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Congratulations! You’ve raised your hand to run your workplace giving campaign. That makes YOU an unstoppable community changemaker. We’re thrilled you’re here! Together, we'll create a community of opportunity where all people thrive. Let’s get started!

  • Plan and Communicate Your Campaign
  • Engage, Educate and Motivate
  • Wrap-up
  • Welcome

     

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  • Plan your campaign goal

    Setting specific goals and objectives helps measure progress and results.

    Your United Way Campaign Representative can help you:

    • Assess your campaign's strengths and opportunities
    • Analyze results of past years
    • Set strong goals and objectives to make your campaign the most successful yet!

    Sample goals:

    • X% increase in participation, or X% total participation
    • X% increase in dollars raised, or a goal of raising at least $XX,XXX
    • X number of volunteers or volunteer hours
  • Tools to make your campaign engaging

    Visit our YouTube channel to view our 2021 Ambassador training webinar series. Below are the individual sessions:

    A New Normal Virtual, In Person and Hybrid Events Workplace Campaigns 101 Community Impact Get to Know Our Work Communication Strategies Resources Volunteer United Volunteering in 2021Beyond the Fundraising Our Complete PartnershipVolunteer United Volunteering in 2021

    Download these tools to engage your employees during your campaign:

    Campaign Best Practices ​ Campaign Worksheet ​ Making an Ask​ Engaging with Labor and Union Employees Campaign Event Ideas
    Virtual Engagment How-to Recommended Platforms Web Conferencing Platforms GoFundMe Overview
    MobileCause Overview
     
    Our Engagement Menu includes non-fundraising activities that you can use year-round to educate and engage employees around critical needs in the Twin Cities and the work of United Way. You can also learn about our three Giving Communities and share the flyers with interested employees or groups.

    ​ Emerging Leaders Booklet Women United Booklet Arise Project Booklet


  • Interactive Activities

    Use these Interactive Activities to educate employees about current community needs and the work of United Way.

    Making Choices

    Making Choices - PowerPointMaking Choices - InstructionsMaking Choices - Game Sheet
     

    You Be the Grant Maker

    You Be the Grant MakerGrant Maker Scoring RubricSample Proposal #1Sample Proposal #2Sample Proposal #3
      

    GTCUW Jeopardy

    GTCUW JeopardyGTCUW Jeopardy Questions
     

    Who Wants to Be  a Millionaire  --  United Way trivia game

    Millionaire GameMillionaire Presenter Instructions
     

  • Gifts and pledges

    There are several online giving options available. Please check with United Way to determine what's best for your company.

    If some of your employees do not have internet access at work, feel free to use Paper Pledge Forms. You can download and print our pledge form here.

    Printable Pledge Form
  • Materials and Downloads

    Download materials below to promote your campaign and educate employees.

    Campaign Brochure​ Labor Brochure​ 2021 GTCUW Community Report​ Campaign PowerPoint Template​ Your Dollar's Impact

    Campaign Story Postcards Large Poster - Changemaker Small Poster - Changemaker
     

    Video: Share United Way's annual video or others focused on the amazing work being done in partnership with local nonprofits.

    Check out our video library
      

    Success Stories: Sharing success stories with your staff is a great way to inform them about how their efforts are making a life-changing impact.

    Check out our success stories
     

    Impact Speaker Videos

    Parker's Story Polly's Story Shay's Story
     

    2-1-1 Call Audio

    Food 01 Food 02 Food 03 Food 04 Education 01 Education 02 Housing 01 Housing 02 Housing 03

  • Customizable Emails and Images

    Below you will find customizable campaign emails you can send to your employees. You may also choose to create your own campaign emails and add our email banner image (download below).

    Sample Campaign Emails
    Email Banner 1Email Banner 2

    Feel free to use these United Way logos and images when creating your own campaign materials. 

    United Way Local Logo (.eps)United Way Local Logo (.jpg)United Way Local Logo (.png)2020 Campaign Images(.zip)

  • Volunteer projects

    ​Contact Volunteer United or call 612-340-7440. Our staff will match your employee groups to volunteer projects with our community partners across the nine-county metro area. When you work with Volunteer United, you can:

    • Search for a project, contact the agency, and recruit volunteers.
    • Get help with determining the right project for your company

    Think about whether an on-site or off-site project would work better for your employees, time and budget—or do both!

    ​2020 Home for Good Overview
  • Saying thanks

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    Thanking your colleagues for their donations is one of the most important steps in the campaign. Say "thank you" and say it often!

    • Incorporate a thank you at a staff meeting or at common venues throughout your company.
    • Share results with employees, including total amount raised, participation percentages and volunteer hours to recognize everyone who participated.
    • Use our downloadable thank you poster below to show appreciation to your employees.
    • Give a special thank you to any volunteers who helped make your campaign a success. Our customizable certificates of appreciation are a great way to thank these people.

    ​ Thank You Poster - Small​ Thank You Poster - Large​ Thank You Poster - Spanish​ Thank You Poster - Karen​ Sample Thank You and Campaign Wrap-Up Email Editable Certificate of Appreciation

  • Finalizing donations

    Follow the steps on this checklist to submit your campaign donations to United Way.

    ​Remittance Checklist​Key Remittance Dates

    Consider an Organizational Gift to United Way. Have an authorized representative fill out this corporate pledge form and return it to United Way.

    Organizational Gift Form
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​100% LOCAL

Together we are creating a community where all people thrive regardless of income, race, or place.

Thank you for being a changemaker!


Your United Way gift makes a life-changing impact, here’s how:

  • It stays 100% local, impacting the lives of people in the nine-county metro area
  • It supports housing, food, education and job training programs as well as advocacy and coalition work to influence policy and state funding
  • It supports United Way’s 211 resource helpline to connect callers with critical basic needs
  • It develops a healthy nonprofit sector by supporting over 100 nonprofit organizations
  • It touched the lives of over 500,000 people last year

We are on a mission to create a community of opportunity where all people thrive. Your gift builds the foundation for a brighter future by supporting household stability, educational success, and economic opportunity. Thank you for joining us!

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