United Way of Salt Lake Community Voices
The Case for VTO!
by Alison Cundiff Corporate Volunteer Engagement Coordinator What is VTO? VTO stands for “Volunteer Time Off” and refers to companies that provide a certain number of hours each year for […]
Read MoreData, Screening, and Outreach – How the ELN is Working to Better Help Kids!
by Chris Ellis Partnership Director, Early Learning Outcomes The Early Learning Network (ELN) is focused on two outcomes for all children in our community: 1) increasing the number of children […]
Read MoreJoining the United Way of Salt Lake Team!
by Asia Rikard Community Investment Advisor It has been five weeks since I joined the United Way of Salt Lake team as a Community Investment Advisor. I’d like to introduce […]
Read MoreDay of Action Provides 1,200 Books for Refugee Family Night!
by Lindsey Edwards On June 20 United Way of Salt Lake hosted a Day of Action event where more than 170 volunteers of all ages spent the morning assembling literacy […]
Read MoreOn Being a Fundraiser
by Megan Richards Community Investment Advisor When people ask me what I do, the easiest answer is “I’m a fundraiser.” This elicits varied responses with one of the most common […]
Read MoreUtah 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, head up to Logan for Utah Business Week (UBW). UBW […]
Read MoreSummer 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 Summer Convening for principals. Over the summer months, It has […]
Read MoreBlazing 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 makes me a qualified expert, right? Regardless, one does not […]
Read MoreCollective 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 collective impact initiative which now includes 63 community partnerships from […]
Read MoreWhy 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 of Directors, Guest Blogger My involvement with United Way […]
Read MoreVolunteers, 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 series, we’ve talked about why people choose to volunteer, how […]
Read MoreSpace Monsters, Spiders, and Selflessness
David Bean TD Williamson, Technical Director of Data Architecture Guest Blogger When I was 15, my dad took me to see Alien, the movie. It was a milestone for me […]
Read MoreSTOEL 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 campaign, we kept it pretty simple – but we knew […]
Read MoreUWSL 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 Schools Initiative from the Coalition for Community Schools on June […]
Read MoreCorporate 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 its employees in the work of United Way of Salt […]
Read MoreThe Case for VTO!
by Alison Cundiff Corporate Volunteer Engagement Coordinator What is VTO? VTO stands for “Volunteer Time Off” and refers to companies that provide a certain number of hours each year for […]
Read MoreData, Screening, and Outreach – How the ELN is Working to Better Help Kids!
by Chris Ellis Partnership Director, Early Learning Outcomes The Early Learning Network (ELN) is focused on two outcomes for all children in our community: 1) increasing the number of children […]
Read MoreJoining the United Way of Salt Lake Team!
by Asia Rikard Community Investment Advisor It has been five weeks since I joined the United Way of Salt Lake team as a Community Investment Advisor. I’d like to introduce […]
Read MoreDay of Action Provides 1,200 Books for Refugee Family Night!
by Lindsey Edwards On June 20 United Way of Salt Lake hosted a Day of Action event where more than 170 volunteers of all ages spent the morning assembling literacy […]
Read MoreOn Being a Fundraiser
by Megan Richards Community Investment Advisor When people ask me what I do, the easiest answer is “I’m a fundraiser.” This elicits varied responses with one of the most common […]
Read MoreUtah 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, head up to Logan for Utah Business Week (UBW). UBW […]
Read MoreSummer 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 Summer Convening for principals. Over the summer months, It has […]
Read MoreBlazing 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 makes me a qualified expert, right? Regardless, one does not […]
Read MoreCollective 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 collective impact initiative which now includes 63 community partnerships from […]
Read MoreWhy 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 of Directors, Guest Blogger My involvement with United Way […]
Read MoreVolunteers, 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 series, we’ve talked about why people choose to volunteer, how […]
Read MoreSpace Monsters, Spiders, and Selflessness
David Bean TD Williamson, Technical Director of Data Architecture Guest Blogger When I was 15, my dad took me to see Alien, the movie. It was a milestone for me […]
Read MoreSTOEL 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 campaign, we kept it pretty simple – but we knew […]
Read MoreUWSL 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 Schools Initiative from the Coalition for Community Schools on June […]
Read MoreCorporate 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 its employees in the work of United Way of Salt […]
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