Doing It Right! United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties (Wooster, OH)

Adopting an issue focus transforms a United Way from a focus on workplace campaigns and raising money, to a focus on community impact and making meaningful change.

Is Your Campaign Goal Really Your Goal?

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

2016 Great Rivers Conference

We are so excited that the 2016 Great Rivers Conference is being held in our hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan! Please consider joining us at the conference, which will be held on March 1-4, 2016.

Communicating, Community Impact, Conferences, DonorsKaseyJanuary 26, 20162016 Great Rivers Conference, supercharge, social media, communityComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Central Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland)

One of the challenges facing every United Way is how to effectively communicate their community impact.

Communicating, Community Impact, Doing It Right!, Donors, Issues, Results, ActionsGaryJanuary 14, 2016community impact, Communication, donors, hunger, results, issues, actions, collaborationComment

The Story of The Flying Squirrel

Several years ago, our staff got together one day and decided that we needed a Perspectives mascot. But, not just any mascot would do. We needed a mascot that represented our high standards, our indomitable spirit, our passionate energy, and our uniqueness.

Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Resource Development, StaffGaryJanuary 4, 2016Pittsburgh, community impact, resource development, donorsComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Central Virginia (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Community Impact, Issues, Communicating, Doing It Right!, DonorsKaseyDecember 17, 2015issue, Direction-Setting Process, bold goal, community, convener, issue focusComment

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