Quote of the Month: August 2018

“It is more work to try to do everything and not know where you are going” – Ken Toll, President/CEO, United Way of Jackson County

Community Impact, Issue FocusGaryAugust 14, 2018issue focus, financial stability, bold goal, directionComment

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.

Newspapers and United Ways

There was an interesting talk show on NPR several weeks ago about the demise of the printed newspaper. For nearly three decades, newspaper circulation has declined every single year.

Quote of the Month: April 2018

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow

Issue Focus, Quote of the MonthGaryApril 24, 2018Quote of the Month, issue focusComment

Why United Way?

In the past couple of weeks, several articles and editorials with ominous titles like “Do we still need the United Way?” have once again questioned the relevance of United Ways.

Campaign, Community Impact, Issue Focus, IssuesGaryApril 12, 2018issue focus, workplace campaign, bold goal, Change, Homelessness, hungerComment

Quote of the Month: March 2018

“Worse than being blind would be to be able to see but not have any vision.” – Helen Keller

Fundraising, Issue Focus, Quote of the MonthGaryMarch 26, 2018Quote of the Month, issue focus, fundraising-focusedComment

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