Six Simple Sayings Every United Way Should Know

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:

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Designations, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, MarketingGarySeptember 1, 2016exist, communicate, donors, issue, thermometer, designations, fundraising, impactComment

They Will Stop Asking About Your Administrative Costs If . . .

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?”

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, Understand My CommunityGaryAugust 18, 2016Donors, administrative costs, programs, partner agencies, issue focus, workplace campaignComment

2016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference

Gary and I attended the 2016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Michigan from June 22nd to 24th.

Community Impact, Donors, Conferences, Campaign, Communicating, Resource DevelopmentKaseyJuly 6, 20162016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference, donor-centric, sessionComment

I Am Not Sure We Are Changing Things

“Right now we are helping people, but I am not sure we are changing things.”

Communicating, Community Impact, Designations, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, Resource DevelopmentGaryJune 21, 2016board, issue focus, goal, designations, workplace campaign, diversified resources, donorsComment

Honoring & Supporting Moms This Mother’s Day

A donation has been made in your honor this Mother’s Day to help Bay Area mothers living in poverty provide for their families. We are touched by this generosity and hope you are, too. On behalf of the community we serve, thank you and Happy Mother’s Day.

Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Holidays, Issues, Marketing, Stories, ResultsKaseyMay 4, 2016Mother's Day, issue, card, donation, poverty, bold goal, social media, story, impact, awareness, inform, engage, community, issue focusComment

Are You Living Healthy?

Recently, a friend of mine was told by his doctor that he needed to live a little healthier.

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, Marketing, Resource Development, ResultsGaryApril 14, 2016issue focus, resource development, community impact, marketing, workplace campaign, measurementComment

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