We have developed a wealth of tools to help you coordinate a successful campaign.
How to Run a Workplace Campaign
Energize your campaign by learning about the work of United Way, recruiting a team for your company’s campaign, and setting your strategy and goals.
Inspire employees to see the impact they make by holding a kickoff rally to showcase United Way’s work, asking someone who has benefited from United Way to share their story, or sharing United Way’s videos and stories.
Ask everyone to give, and ask those your employer to be a Sponsor.
Thank everyone for their generous support. Send thank you letters or hold a celebration to recognize donors. Don’t forget to provide a complete list of donors and close out your campaign with your United Way representative.
Download the Campaign Coordinator Handbook for more ideas, brochures, stories and campaign resources.
Instructions for Coordinators
I want to thank you again for being coordinator for your organization. That can never be said enough. A United Way workplace campaign is unique because it gives everyday workers a chance to make a difference in their community. To impact the lives of their neighbors, sometimes their friends and often people they do not even know. To help to make the Eastern Shore a better to live - where children and adults are not hungry, everyone has the same opportunity to succeed, families have a home and it is safe and there is affordable health care. A UW campaign allows employees to unite with the generosity of others to change lives on the Shore. And they can do this through payroll deductions, a check or cash.
The Goal of the 2024 Campaign is $200,000
Packet
Returning envelopes early as possible allows me to have every pledge entered before the end of the campaign. I process thousands of pledges.
The campaign runs until January 31th. Any envelopes received after February 1st will be included in the 2025 campaign.
Pledge Envelope
Complete as much as possible. If there is one than one coordinator, please list their name and email. Please note 100% Participation Pledge Forms and Brochures can emailed if you would like an electronic version. Returning unused material saves money.
Brochure
The brochure contains a list of nonprofits who have received funding in the past. They are listed under categories which lets one know how they can help.
It is a yearly requirement for UWVES to verify that organizations remain in good standing and can receive funding.
If possible, if someone would like to designate to a nonprofit not on the list, it is helpful for that donor to add any information they may have including contact information.
Acknowledgement
Every pledge receives a thank you letter, even ones who give through payroll deductions. Every letter states designations. This tells all donors that their gift is very much appreciated and helps to make sure I have correctly entered each designation. A small token of appreciation to every letter.
Raffle
There be a raffle for gift cards this year. The deadline will be December. The drawing will be announced on WESR. All coordinators who complete their campaigns or give me an idea of the amount of pledges they have collected to date will be included in the raffle.
Please email dbyrd@esunitedway.org if you have any questions or need more materials.
Without you taking time of your busy life, we could not raise critical funds needed to provide these services. And if you ever wonder if you are making a difference or what you do is worthwhile, think of the $8,400.000 you have helped raised over the years. And what the Shore might look like without that funding.
