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

Make It Awesome! Affinity Groups

Does your United Way offer an affinity group that people can be a part of to make an impact on a specific issue in your community?

Make It Awesome!, Issues, Donors, Volunteers, Younger GenerationKaseyAugust 4, 2016affinity group, impact, issue, donor-centric, issue focus, Direction-Setting ProcessComment

Signs of Campaign

You can’t miss them – they are ubiquitous and unavoidable.

Communicating, Donors, Issues, MarketingGaryJuly 21, 2016issue-focused, campaign signs, issueComment

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

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