Category: United Way of Salt Lake

Our friends at the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) remind us that leadership is an active process, not merely a position […]

by Allison Temnick Community Investment Advisor “Langosta,” a little eight-year old voice said quietly. “What?” I replied, confused. “I said, do you have any pets, Oscar?” Again he whispered, “langosta.” […]

Tracy S. Gruber, JD Director of the Office of Child Care Senior Advisor of the Intergenerational Poverty Initiative Department of Workforce Services Utah’s economy is in an incredibly strong position […]

Sophie Siebach James E. Moss Elementary Community School Director As the winter cold quickly descends upon the Salt Lake Valley, it is important to be aware of the basic needs […]

Karlee Berezay ViaWest The morning after I graduated college I felt like I had been hit by a bus, a bus full of existentialists and explorers. I was simultaneously excited […]

Kristine Knudson Software Tester, TD Williamson Each year, I try donating some time to volunteer for T.D. Williamson’s United Way activities.  I also donate money for this wonderful cause. This […]

by Jame Brown Community Investment Advisor United Way of Salt Lake uses the Collective Impact approach to create long-term community change. Partner agencies show support for Collective Impact through their […]

by McCall Pitcher Community Investment Advisor The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Giving Campaign has officially wrapped up! They didn’t mess around this year. Let’s talk numbers: Enterprise employees across Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, […]

by Zenia Frendt Leadership Giving Director, Women’s Leadership Council “If someone were to come to me and insist that we don’t have a ‘woman leadership’ problem in this state, my […]

by Korey Klein Data Operations Director In early October, more than 370 individuals, representing 60 cradle to career partnerships from across the country, ascended on Minneapolis for StriveTogether’s National Cradle […]

by Alison Cundiff Corporate Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Like any other business function, corporate community engagement is expected to add value to the business. Robust efforts in this arena should have […]

by Chris Ellis Partnership Director, Early Learning Outcomes  Last week, the Institute for Child Success (ICS) convened their second Future of Early Childhood Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. The goal […]

by Rob Dugger, PhD Managing Partner, Hanover Provident Capital, LLC Co-Founder, ReadyNation As the co-founder of ReadyNation and a stalwart supporter of quality early learning, I have great respect for […]

by Julene Thompson Account Manager, Penna Powers As Social Change is such a large part of what Penna Powers does, we appreciated how United Way of Salt Lake approached our workplace campaign. They […]

by Danya Pastuszek Senior Director of Analytics and Learning In late October, United Way Worldwide and more than 100 United Way leaders from across the U.S. and Canada, met in […]