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The Top Five Blog Posts of 2023!
This year, we published 24 blog posts, but only a few can be the best of the year! So, we decided to take a walk down memory lane and find what you all thought were the top 5 blog posts of 2023.
Encouraging Your Donors to Give During a Crisis
Fundraising for United Ways has long been a challenge, and the coronavirus crisis hasn’t made it any easier. Learn how you can craft compelling messages that encourage your donors to give - even during a crisis.
How To: Effective Virtual Campaign Pledge Pages
In lieu of traditional paper pledge forms, many United Ways are developing virtual campaign pledge pages. But what does it take to make an effective virtual pledge page?
Does a COVID-19 Relief Fund Make Your United Way Relevant?
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 . . ..”
Back to Basics?
In less than two weeks, we will be holding our next webinar: “When the Basics No Longer Work, What’s Next?” If you are struggling with workplace campaigns, how to explain what United Way does, and/or are tired of partner agencies feeling entitled to funding, then this webinar is for you.