To survive when Philanthropy Cloud is available to all nonprofits, United Ways will need to strengthen the products they have to sell. For many United Ways, this will be a significant challenge.

Community Impact, Donors, FundraisingSarah PiperMarch 14, 2019community impact, Philanthropy Cloud, relevanceComment

Three New Year’s Resolutions Your United Way Should Keep

Tis the season! It’s that time of year again when, with ample confidence and overwhelming exuberance, we prepare our New Year’s resolutions. As you contemplate your personal New Year’s resolutions for 2019, there is no reason not to prepare a New Year’s resolution or three for your United Way as well.

Communicating, Designations, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, ResultsGaryDecember 20, 2018jargon, donors, designations, issue, board of directors, resultsComment

The Communication Challenge Facing United Ways

As I noted in my previous blog post, many United Ways communicate information like their campaign goal, number of investment panels, number of funded partner agencies, and how many volunteer hours it took to determine the allocations – but, this information does not motivate donors to give.