WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS:

STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

A workplace campaign is a great way to bring employees together around a common cause. Join the hundreds of organizations from across the region in our united efforts to tackle our community’s most pressing challenges.

  • Strengthen your organization’s profile as an active community leader
  • Enhance workplace morale, pride, team building and employee loyalty
  • Provide an opportunity for your employees to get involved and give back to their community
  • Develop a company culture centered around helping others and changing lives

How to run a successful campaign in 6 easy steps

PLAN

It all starts with a plan. The below materials provide a roadmap to help you and your team think through the timing and logistics of your workplace campaign. United, we plan to make a difference!

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    Campaign Timeline & Best Practices

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Which Pledge Method is best for you?

ENGAGE

Metro United Way connects businesses and their employees with volunteer opportunities that are individually meaningful and collectively impactful. Our service initiatives meet immediate need, strengthening our community while providing significant benefits to your employees and company. We are proud to be your partner in corporate social responsibility.

  • Collection Drives

    Your team collects supplies requested by our nonprofit partners. This project allows for a great deal of flexibility and customization for your team.

  • Onsite Projects

    We bring the volunteer project to you! You provide the volunteers and cover the project cost; MUW will handle the project details including ordering and preparing all needed supplies. We offer two versions of onsite projects:

  • FACILITATED ONSITE PROJECTS

    MUW will bring all supplies to your project location, set up and stay onsite to lead your project. We can give instructions, share why your project is important and engage with your team. When the project is completed, we help clean up and then deliver your completed kits to the receiving nonprofit agency.

  • DROP-OFF ONSITE PROJECTS

    MUW orders and prep everything you need for a successful project and you pick-up or we drop-off project supplies (pre-project) and completed kits (post-project). We are available virtually to explain your project’s impact and provide instructions.

  • Parking Lot Pick-Up Projects (PLP)

    This project option is a great way to engage employees who are working remotely, going beyond virtual projects and allowing them to involve their family and friends in the volunteer experience. Employees pick up kit supplies and instructions from our parking lot or yours they complete the kits at home and then return them for delivery to a nonprofit agency.

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    Offsite Projects

    Visit MUW’s Volunteer Connection site (volunteer.metrounitedway.org) to search and sign-up for individual and group volunteer opportunities hosted by MUW and nonprofit agencies from across our seven-county service region.

    Visit Volunteer Connection site

  • Signature Events

    By bringing people and organizations together to solve our region’s most pressing issues, we are making our neighborhoods a better place to live, work and thrive. We lead signature volunteer events year-round, like Day of Action and The Greatest Give Back designed to meet need across our seven-county service region.

I’m ready to learn more

To learn more about collection drives, offsite and onsite projects or signature events like Day of Action and The Greatest Give Back, visit: metrounitedway.org/volunteer

 

If you are ready to get started just fill out our online project request form:
metrounitedway.org/corporate-volunteer-interest-form

 

Click here to learn more about projects, pricing and logistics:

Inspire

To quote a lovely children’s book, “To be inspired is great. To inspire is incredible.” This is your chance to inspire! Leverage the below resources to tell the story of why this work matters and inspire your team to take action and Live United.

ASK

Once you’ve inspired employees, you still need to invite them to join you in supporting Metro United Way. This part can be intimidating, but fortunately, we’re here to make it easy! The above “Inspire” resources can be leveraged to support your ask. Also, the below email templates can be tailored for you or someone in your leadership to send out your team.

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    Sample Email Content

    Email templates for ECL’s or Leadership to send out to employees during the campaign

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WRAP UP

Once you’ve made all your asks, all the emails have been sent and all the events are over, it’s time to wrap. The below is a step-by-step guide for wrapping your campaign.

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    Campaign Wrap-Up Process

    Download this guide to help walk you through wrapping up your Metro United Way campaign

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THANK YOU

Celebrate yourself and your team for a job well done! UNITED we make our community stronger.

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