Quote of the Month: January 2018

“It used to be money drives the work, now work drives the money” – Julie Capaldi, President, United Way of Pickens County

Campaign, Community Impact, Fundraising, Issue Focus, Partner agenciesGaryJanuary 29, 2018fundraising-focused, issue-focused, impact, workplace campaign, partner agenciesComment

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

Quote of the Month: April 2017

Change which is known is manageable. Change which is unknown is paralyzing.

– Gary Goscenski

Partner agencies, Quote of the MonthGaryApril 27, 2017Quote of the Month, partner agencies, stakeholdersComment

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

Encouraging Supporters to Share Their Story

Is your United Way sharing stories on your website? If so, are they stories about your United Way or your partner agencies?

Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Marketing, Partner agencies, Results, Stories, VolunteersKaseyFebruary 16, 2017story, impact, community, Live United, board members, social media, issue focus, storytellingComment

Why Before How

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