Blog Category: Community Impact
Santa Cruz County Wins Roadmap to Health Prize
United Way and our community partners focus on creating not only opportunities to incorporate healthy living in our daily lives, but also to improve education and financial stability. A great example is Santa Cruz County, CA. There, public and private community partners have pinpointed areas where they can make the biggest difference. More
02/28/13
Community Service for Kids
It's never too early to start teaching your kids the value of community service. Getting involved in volunteering at a young age can set a life-long pattern of advancing the common good. More
02/19/13
Volunteering – the Secret to a Long Life?
At age 96, Fred Egley is not your average volunteer. In addition to spearheading two World War II memorials in Norfolk, Nebraska, Fred has been an active volunteer with his church, from fundraising to painting the exterior when he was in his 80s. More
02/18/13
5 Key Questions Corporate Leaders Are Asking about Their Community Program to Improve Impact in 2013
Drawing on his experience of working locally, in Asia and North America over the last 5 years, Doug Taylor, CEO of United Way Australia, shares with you the most commonly asked questions the best corporate leaders are asking about their community impact programs and suggests them as questions to ask at the start of 2013. More
02/15/13