It was a comment from a United Way president last week that got me thinking – and worried. He said “Our COVID-19 relief fund has made our United Way . . ..”
Read MoreSeveral years ago, a restaurant chain completely redesigned the outside of their restaurants. The restaurants weren’t out-of-date nor falling down, but restaurant managers explained that they made significant changes . . .
Read MoreRecently, I caught the end of a televised University of Michigan football game. The Wolverines ended-up on the losing end of the score, and the television announcers were talking about . . .
Read MoreIn our part of southwest Michigan, you don’t need to drive very far to see a farm with silos next to the barn. The barns and silos that dot the rural southwest Michigan landscape look like they have been there forever, like the tallest oaks and maple trees.
Read MoreRecently, I saw an interesting editorial from a United Way CEO about how their United Way is changing the way it addresses social issues in their community. What caught my attention in the editorial was not what the United Way is going to do to address the pressing local needs it has identified but how they are going to measure their success.
Read MoreThe issue of designations can be controversial. While some United Ways promote designations as a way to encourage donors to give, others discourage designations by placing restrictions on which organizations can be designated to or by requiring a minimum designation amount.
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