Quote of the Month: May 2017

If you try to be everything to everybody, you're nothing to anybody.

– Pamela Beckford, Executive Director, United Way of Wells County

Community Impact, Donors, Partner agencies, Quote of the MonthGaryMay 24, 2017Quote of the Month, donors, donor research, programs, nonprofitsComment

Make an Impact in Honor of Your Mom This Mother’s Day

Is your United Way offering opportunities for people to give outside of campaign? Are you giving your donors and community members the opportunity to make an impact on a specific issue?

Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Holidays, Issues, Marketing, ResultsKaseyMay 11, 2017community, impact, issue, Mother's Day, give, social media, issue focusComment

One Tough Job

This afternoon, Kasey and I spoke to a public relations class at Western Michigan University, our alma mater. The professor asked us to talk about public relations in nonprofit organizations, and specifically, public relations at United Ways.

Communicating, Donors, Partner agencies, StoriesGaryApril 13, 2017Public relations, stakeholders, donors, community, board, partner agenciesComment

Virtual Lemonade Stand

Are you providing opportunities for people to support your United Way outside of campaign? Have you tried raising money for your United Way online?

What Are You Afraid Of?

Recently, during a conversation with the CEO of a United Way who had adopted an issue focus, I asked him what advice he would give a United Way that was considering becoming issue-focused.

Donors, Issues, Strategic PlanningGaryMarch 16, 2017issue focus, donors, partner agencies, Direction-Setting Process, Strategic Planning ProcessComment

Great Rivers – Great Times in Green Bay!

Gary and I headed back from Green Bay, Wisconsin last night after attending the 2017 Great Rivers Conference. It was a wonderful conference and we enjoyed meeting with United Ways from across the Midwest!

Communicating, Conferences, Community Impact, Resource Development, Issues, Workshops, Younger Generation, Marketing, DonorsKaseyMarch 3, 2017Great Rivers Conference, issue focus, social media, communityComment

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