How to start a walking challenge with your colleagues on WeWard

Starting a walking challenge with WeWard Communities is quick, easy and 100% free! Are you the challenge organizer? Download the WeWard app on your phone, go to the Social tab, then Communities and click on the Create button. Then, you just have to follow these steps!

Make your Community clear and attractive

1. Pick a name that stands out: give your Community a purpose-driven name that hints at your mission. For instance, "[Company] Summer Walking Challenge".

2. Write a punchy and clear description: tell people what your Community supports, why it matters, and what your goal is. You are free to decide what you want to support but companies typically choose between these 2 options:

• Donate to a charity: you can convert your Wards into donations to a charity of your choice, directly through the app (you just need to fill in their bank details). If few employees take part and the challenge lasts only a few weeks, the amount might not be significant. If you want to donate more, you can communicate total number of steps thresholds that will unlock donation. For example, "10 million collective steps will unlock a 5 000€ donation, 15 million steps a 10 000€ donation to [Charity]" (in this case, contact the charity of your choice to set-up the donation in advance - it will be out out the app and at the company's expense).

• Reward the best walkers: you can convert your Wards into cash you can use to reward the best teams or individual employees with gift cards, goodies or any prizes you want. You will have access to a live step ranking in your Community. You can set it by teams or individuals.

3. Add a Strong Visual: choose a landscape layout banner image (1125 x 540 px recommended) that’s clear, colorful, and captures your mission. For example, a photo of your team or a photo of the cause you choose to support.

4. Create teams: add a fun, healthy dose of competition by forming teams: by department, by region, or by affinity! As admin, you can only define the team names. Each member of your community can then join the team of their choice.

Invite your colleagues to join

Click on the share button in your Community and invite others to join your community by sharing your unique link or code on your usual channel - emails, WhatsApp or internal messaging tool. You have no limits on members.

Here is a template you can use for the launch of your challenge:

🏆 Ready for the Challenge? Reach the step target together and unlock your donation!

The WeWard Walking Challenge is on, and it's up to you! 🎉

We challenge you to reach [number] of steps by the end of the championship. As well as earning Wards, you'll be walking for a good cause, as reaching the goal will unlock a donation for a charity. 🎁

OR

The 3 best walkers/teams of walkers will win the following rewards: […]

How to take part?

• If you don't have the WeWard app yet, download it by clicking on this link [your link]. If you are already on WeWard, open the Social tab in the app, go to Communities, tap Join, and enter the code [your code]
• Walk as much as you can between [start date] and [end date, optional]
• Validate your steps every day on the WeWard app to automatically contribute a % of your Wards to the community and appear in the rankings
• Reach your step target and enable your company to release the donation for your chosen charity! (optional)

By taking part, you'll also join a community of 22 million people already using the app. Don't miss this opportunity to boost your physical activity and join a motivating app! 🌟

Engage them to reach your goals

Here is a series of templates you can use to engage your employees to walk more and to gather as many Wards as possible to reach your goals!

Template 1: 👟 [X] week already! Congratulations on your efforts in the WeWard Walking Challenge!!!

It's now been […] week since the WeWard Walking Challenge began, and many of you are pushing yourselves! 💪The average number of steps taken by participants is currently [average number of steps]. Impressive, isn't it? You can check it live from the “stats” tab of your Community. But it's not over yet, you've still got [X] weeks to walk, collect Wards and reach your common step goal! 🎁 Keep walking and validating your steps every day to help the association.

How can you maximize your steps with WeWard?

• Get out and walk every day, to keep your Streak active and keep moving.
• Search for virtual cards around you with WeCards 🎴, and discover new routes.
• Invite colleagues to join you, and keep track of each other's progress on the app to stay motivated!

Template 2: 🚶 Halfway reached! You've already completed [percentage]% of your step target!

Congratulations, you're already halfway through our WeWard Walking Challenge! 🎉 You've already completed [percentage]% of your step goal, and you still have 2 weeks to keep walking to reach your shared goal.

🙌 How far along are you?

[Total steps taken] steps already taken!

Total goal: [total steps goal] steps

A few tips to increase your steps:

• Plan a short walk every day: even 10-15 minutes can make a difference
• Whenever possible, walk rather than use public transport - you'll soon see the positive effects of walking
• Try out the challenges available on the app, to push yourself even further

Announce the results at the end of the challenge

Here's a template you can use to show your employees' impact.

🎉 Congratulations! The WeWard Walking Challenge is over and you've reached the goal! 🎉

🙌 Thanks to your efforts, you accumulated an impressive total of [number of steps achieved] steps during the competition.

👟Congratulations to the winners:

🥇 [Name of winner 1] with [number of steps] steps

🥈 [Name of winner 2] with [number of steps] steps

🥉 [Name of winner 3] with [number of steps] steps

Well done to our champions and to all participants!If you're not in the top 3, you can see your average steps and your place in the final ranking in the app.

🏆Together, you've unlocked a donation of [number of euros] € for the association [his name]! Now you're ready for the next challenge - whether you're on your own or in a team!

Once again, a huge thank you for your participation and motivation! We look forward to seeing you again for new adventures.