Put together your Day of Caring volunteer team

Join thousands of your friends, neighbors and colleagues Friday, September 21 for an all-county day of volunteering. Day of Caring is a great way to get to know your co-workers outside the office, build teamwork and jumpstart your workplace giving campaign. The fun starts with a fabulous kickoff celebration at 7:30 a.m. at the Seattle Center. Enjoy a continental breakfast, live music and pick up your Volunteer Care Package full of helpful tools and treats. Plus, enter to win fabulous prizes including a cruise for two on the Holland America line. Special thanks to our Day of Caring sponsors: AT&T, WaMu, Microsoft Corporation, Home Depot, Tully's, the Seattle Center and KEXP.
Sign up for your Day of Caring project >>
Get the keys to success September 26
Our campaign coordinator conference will give you the insights, information and tools you need to lead a successful campaign. This conference is a terrific opportunity to meet other coordinators and trade ideas and best practices. If you are a rookie coordinator, this is an excellent opportunity to gain a lot of information that will help you as you plan your campaign. And, if you are a seasoned campaign veteran, use this opportunity to learn about the new happenings at United Way of King County, and share your expertise with others. This training will be held September 26, 8:30 a.m. to noon at the New Holly Gathering Hall in Seattle. It is free and a continental breakfast will be served.
Register online for the conference >>
Who can help you run a successful campaign?
Your United Way of King County Loaned Executive (LE) has the expertise, experience, training and tools to support you. Your LE will be your main United Way contact during the busy campaign season from September to December. He or she can help you develop a campaign plan, coordinate presentations at campaign events, ask for contributions and help complete all paperwork. Please take advantage of the experience and training your LE can offer you. If you don't know who your LE is, please contact our Customer Service staff at 206.461.5005 or customerservice@uwkc.org.
Is United eWay for you?
United eWay is United Way of King County's online pledging tool. Online pledging can help your company spend less time on gathering and processing employee pledges, reach remote employees and give coordinators accurate and fast campaign reports. That leaves more time for fun! Here are some of the ways United eWay can help you:
- Campaign Management provides an online campaign solution.
- Processing and Distribution offers a highly efficient, bonded and insured back-office for an organization's campaign and allows for efficient collection of pledges and distribution of funds between an organization and any 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Click & Give provides an online fundraising tool to raise dollars on an ongoing basis or in the event of a disaster.
If you're interested in using United eWay for your campaign, please contact Erik Skorupka.