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Are You Living Healthy?

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

Is Your Campaign Goal Really Your Goal?

Is Your Campaign Goal Really Your Goal?

Once a year, many United Ways announce a campaign goal.

Campaign, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, ResultsGaryFebruary 9, 2016community impact, workplace campaign, campaign goal, thermometers, donors, issue focus, issue-focused, impact, fundraisingComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Central Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland)

Doing It Right! United Way of Central Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland)

One of the challenges facing every United Way is how to effectively communicate their community impact.

Communicating, Community Impact, Doing It Right!, Donors, Issues, Results, ActionsGaryJanuary 14, 2016community impact, Communication, donors, hunger, results, issues, actions, collaborationComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Wells County (Bluffton, IN)

Communicating, Issues, Marketing, Doing It Right!, Actions, Volunteers, Donors, ResultsGaryNovember 20, 2015communicate, issue focus, Direction-Setting Process, issue, bold goal, volunteer, donate, communityComment

Why Before How

Make It Awesome! Pledge Forms

Actions, Campaign, Communicating, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Issues, Make It Awesome!, Marketing, Results, Statistics, StoriesKaseyNovember 5, 2015communicate, issue, actions, results, pledge formComment