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Community Impact is More Than Collective Impact
Donors – especially younger donors – have increasingly high expectations of the charitable organizations they support. Donors want to feel confident that the dollars they donate go to organizations that significantly impact their community.
Nine Webinars You Can’t Afford to Miss!
We are excited to introduce our 2018-2019 Signature Series and Master Class webinars. Both series of webinars have been designed to provide you with answers to the most common questions and challenges facing United Ways like yours.
Quote of the Month: October 2018
“Helping people is easy. Change is hard.” – Gary Goscenski, Issue-Focused Consultant, Perspectives
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Quote of the Month: September 2018
“An issue focus has changed everything, from how we speak about our work to how we measure our success.” – Pat Berger, President/CEO, United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area