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7 Ways to Make 2024 Better Than 2023 at Your United Way
Do you want things to be different in 2024? Here are 7 changes you should consider making at your United Way.
The Top Five Blog Posts of 2023!
This year, we published 24 blog posts, but only a few can be the best of the year! So, we decided to take a walk down memory lane and find what you all thought were the top 5 blog posts of 2023.
This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Stories and Statistics!
The end of the year is almost here, and as members of your community are celebrating the holidays, they are also thinking about their year-end donations.
Can Your United Way Do This?
What really caught my attention were the six words on the billboard “Donating to . . .”
The Three Things You MUST Tell Your Donors
As many United Ways enter into the thick of campaign season, we thought it would be a great time to review the three things you MUST tell your donors to get them to give.
Addressing Symptoms Will Never Solve Your Problem
With so many symptoms, there is no question that a larger problem exists for United Ways. The problem . . .