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The Difference Between Auto Manufacturers and United Ways
What if automobile manufacturers sold cars and trucks the way United Ways ask people to give?
Perspectives is on the Road Again
We’re on the road again! This time, we're headed to Erie, Pennsylvania to the United Way of Pennsylvania State Conference.
Quote of the Month: May 2018
“Students are the priority – Collaboration is the strategy – Change is the reality” – OnTrack Greenville (United Way of Greenville County and partners)
Thank You to the Trailblazers
When the Southeast Regional Conference ended last week, Gary and I headed up the scenic chairlift on Mount Harrison. We were headed toward what we had been promised was “the greatest view in the Smokies that you can get without hiking.”
Newspapers and United Ways
There was an interesting talk show on NPR several weeks ago about the demise of the printed newspaper. For nearly three decades, newspaper circulation has declined every single year.