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Posts tagged thermometers

Is Your Campaign Goal Really Your Goal?

Is Your Campaign Goal Really Your Goal?

Once a year, many United Ways announce a campaign goal.

Campaign, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, ResultsGaryFebruary 9, 2016community impact, workplace campaign, campaign goal, thermometers, donors, issue focus, issue-focused, impact, fundraisingComment

When More Resources Does Not Equal More Impact

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Resource Development, ResultsGaryApril 21, 2015resource development, raising money, impact, communicate, thermometers, goal, workplace campaign, donorsComment

Stop Using Thermometers!

Stop Using Thermometers!

United Ways must STOP using thermometers!

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, ResultsGaryOctober 30, 2014thermometers, campaign, Communication, community impact, donors, fundraiserComment

Doing It Right! United Way of South Central Illinois (Mt. Vernon, Illinois)

Community Impact, Doing It Right!, IssuesGaryMarch 21, 2014community impact, issues, actions, thermometersComment

Opening Doors in Lynchburg, Virginia

Community Impact, Donors, FundraisingKaseyFebruary 20, 2013campaign, community, doors, impact, thermometersComment