Two weeks ago, we posted our first Jargon Challenge. We listed six jargon terms or phrases and asked you which one of these six jargon terms or phrases is fictional – the remaining five are all actual terms or phrases used by United Ways.
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Anyone who has worked for a United Way for even 10 minutes realizes that United Ways have a language all their own.
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Did your United Way clearly communicate to your donors and community how they would make a difference by attending your campaign kickoff?
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United Ways across the country are busy promoting their campaigns right now.
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Over the course of working with United Ways for the past 27 years, I have come up with a variety of different sayings which find their way into my speech on a fairly regular basis. I have selected six of the sayings I use most frequently for your consideration:
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One of the more common questions we get from local United Ways goes something like this: “How do we get donors to stop asking about our administrative costs?”
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