A United Way workplace campaign is an engaging, time-tested way for everyone in your organization to rally in support of our community. Both easy and effective, workplace giving is a significant element of our campaign and shows employees their workplace actively supports our community’s most critical issues. Employee campaigns are a great opportunity to engage employees, build a spirit of teamwork, and increase morale all while making an impact on the community.

Employees are given an opportunity to support United Way by donating through convenient payroll deduction or a direct gift. Whether you’re a small business, major corporation, or even a nonprofit, you can join the many local businesses and organizations that run workplace campaigns each year.

UNITE WITH US! Unity will build a better community. Unity begins with YOU.

Ready to start a campaign? Contact Helen Zimmerman at 812-421-7479.

UNITY BUILDS COMMUNITY. UNITY BEGINS WITH YOU.

Although there are signs of recovery in our community, many households are battling a hidden issue: although they’re working, they can’t make ends meet. This often forces tough choices – do they pay rent or refill medicine? Keep the lights on or put food in the fridge?  United Way is shifting its focus to one goal: empowering individuals and families with resources to improve their economic situation. In other words, to become upwardly mobile.

United Way has developed new Pathways to Potential that are shown to improve the upward mobility of individuals and communities. These new Pathways include:

• Empowering Employment – Empowering individuals with the resources they need to secure and maintain employment
• Mental Health – Improving access to mental health care
• Thriving NextGen – Equipping children and youth with the skills needed to thrive, both socially and academically
• Social Stability & Growth – Strengthening relationships that serve as a safety net and alliances that expand opportunities for growth

Unite with us to build a community that offers opportunities for everyone to thrive, not just survive. Your gift to United Way is pooled with others to make a significant investment into problem-solving initiatives, creating more impact than single donations to one organization. Unity will build a better community… and unity begins with YOU. 

Tips for a Great Campaign

Recruit a Committee

• Don’t go it alone. Recruiting a committee of fun, enthusiastic team members with a love of our community will not only help spread the workload, but will bring fresh ideas to the campaign.
• Set a regular meeting schedule and make sure everyone is familiar with the campaign, the new Pathways, and your company’s goals.

Prepare the Plan

• Determine timing, your company message, and decide on incentives (if any).
• Work with the United Way Resource Development Director to set dates, online giving options, and UW presentation opportunities.

Make it Fun

• Use the campaign as an opportunity to build fun, engaging activities into the workday.
• Creative campaign activities include: chili cookoffs, cornhole, water pong, pie-in-the-face, silent auctions, department challenges, scavenger hunts, eating contests, trivia contests, BINGO, cash-for-casual days…. you can make it a blast to support United Way.
• Capitalize on individual, safely-distanced volunteer opportunities to inspire employees.

Promote, Promote, Promote

• Utilize the tools in the campaign toolkit to promote your campaign in various ways. Graphics, emails, and videos are available to support your campaign communication efforts.
• Recruit your company leadership to encourage and inspire support of the campaign. 

Stay In-the-Know

• Refer to your Employee Campaign Champion Guide for detailed information about the new strategy, Pathways, and campaign.
• Sign up to receive the Employee Campaign Champion newsletter to receive tips, best practices, and event ideas.