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I don’t know about you, but every year in November and December I have the misconception that things will be slower, calmer, less busy as soon as the holidays are over. I want to go on record here refuting that sentiment. January, for United Way of Steele County, most…
Monday, January 20, 2020
With Christmas behind us, the United Way of Steele County is nearing the end of its annual campaign and local nonprofit organizations are counting on the United Way to meet its fundraising goal. Community members and local businesses have donated $750,981 to date, but that…
Monday, December 30, 2019
As the year winds down and 2019 draws to a close, United Way of Steele County (UWSC) would like to thank our dedicated donors and volunteers. It is the residents and community partners who have helped make this another incredible year. UWSC reached 14,450 people over this…
Monday, December 16, 2019
Recently, as frequently happens, people have shared with me stories of their hardships or the hardships of neighbors, friends, family, or acquaintances of theirs. These are always hard to hear, as you can probably imagine. For example, a friend told me the story of a…
Monday, November 18, 2019
United Way Supports the Nonprofit Ecosystem United Way has been around for a long time going back to 1889 but really taking off in 1927 after World War I. The creation of Community Chests — an early version of UW — was in response to crushing humanitarian crises many…
Monday, September 16, 2019
United Way and Community Leadership Stories about the breakdown in the way we talk to and about each other have been all over the news and social, and other, media in the past couple of weeks.  I heard a couple of programs on MPR discussing the effect of the quality of our…
Monday, August 19, 2019
Staff Transitions at the United Way In the past six years United Way of Steele County has had a pretty stable staffing model but it is about to be shaken up a bit. Tanya Paley, our Director of Strategic Operations, is becoming Assistant Director of the Institute for…
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
How Do We Grow at United Way? In the seasons of United Way we have just completed the Grant-Making Season; and we are just about to begin the Fundraising Season. There are planning and reporting seasons in between but most people know our work by these two activities. I…
Monday, June 17, 2019
United Way of Steele County Fights for the Financial Stability, Health and Education of Every Person in our Community  Education is one of the three pillars of work that the United Way focuses on. It is one of the fundamentals of a healthy community and is interconnected…
Monday, May 20, 2019
The Role Of The Board I am proud to say that I work for one of the bests Boards around. They are the unsung heroes of the work of United Way of Steele County, keeping us well governed, transparent, accountable, solvent, and focused on our mission. Most of this work is…
Tuesday, March 19, 2019