Campaign Central

United Way of Inner Wisconsin

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The 2012 Campaign Video

This year's campaign video is a collaboration of three United Ways: United Way of Inner Wisconsin, United Way of Marathon County and United Way of Portage County.
Please help us to thank Rucinski and Reetz Communication, Practical Illusions and Shadow Collaborative for volunteering their time and talents and making this possible!

Getting Started - For Employee Campaign Coordinators

Welcome to the United Way team! United Way would like to congratulate you on being selected Employee Campaign Coordinator (ECC). You are joining a select group of volunteers from across south Wood and Adams Counties, who are helping our friends and neighbors who need it most.
Campaign Best Practices
Campaign Ideas and Events
6 Steps to Success
Campaign Coordinator Checklist
Sample Letter - Employee Campaign
Sample Letter - Thank You
Sample Letter - Labor
The 20 Minute Program

Campaign in a BAG

“Campaign in a Bag” is perfect for first-time Company Campaign Coordinators, or busy Company Campaign Coordinators who want to run a fun and successful campaign but need a little extra help. Here we have developed the plan, all you have to do is implement it!
“Campaign in a Bag” is a one-week United Way campaign; with activities planned for each day (five business days) complete with step-by-step instructions.
Everything you need to accomplish this campaign plan will be delivered to you in a bag (supplement to your campaign kit), delivered to you by staff/co-workers, or can be downloaded HERE!
Click here to download the "Campaign in a Bag" Plan, including check off lists.
Click here to download a Materials Order Form.
Click here to download the "20 Minute Program" to help you plan your United Way kick-off meeting.
Click here to download the "20 Minute Program" supplement, complete with all scripts needed to run your United Way kick-off meeting.
Click here to download the Silent Auction Bidding Sheets.
Click here to download the Baby Contest Voting Ballots.
Click here to download the T-Shirt Cut Outs.

Campaign Interactive

There are many ways to learn more and get involved in the United Way campaign! Here are some of the ways:
- Watch this PBS Frontline report on "Poor Kids" from November 20, 2012.
- Watch this CBS Sunday Morning story about "America's New Poor" and learn how yesteray's donors are today's receivers.
- Watch this CBS 60 Minutes story about "Hidden America" to learn about the impact of poverty and homelessness on children.
- Take this poverty simulation at www.playspent.org to see if you can last one month living in poverty. Simulation only takes approximately 10 minutes

The Campaign Central E-Newsletter

During campaign (mid-August through mid-November) you can sign up for our weekly "Campaign Central E-newsletter!" This brief email will contain useful hints on how to add pizzazz to your campaign; give you updates on what OTHER local companies are doing for their United Way campaigns; and keep you posted on upcoming United Way events. To sign up, click here and specify you would like to receive the Campaign Central E-newsletter.

Request a Green Bay Packer Football:

Click here to set up an account with the Green Bay Packers and sign up for a FREE autographed football for your United Way Campaign! (please note: please allow 6-8 weeks for approval and delivery)

Download Campaign Materials

Order Forms

Download the United Way logo

We encourage you to use the logo on materials that you are producing, but we ask that you follow these guidelines: full color is best for color printing; the blue logo can be used when printing in blue ink on white backgrounds; black and white is best printing in black or for photocopying; please do not alter the logo, seperate the elements or change the scale of the brandmark.