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.

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: February 2018

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell

Campaign, Community Impact, Issue Focus, Quote of the MonthGaryFebruary 27, 2018Quote of the Month, issue focus, Change, campaign goal, impactComment

2018 Great Rivers Conference

We invite you to join us at the upcoming 2018 Great Rivers Conference, a regional United Way conference being held from March 5th-8th in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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

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