OPEN YOUR HEART
LEND YOUR MUSCLE
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Step Two: Get your boss on board
What's the key to success in any job? Having your boss' support...
Guess what? The key to a successful United Way campaign is also the support of your CEO.
The great news is that someone in your company already thinks you're "hot stuff" because they chose you to organize the United Way campaign! Congratulations!
Making It Happen...
Keeping your CEO in the loop and involved can be as easy as asking them to:
- Endorse the campaign strategy.
- Help identify additional team members that will adequately reflect the employee workforce.
- Send personal letters of endorsement and follow-up to employees. (see samples in "getting organized" section)
- Make a few brief statements to each group solicitation endorsing the company's commitment to
- Elkhart county with the United Way campaign and speak to the credibility of the United Way here in our county. (you'll find talking points and United Way facts in the "getting organized" section)
- Approve incentives to be used for the campaign. (be creative... they do not always have to be monetary. See examples in the "getting creative" section)
- Solicit top management for leadership gifts (of $1,000 or more) which will set the pace for giving and provide leadership by example. (for more information see "giving programs" section)
WHY LIVE UNITED.
When we reach out a hand to one we influence the condition of all.
When you give to the United Way, you're lending a hand to your neighbors, family and friends who live right here in Elkhart County.
When we LIVE UNITED... Elkhart County does more... it's that simple.
EDUCATION.
Helping children and youth achieve their potential.
- Kindergarten Readiness
Readiness to succeed in school means children enter kindergarten developmentally on track. - Elementary Readiness
Reading on grade-level by fourth grade means elementary students are prepared to succeed in later grades and to graduate from high school - High School Graduation
Academic achievement is reflected in one-time high school graduation rates
Click here to see how we're meeting these goals.
INCOME.
Promoting financial stability and independence.
- Adult Education
How can adults best engage with post-high school learning opportunities to, in two years or less, move from a low-skill job to a middle skill job? - Financial Literacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental money skills they need to successfully meet their basic needs? - Savings & Assets
How can a family best develop the assets they need to remain financially stable during changes in income, illness or other events.
Click here to see how we're meeting these goals.
HEALTH.
Improving people's health.
- Dental
Untreated dental health problems interfere with the ability to learn, eat and work. - Hunger
If a person is hungry, everything else in life becomes a challenge. - Medical Self-Advocacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental skills they need to successfully navigate a difficult diagnosis?
Click here to see how we're meeting these goals.
