Every year, dozens of local businesses large and small run United Way fundraising campaigns. Through one-time gifts or ongoing payroll deduction, employees at these organizations have the opportunity to invest in our community by supporting United Way.

Led by teams of hard-working volunteers at each organization, these dynamic campaigns often involve large group kick-off meetings, educational programs, strategic communications, special events and more—raising critical resources for our community and delivering valuable team-building experiences for our business partners.

United Way staff can provide logistical support and a range of turn-key communications materials to assist your organization in planning and implementing a fun and effective United Way fundraising campaign. To get information on starting a United Way campaign in your office, contact Laura Olson at (630) 645-6312.

To help your campaign be a success, we have the following tools available for your use. Listed below are local DuPage Area materials:

• United Way of the DuPage Area 2007 Donor Guide
• 2007 DuPage Community Report Card
• Spare Change for Community Change Flyer
• DuPage Pledge Form
• DuPage Partner Agencies

We have also included a link to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s campaign toolkit that has a wealth of information that will help you reach, educate and inspire a variety of audiences.

http://www.uw-mc.org/campaign_toolkit.html