Empowering Your Team to Help Grant Life-Changing Wishes
What is WishMakers at Work?
WishMakers at Work is an employee fundraising program from Make-A-Wish, inviting workplaces around the world to come together in creative and meaningful ways to help us grant the wishes of children facing critical illnesses. With your help, everyday workplace moments can become extraordinary acts of kindness and hope.
Whether it’s a bake sale in your office, a step-counting challenge across teams, a friendly trivia competition, or even a virtual get-together, WishMakers at Work provides everything your team needs to make a difference—on your terms, at your pace, in your own unique style.
Why Become a WishMaker?
Build stronger connections, boost engagement, and create shared purpose — all while bringing joy, strength, and hope to children facing critical illnesses.
- Flexible Fundraising: Choose the activities your employees love most and host them whenever it suits your calendar.
- Easy-to-use Toolkit: We equip you with ready-made guides, customizable posters, engaging stories, and digital assets to spark participation and maximize your impact.
- Meaningful Connection: Unite your team behind an inspiring goal – to help grant transformative wishes that bring joy, hope, and strength to children and families.
- Global Community, Local Impact: Join many workplaces worldwide, creating immediate, tangible change for children in your own communities and beyond.
*PwC, Future of Recruiting Report, 2021
**Deloitte Human Capital Trends, 2023
***Gallup State of the Global Workplace, 2024
Getting Involved : 3 Simple Steps to Get Involved
Step 1: Get In Touch
– Contact us and we’ll get you set up — instantly and hassle‑free, complete with a ready‑to‑use fundraising page.
Step 2: Plan Your Activity
– Decide your timeline, set your goal, and plan how your team will get involved.
– Choose from our ready‑to‑go ideas or design something unique that fits your plans and goals — our Fundraising Guide has everything you need.
– We’ll provide planning tools, a sample communication plan, and tips to make it simple.
Step 3: Launch & Share
– Use the downloadable posters, emails, and social media graphics from your company page to spread the word. Invite friends, family, and colleagues to support your efforts.
Wish Stories
I wish to be a firefighter
Vicente’s wish to become a firefighter came true in an unforgettable way. Living with a rare critical illness, he dreamed of joining the ranks of those who protect and serve. On his special day, Vicente arrived at the fire station and was welcomed with warmth and respect by members of the fire department.
I wish to go on cycle rides again
Oliwia is an inspiring 15-year-old living in Dublin with epilepsy and Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can affect brain development and function.
I wish to play all the time
Layan is a bright and bubbly 6-year old living with congenital lipodystrophy. Despite the challenges of her condition, her energy and imagination know no limits.
FAQ
1. How long does it take to set up a fundraiser?
Once you get in touch, your fundraising page can be ready within 1–2 business days, and we’ll send you the downloadable resource kit to get started.
2. Do we need to have a fundraising idea before contacting you?
Not at all — the Fundraising and Engagement Toolkit includes a variety of ready‑to‑go ideas, or you can create your own.
3. Is there a minimum fundraising amount?
We encourage companies to aim for an ambitious target that reflects their team’s potential, but you can choose a goal that works best for your company.
4. What resources do we receive?
You’ll get a ready‑made, downloadable kit with the Fundraising and Engagement Toolkit, communication templates, and promotional assets like posters and graphics.
5. Can we involve multiple offices or locations?
Yes — if you’d like to give individual teams or offices the ability to create their own fundraising pages, we can provide that option.
6. Can we make our fundraiser public or keep it internal?
It’s up to you — your fundraising page can be public to invite community support or private for employees only.
7. How do we share updates and results?
Your fundraising page tracks progress in real time, and the communications kit includes templates for sharing updates internally and externally.
8. What if we have questions during the campaign?
You can contact your account manager at any time if you’d like additional support or guidance.
9. How will the donations be acknowledged?
Our fundraising platform generates and sends donation receipts immediately after the donation has been completed to the email address provided by the donor.
10. What about offline donations?
Many organizations receive donations through multiple channels, including cash, checks, and other offline methods. These can be added to the overall total of the campaign by the campaign admin, so the fundraiser progress bar will include any funds raised offline as well. Reach out to us to find out more.