Recognizing organizations that give back
Four years ago, Raving began an industry movement, to recognize those Tribal organizations that give back to their communities. We ask you to share those special events, those acts of generosity, those good works outside of your job description that have improved the lives of your community. Because the more we hear about people helping people, the energy spreads.
We are pleased to announce that we received 35 submissions for the 2018 Tribal Spirit of Giving Program! Click on the button below to read all of the stories and cast a vote for your favorites.
How to enter the Tribal Spirit of Giving Celebration
We ask Tribal properties to share special events, acts of generosity, and good works outside of your job description that have improved the lives of your community.
How do I tell our story? We do a lot of cool stuff at our casino.
Through a very simple submission process, at no charge, we ask you to upload pictures and/or videos plus a short description about your Tribal organization’s good works. That’s it! Submissions have closed for 2018, you can view all of the stories here. Submissions will open again on October 1, 2019.
What happens next?
After we close the submission window on December 1, 2018, we’ll open up the website for all of our subscribers to view. They can vote on their top five favorites that have inspired them, but every submission is a winner in our book.
We recognize all the casinos who participated and shared their story in articles in industry magazines. Plus, we celebrate all entries at a special luncheon on Wednesday, January 30, at the Raving NEXT Conference. Even if you’re not attending the conference, you can attend the lunch. We have a motivational speaker at the lunch who ties it all together. This is an opportunity to stop thinking about the P&L and think about why we really do what we do.
You have time to think about the stories you can share with us next October. Think about the very cool stuff you’ve done for your community (a get fit class for your team members, a special veterans dinner, a fundraising event for the local food bank, a parkland clean-up … you get it).
And furthermore …
We know that just through doing your jobs as team members of a Tribal casino, you have a direct impact providing resources and care for Tribal elders, education and career opportunities for Tribal children, and income and benefits for your community. We celebrate all that you do everyday, as well as those special efforts above and beyond your job description that you do for the betterment of your guests, your communities and your team members.
Questions, please call 775-329-7864 or email Gency@ravingconsulting.com
Photos from last year's Tribal Spirit of Giving Celebration participants
Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2018:
- Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort First Charity Golf Tournament
- Soboba Casino Soboba Gives Back Toy Drive
- Choctaw Resorts Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Tackles Breast Cancer
- Soboba Casino Soboba Foundation Lip Sync Competition
- Angel of the Winds Casino Resort Annual Food Drive
Photos from the Tribal Spirit of Giving Celebration Luncheon at Pechanga Resort Casino
It pays to play at Raving NEXT!
We launched our interactive software at our 2018 conference! On their mobile devices, conference attendees played games and earned points for prizes and drawings prior to the conference starting. At the conference, attendees earned points for attending sessions, for introducing themselves to fellow attendees and presenters and chatting with exhibitors. The end result: they interacted with more people, attended more sessions and had fun! If our attendees our more engaged, their entire learning experience is more valuable.
About Raving Play
Conference attendees play games and earn points for prizes and drawings before and during the conference. Did you attend a session? Points! Meet with a vendor? Points! Make a new friend? Points! There are countless ways to boost your score, and guess what? These points give you raffle tickets for a drawing for REAL cash.
We coach our casino clients to “engage” with their patrons more and more. It’s the 21st century after all, right? Build loyalty on the floor, off the floor, as well as off -property. But what does this really mean? We’ve created our own “engagement laboratory” for our conference attendees by using software that is available to your casino right now – compliments of gamified marketing leaders and Raving Partner, Engaged Nation.
Closer to the conference, we’ll post a link so you can start playing games and earning points towards valuable coupons from our host property and prizes from our sponsors that you can use while you’re on-site, as well as earn entries into our final drawing for amazing CASH at the last session of the conference.
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Tribal Scholarship and Mentorship Program
It is critical that Tribal members are engaged in discussions about the future of this competitive and complex industry. As a Native-owned business, we want to ensure there are opportunities for future leaders to have a seat at the table.
Raving is offering the opportunity for up to five eligible tribal members to attend at no cost Indian country’s largest and longest running conference. To apply for a scholarship, which covers your full, three day conference pass (does not include lodging or meals outside of the event), Download the Information Sheet to begin!