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Kasey 11/17/16 Kasey 11/17/16

Make It Awesome! A Day Dedicated to Fundraising

Is your United Way involved in a day dedicated to raising money for your organization?

Kasey 9/29/16 Kasey 9/29/16

Purchasing a Campaign Kickoff Ticket = Making an Impact

Did your United Way clearly communicate to your donors and community how they would make a difference by attending your campaign kickoff?

Kasey 9/14/16 Kasey 9/14/16

Doing It Right! United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area (Grand Forks, ND)

United Ways across the country are busy promoting their campaigns right now.

Gary Goscenski 9/1/16 Gary Goscenski 9/1/16

Six Simple Sayings Every United Way Should Know

Over the course of working with United Ways for the past 27 years, I have come up with a variety of different sayings which find their way into my speech on a fairly regular basis. I have selected six of the sayings I use most frequently for your consideration:

Gary Goscenski 8/18/16 Gary Goscenski 8/18/16

They Will Stop Asking About Your Administrative Costs If . . .

One of the more common questions we get from local United Ways goes something like this: “How do we get donors to stop asking about our administrative costs?”

Kasey 8/4/16 Kasey 8/4/16

Make It Awesome! Affinity Groups

Does your United Way offer an affinity group that people can be a part of to make an impact on a specific issue in your community?