Here are 4 ways businesses and organizations can be involved:
Organize a Workplace CampaignUnited Way workplace campaigns are about bringing people in local workplaces together to tackle our community's most difficult issues in the areas of education, financial stability, and health. Whether you're a small business, major corporation or even a nonprofit, you can join the hundreds of local businesses and organizations that run workplace campaigns each year.
Benefits:
Corporate GiftsBy investing your corporate charitable dollars with United Way, you get a partner who:
Support Employee VolunteerismIndividuals and groups can make a difference in your community and help bring about the change they want to see by volunteering for a cause or organization that shares their ideals.Volunteering not only provides the satisfaction of making a difference - it can offer other benefits, such as:
Loaned Executive ProgramLoaned Executives are individuals “loaned” to United Way from an organization or sponsored with funds from local companies. Loaned Executives function as extensions of the United Way fundraising staff in coordinating employee campaigns and soliciting employee pledges throughout Mid Coast Maine during the Campaign. Loaned Executives build leadership, communication, and teamwork skills while assisting local employers in planning, implementing, and managing successful United Way workplace campaigns. Serving as United Way spokespeople, Loaned Executives convey the mission, vision, and values of United Way to the community.
Companies that offer Loaned Executives and/or sponsor Loaned Executives include L.L.Bean, Hannaford, Norway Savings Bank, BIW, Local S6, Bath Savings Institution, and FHC, Inc. CLICK HERE TO MEET THIS YEAR'S LOANED EXECUTIVES If you are interested in any of these involvement options, please contact Tom Blatz, Director of Campaign . at 207-443-9752 or tblatz@uwmcm.org. We Make Campaigns worthwhileThere are many advantages to running a United Way workplace campaign:
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is a tested leader in workplace giving and we thoroughly vet our nonprofit members annually to ensure we provide donors with access to the most effective nonprofit organizations in the area. Through a workplace campaign your employees will experience the satisfaction of seeing their donations turn into programs and services that create impact on people’s lives. When they see the needle moving on important social issues in our community, they will know your company or organization helped to make a difference and they will feel proud of their collective accomplishments. United Way of Mid Coast Maine will partner with you to develop a customized fundraising campaign that aligns with your corporate values, as well as the particular interests of your employees. We will provide training and support to assist you in building your fundraising team and running an effective campaign. We will provide you with the tools and resources needed to be successful. |
Thank you to our Distinguished 2020 Corporate Contributors!Crow's Nest - $50,000+
  Main Royal - $10,000-$49,999
    Main Sail - $5,000-$9,999
     Spinnaker - $3,000-$4,999
Riley Insurance Agency,LLC
Sagadahock Real Estate Association Rudder - $1,000-$2,999
Bangor Savings Bank
Burgess Technology Services Dead River DXC Technology First Federal Savings First National Bank Five County Credit Union Fogg Art Restoration Goodwin's Chevrolet H. M. Payson & Co. JHR Development Key Bank Lajoie Brothers, Inc. Lamey-Wellehan M. W. Sewall & Company Mechanic Savings Bank Midcoast Federal Credit Union McTeague, Higbee, Case, Cohen, Whitney & Toker, P.A. Mechanics Savings Bank Mid Coast-Parkview Health Midcoast Federal Credit Union Sagadahock Real Estate Association Sebasco Harbor Resort Tidewater Telecome Anchor - $500-$999
Bath Sunrise Rotary
Boucher Perkins Campbell Paradis Casco Bay Title Derecktor Robinhood Marine Center Frohmiller Construction Norm's Used Cars Wayfair, LLC If you would like to learn more about starting a workplace campaign in your company or organization, or need assistance running your campaign, please contact Tom Blatz, Director of Campaign 207-443-9752.
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Giving is always a choice & you have options when you give. Yes, you can opt to designate (restrict) your dollars to a specific agency, however here are 4 reasons to give an undesignated gift which goes to the Community Fund:
Scope: It supports a collective impact effort, with invested dollars strategically allocated to a variety of organizations, programs, and partnerships that work together toward better health, education, and financial stability for local residents. United Way funds a continuum of services so that the needs of the whole person/family can be met. i.e. you help a child and their parent; you help someone find a job and help them with day care. The whole community benefits. Oversight: United Way convenes community leaders to research needs, select the most effective approach to creating solutions, and identify programs best qualified to do the work. Fund distribution is a volunteer-led process. Reach: By giving through United Way, donors can make a difference on a wide variety of local issues. United Way's broad reach touches lives of our neighbors and people whose lives we can only begin to imagine. (In Mid Coast Maine, 1 in 5 residents were helped by a United Way-funded program in 2015) Leverage: Your gift has a huge impact when pooled with those of other donors. United Way leverages volunteer power, donor dollars, and community resources to create long-lasting change. |
