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

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

Jump Higher or Leap Farther?

Over 20 years of helping United Ways with their strategic planning has taught me many lessons. For example, it is nearly impossible to predict the future, so developing a strategic plan for more than the next three years is merely guessing at what the future holds. More recently, I have learned the lesson of jumping vs. leaping.

Campaign, Donors, Fundraising, Strategic Planning, VolunteersGaryJune 8, 2016strategic plan, Strategic Planning Process, workplace campaign, Volunteers, donors, issue focusComment

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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