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On May 7, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., United Way of America formally launched a new national initiative, the United Way Financial Stability Partnership™. This is the culmination of years of work at the local and national levels to strategically address a critical issue – the financial insecurity of the families and communities we serve. View the press release, list of distinguished speakers, watch video clips of speeches or read the Chronicle of Philanthropy article about the new initiative.
United Way’s financial stability framework consists of three steps: increasing income, building savings, and gaining and sustaining assets. Watch the Financial Stability Partnership™ video to learn about this exciting new United Way initiative.
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Join Cynthia L Hunt from PricewaterhouseCoopers Chicago, and your peers on June 26-27, 2007 to discuss the use of technology to maximize the philanthropic potential of employees and customers and create a greater return on investment. View the agenda and registration information.
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Join us in San Francisco on July 11-13 as United Way of America and the National League of Cities convene local United Way leaders, elected officials and business leaders from across the country to exchange ideas, share promising practices, and develop strong local and national partnerships in the area of financial stability. Visit the website for more information or to register.
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Together with you, United Way is making lasting changes in communities across the country. The generosity of your company and its employees make this possible. Read a few real life examples of the lives we are changing by working together.
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A new survey by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP shows that companies who help their employees volunteer their professional skills to nonprofit organizations could have a leg up when it comes to recruiting Gen Y talent.
- 62% percent of survey respondents (18-26 year-olds) prefer to work for companies that give them opportunities to contribute their talents to nonprofit organizations.
- 97% believe companies should offer their employees opportunities to volunteer their work-related skills or talents to nonprofit organizations.
- 82% believe volunteering helps develop leadership and other important workplace skills.
Read more about this survey and Deloitte & Touche USA’s approach to community involvement and employee volunteerism. Be sure to send examples of community involvement and volunteerism at your company for possible inclusion in NCL News!
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The 2006 Spirit of America and Summit Awards winners will be formally announced on May 17 at the 2007 United Way Staff Leaders Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Check out next month’s NCL News for the winners! |
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Check out the enhanced NCL Campaign Toolkit. In addition to the posters, key messaging fact sheets, stock photos, and other great campaign tools, be sure not to miss the newest documents: What a dollar buys and the United Way PR boilerplate.
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Last year Bank of America and its employees invested more than $40 million to strengthen communities across the country. Bank of America has also partnered with the United Way Financial Stability Partnership™ to help hardworking individuals and families across the country obtain tax preparation assistance and unrealized tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The Bank of America Charitable Foundation provided $500,000 in grants to two statewide and 31 local United Ways, and Bank of America associate volunteers to assist in tax preparation for qualified individuals and families eligible for EITC. The communities receiving a Bank of America grant were able to increase the number of clients utilizing the tax preparation sites, resulting in over 166,000 tax claims filed and more than $54.3 million in EITC returned to working families and individuals. View the press release to learn more about this partnership. |
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