Our workplace campaign partners are highly valued and play a critical role in our mission to bring people together to create positive and lasting impact in our communities. Every year, nearly 500 local businesses and their employees organize effective and purposeful campaigns to generate financial support that improves the lives of families and individuals across our region. Your company is likely already demonstrating a commitment to philanthropy. A workplace campaign will take your efforts to the next level, showcasing your corporate social responsibility agenda, boosting employee morale and increasing your ability to attract and retain employees. Learn how your company can make a difference.
United Way offers flexible philanthropic solutions that allow companies to support multiple causes simultaneously or target specific issues such as meeting basic needs, moving to financial stability and building for success in school and life. We also customize engagement opportunities for companies that run workplace campaigns. Your United Way partnership gives your employees the opportunity to work together to make a lasting impact in the communities where they live and work. Through fundraising, volunteering, engagement activities or a combination of the three, this partnership will prove to instill a sense of corporate pride and provide rewarding team-building experiences.
Employees value companies that lead through philanthropy:
- 55% of employees favor community-focused companies over profit-focused brands, even choosing to work for lower wages if a genuine Corporate Social Responsibility program is present.
- 69% of working Americans say they’re not volunteering as much as they’d like, indicating significant opportunity for employers to provide more volunteering chances.
- 93% of employees who volunteer expressed happiness with their employer.
- Among young professionals (millennials), 70% said they favor companies committed to the community.
- Employees who participate in corporate sponsored programs through volunteering, giving or taking positive actions are 52% less likely to leave their company.
