Blog Category: Education
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Football is Back: Dallas Cowboys Winning On the Field and Off
Back to Football
It appears Dallas Cowboy fans gave their team some mojo last night in their 24-17 victory over the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants—a victory they’d not seen since November 2010. Going into this game, Cowboy fans had a sizeable lead over other NFL teams on the leader board at nfl.com/backtofootball. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. More
09/06/12
Labor Days of Action with United Way
Speed Volunteers from St. Paul, MN
In the United States, we celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September to recognize the economic and social contributions of working men and women. This Labor Day, I’d like to recognize two groups of union members who are volunteering in support of United Way initiatives. More
08/31/12
The Importance of a Healthy Environment
Regular physical activity is critical for a child to be able to have good health, success in school, and overall wellbeing. Educating individuals to make the healthy choice is important, but is not enough to combat the environmental conditions and limitations that often determine an individual’s health. More
08/20/12
Some of My Reasons for LIVING UNITED
LIVE UNITED
Think back to your introduction and first experience with the United Way. Was it volunteering? Was it giving? Was it advocacy? For me, it was our Sunday afternoon public service announcements when I was a teenager in the early 1980s. More
08/16/12
Charting a Course for Change through Collective Impact
Charting a Course
Are you working with a United Way on your community initiative and wondering what the best role is for them? If so, check out this new white paper that lays out the community strategies experts say work best to improve education, financial stability and health and how your United Way can help you turn those strategies into action. More
08/13/12