Welcome to campaign season! As an Employee Campaign Leader (ECL), you will help engage and educate your co-workers, create excitement and drive dollars to help reach your company's goal.
If you have any questions or want to get in touch with your United Way campaign representative, please email us at corporatesupport@unitedway-pdx.org and we’ll be happy to help you.
Sample Emails
Creating a communications plan gets everyone excited and rallied around the same cause. Your help will ensure we're all UNITED IN PURPOSE!
- Download these sample emails and personalize them to fit your company campaign. From the kickoff to the wrap up and everything in between, our templates will help you (the ECL) communicate to your employees and co-workers.
Local Photo Kit
Take a look at all the great photos of our community! Utilize and edit these photos for your campaign.
Pledge Forms
Make Your Pledge
We've turned our pledge forms into fillable PDFs, making it easier for employees working remotely to give back to their community.
Social Media Toolkit
Sharing how your company supports the community on social media can help attract top talent and encourage your co-workers to share their excitement as well!
- Show how your company is getting creative for the campaign (ex. virtual rallies, games, raffles, etc.)
- Encourage employees to share why they support United Way using #LeadingTheWay and #LiveUnited
- Download our social media toolkit and guide for more social media ideas, personalized images and everything you could need to spread the word
Supporting Materials
- Review our checklist for a successful Workplace Campaign.
- Look at the Frequently Asked Questions concerning Workplace Campaigns.
- See how your donation can make an impact.
- Jazz up your office space with a Workplace Campaign poster.
- View our Impact Report to share in a company-wide email promoting your workplace campaign.
- Read through our latest blog posts. These in-depth stories highlight the impact United Way of the Columbia-Willamette and our many funded partners have on our region. Learn about how our work has kept thousands housed through our eviction prevention work, how our Hands On Greater Portland volunteer team directly supports many nonprofits across our region, how kids in Washington County are embracing STEAM education, and how our new fall volunteer event Community Impact Week made a huge impact throughout our community. Learn about how United Way of the Columbia-Willamette rapidly responded to the 2020 wildfires in Oregon through our Wildfire Response and Recovery Fund Report. Additionally, check out how we are preparing communities of color for disasters that may yet come in our Inclusive Messaging Report.
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- Host a virtual event, for fun OR as a fundraising event! Get inspired with these great ideas.
- Check out our fundraising A to Z advice.
- Get inspired with fundraising event ideas.
- Have fun with our United Way word search!
- Finally, look over the extensive United Way branding guidelines for any answers you can't find above.
- Learn more about our Diaper and Book Drives.
- Take a look at our 2024 Impact Infographic.
- Share this two-pager on all of our impact areas.
- Take a look at the many ways you can give to United Way of the Columbia-Willamette!