Get our newsletter
Stay connected with our latest stories, volunteer projects, community involvement and ways you can make an impact.
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.*Note: we'll be updating this page as new materials are finalized and ready for you to share with your colleagues.
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. While so many of us might still be staying apart, it’s more important than ever to streamline your digital communications.
- Download sample emails and personalize them! From the kickoff to the wrap up and everything in between, our templates help you (the ECL) communicate to your employees and co-workers.
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 #UnitedWeReimagine and #WhyIGive
- Download our toolkit for more social media ideas, our logos and everything you could need to spread the word
Supporting Materials
- View our 2020-2021 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 we work with Multnomah County to support early learning year round, how we keep books in the hands of kids through Children's Book Bank and our work with Raíces de Bienestar to destigmatize mental health care in the Latino community.
- Host a virtual event, for fun OR as a fundraising event! Get inspired with these great ideas.
- 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.
- See how your donation can make an impact.
- Review our checklist for a successful Workplace Campaign.
- Look at the Frequently Asked Questions concerning Workplace Campaigns.
- Check out our fundraising A to Z advice.
- Get inspired with fundraising event ideas.
- Have fun with our United Way word search!
- Download a Workplace Campaign poster to jazz up your office space!
- Pass out these handy 211Info wallet cards so your team always has access to this impressive service supported by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
- Finally, look over the extensive United Way branding guidelines for any answers you can't find above.