on your objectives - for example, you might want to incorporate messaging surrounding your company's mission and vision, values or brand. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, and our client testimonials and satisfaction scores are a testament to this!