Quote of the Month: September 2018

“An issue focus has changed everything, from how we speak about our work to how we measure our success.” – Pat Berger, President/CEO, United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area

Communicating, Issue Focus, Quote of the Month, Issue Focus ModelGarySeptember 6, 2018issue focus, donors, poverty, Issue Focus ModelComment

Taking Our Own Advice

We got a facelift. You may have noticed and been too polite to say anything. But that’s OK – we’re not ashamed of the work we’ve had done. Actually, we’re proud of what we’ve done.

Communicating, Marketing, ResultsSarah PiperAugust 30, 2018Web site, Results, Relevant, Sustainable, Impactful, poverty, Case StudyComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Northwest Arkansas (Lowell, AR)

What is your United Way doing to raise awareness of the issue you are focused on addressing in your community?

Communicating, Issues, Marketing, Doing It Right!, Younger Generation, StaffKaseyMay 17, 2016awareness, issue, issue focus, poverty, community, social media, board, engage, informComment

Honoring & Supporting Moms This Mother’s Day

A donation has been made in your honor this Mother’s Day to help Bay Area mothers living in poverty provide for their families. We are touched by this generosity and hope you are, too. On behalf of the community we serve, thank you and Happy Mother’s Day.

Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Holidays, Issues, Marketing, Stories, ResultsKaseyMay 4, 2016Mother's Day, issue, card, donation, poverty, bold goal, social media, story, impact, awareness, inform, engage, community, issue focusComment

Doing It Right! United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties (Wooster, OH)

Adopting an issue focus transforms a United Way from a focus on workplace campaigns and raising money, to a focus on community impact and making meaningful change.

Community Impact, Communicating, Doing It Right!, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, StatisticsGaryFebruary 25, 2016poverty, community impact, bold goal, 2-1-1, donate, issue focus, Direction-Setting ProcessComment

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