Great Office and Group Party Ideas

In large corporations the annual holiday get-together just happens, as if by magic. Pros - or the boss's assistant - handle all the details and all the employees have to do is show up. In smaller companies and the nonprofit sector it's a different story.

How to Throw an Office Party Without Going Broke

1. Start a Group "Party Account."

2. Suggest Setting Limits on Spending.

3. Give Group Gifts.

4. Keep it Simple.

5. Don't Feel Like You Have to go to Everything

6. Show You Care in Other Ways

7. Be Considerate With Your Fundraisers

8. Don't Be Afraid to Say No

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How to Plan a Holiday Party for the Office

Find out if your co-workers want to honor the year-end holidays.
Encourage everyone to be blunt about everything from how they feel about holiday celebrations in the first place to what time of day would suit them best.
Decide how you'll finance the festivities.
Ask everyone whether they'd prefer an employees-only gathering or one that includes spouses and significant others.
Be prepared to throw tradition to the wind.
Plan some games and activities.

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