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Read stories about the impact of United Way of Salt Lake’s work to improve basic needs and education outcomes in our community.
Utah Business Week and UWSL Teach High School Students to Give Back
by Stephanie Rokich Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Each summer, more than 100 high school students, mostly incoming juniors and seniors,…
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Summer Convening for Community School Principals!
by Lindsey Edwards Senior Director, Community Schools Partnerships On Tuesday, July 21, United Way Salt Lake hosted the third annual…
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Blazing Our Trail and Changing the Odds!
by James Brown Community Investment Advisor I’m not a rock climber, but I have many friends who are, so that…
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Collective Impact on a National Level – StriveTogether!
by Bill Crim CEO In March, United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) became an official member of StriveTogether, a national…
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Why am I Invested in United Way of Salt Lake?
by Sean Slatter CEO, Logistic Specialties, Inc (LSI) Executive Committee and Davis County Chair United Way of Salt Lake Board…
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Volunteers, Here’s When to Call it Quits and Try Something New!
by Stephanie Rokich Community Volunteer Engagement Coordinator This is the fourth post in the Community Volunteer Engagement Blog Series. In this…
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Space Monsters, Spiders, and Selflessness
David Bean TD Williamson, Technical Director of Data Architecture Guest Blogger When I was 15, my dad took me to…
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STOEL RIVES — Lip Syncing for a Cause!
by Kelsey Koziar Business Development Coordinator, STOEL RIVES, LLP Guest Blogger This year, for the STOEL RIVES LLP workplace giving…
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UWSL Receives National Award for Excellence — Community Schools Initiative
by Lindsey Edwards Senior Director of Community School Partnerships United Way of Salt Lake received the National Award for Excellence-Community…
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Corporate Social Responsibility – Why it Matters
by Amy Bosworth Corporate Relations Director Recently, I met with an executive of a company to discuss ways to engage…
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Community Leaders Commit to Powerful Action!
by Mark Bouchard Senior Managing Director CB Richard Ellis Chair, Promise Partnership Regional Council June 10 marked the quarterly meeting…
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"It’s No Mystery" Why We Support United Way of Salt Lake!
by Megan Richards Community Investment Advisor “If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk.” I…
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