Does Your Community Understand the Importance of Your United Way?

United Way of Lake County (Gurnee, IL) takes you on a journey…Jamie’s journey…while giving statistics about kids in the community. While following this 4-year-old’s journey, statistics pop-up, such as:

53% incoming kindergartners can’t write their name

76% of incoming kindergartners have no knowledge of books

75% of state prison inmates are high school dropouts

United Way of Lake County tells you the sad, but truthful, percentages of kids who aren’t succeeding in the community, and emotionally connects with you by telling Jamie’s personal story.

Near the end of the journey, United Way of Lake County gives you a positive statistic, and one they really care about, which is “100% of our children succeeding.” They explain how United Way of Lake County can bridge the gap by preparing Jamie, and other kids in the community, to succeed:

Prepare Jamie for Kindergarten (through the Success by 6 Program offered by United Way)

Ensure Jamie reads at grade level (through the Reading Success Program offered by United Way)

Make sure Jamie graduates (through the Stay in School Program offered by United Way)

This is all captured in United Way of Lake County’s four-minute campaign video, “Statisticks”.

This creative and informative video not only provides statistics and a story about children in the community, but also provides information on how United Way of Lake County is making a difference in the community.

United Way of Lake County’s “Statisticks” video is a great example of a way to grab your community members’ attention, to inform them of the importance of United Way, and to encourage them to support your United Way. Make sure you are informing your community both inside and outside of campaign about your United Way’s impact in the community, in order to gain understanding and support for your United Way among community members. Inform your community by providing STATISTICS about your community and what your United Way can do to improve those statistics, and by telling STORIES about community members and what your United Way can do to improve lives. Whether you create a YouTube video like United Way of Lake County has done, or use another communication method, make sure to get your message out there.