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If you are employed at a company or organization
which does not run a United Way campaign, and you are willing
to help establish one, here are some steps you may wish to
follow:
- Ask your employer (supervisor, manager,
or owner) to support a first-time United Way campaign. If
he or she is interested, you may wish to call the United
Way office at 419-227-6341 and schedule a time that a United
Way representative can meet with you and your employer to
discuss what is involved in running a campaign. The most
successful campaigns include the following:
- Others may wish to volunteer for United
Way itself, either during the campaign or the allocations
period. Attendance at United Way events during the campaign
is also a great way to feel a part of the overall community
effort.
- Consider a schedule for employee meetings
for which you can ask approval. Meetings can be held for
as few as two employees or as many as you can accommodate.
The most effective meetings have between 12 and 50 employees,
but much of the size of meetings is determined by employee
availability and work load.
- Recruit some of your co-workers to help
you. You will need to talk with some employees after the
United Way meetings one-on-one about making a United Way
contribution. This personal ask can be very effective, but
labor intensive. Remember to try and recruit from all areas
of your organization.
- Call the United Way office at 419-227-6341
and ask for help. Please do not feel lost in your efforts.
Call and let trained United Way staff and volunteers make
your campaign work much easier.
Campaigns that need a boost
If you are already doing the suggestions
for new campaigns, please contact the United Way office and
talk over your campaign with one of the staff. Your participation
is very important to the campaign and increased efforts at
your own campaign will make the community campaign that much
stronger. Thanks.
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