Blog Category: Partnerships
Blog posts detailing United Way's corporate partnership news.
Ford donates $150k to United Way for Oklahoma tornado recovery
Ford Motor Company generously donated $400,000 for Oklahoma tornado relief, including $150,000 from Oklahoma Ford Dealers to United Way of Central Oklahoma. More
05/23/13
TEAM DAVIN, Not Your Average “Underdog” Tale
This time last year, “TEAM DAVIN” was merely a concept, an idea, a group of strangers who accepted a challenge to help kids stay in school. But one year later, this team of unlikely colleagues — a professional football player, a 20-year-old college student, a foundation exec, a nonprofit marketing manager and an NFL team staffer — developed and executed a vision to “Live United for Education” with United Way and accomplished a feat no other came close to achieving. More
04/17/13
By Doug Taylor
Creating Impact Through Volunteering – Part 5: Deepening Employee, Business Engagement for Impact
In this fifth blog on corporate volunteering, we discuss the impact the last ten years of our unskilled team volunteering program has had on ourselves, United Way Australia, and how we have used this to deepen our engagement with our corporate partners, their employees and our communities, to create greater impact for all these stakeholders. More
04/15/13
By Doug Taylor
Creating Impact Through Volunteering – Part 4: Growing Community Partnerships
In this fourth blog we reflect on the impact for our community partner, through a case study with a long term partner, Pathways Early Childhood Intervention, a small community organisation in Sydney’s inner west supporting families with children with disabilities. More
04/08/13
By Doug Taylor
Creating Impact Through Volunteering – Part 3: A Win for the Business
In this third blog reflecting on the impact of ten years of United Way’s Corporate Connect team volunteering, we examine the impact for the businesses supporting their employees to volunteer. More
04/01/13