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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?

Gary Goscenski 10/31/16 Gary Goscenski 10/31/16

Learn Your United Way Jargon - The Answers to the Jargon Challenge?

Two weeks ago, we posted our first Jargon Challenge. We listed six jargon terms or phrases and asked you which one of these six jargon terms or phrases is fictional – the remaining five are all actual terms or phrases used by United Ways.

Gary Goscenski 10/13/16 Gary Goscenski 10/13/16

Know Your United Way Jargon? Take Our Jargon Challenge and Win a Treat!

Anyone who has worked for a United Way for even 10 minutes realizes that United Ways have a language all their own.

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: