Category: United Way of East Central Iowa
United Way Volunteer App Mentioned in Congressional Budget Justification
Our iPhone volunteer app was mentioned in this report for the George H. W. Bush Volunteer Generation Fund on page 50. The mention says that our app makes “volunteer opportunities more accessible.” You can download the app here.
Adverse Childhood Experiences: “What Happened to You?” over “What’s Wrong With You?”
“ACEs cover all of our United Way areas of work. It’s something we need to look at, the more we can understand about ACEs and how that impacts a person’s help the more we can get ahead of the issue,” Eugenia says.
Tips to Help After Oklahoma Tornadoes
After the devastating May 20, 2013, tornadoes in Oklahoma we want to share tips on how to get involved through volunteering or donating. Please click here to review FEMA’s tips.
2012 Leadership Directory
A total of 4,549 people donated at a leadership level in 2012. You can search the 2012 Leadership Directory below by name, society or a person’s employer. Of the total, 1,263 people chose to give anonymously and are not listed in the database. The information in this database is based on data as of April [...]
Young Leader: “YLS aligns with our desire to positively impact the community.”
On occasion we like to highlight some of our Young Leaders Society members. This spotlight is about Amber Doyle, who sits on the Young Leaders committee and works for International Paper. (To nominate a Young Leader to be highlighted here please contact us here.) United Way: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where do you [...]
Over 1,900 Items Collected on Day of Caring 2013 Personal Care Items Drive
Thanks to everyone who donated, we were able to fill the tub four times on May 9, 2013 as part of Day of Caring. We collected 1,945 personal care items that will be donated to United Way partner agencies: ASAC, Foundation 2 and the Catherine McAuley Center. Many of the clients who come to stay at these agencies don’t have [...]
Thousands of people served!
In 2012, United Way partners served this many people through programs that we help fund: * Clients may receive multiple services and may be counted more than once.
What is the biggest barrier that keeps you from volunteering?
During our first Virtual Volunteer Fair we asked people what the biggest barrier is that keeps them from volunteering. About a dozen answered. By Mitch Kolf We held a virtual volunteer fair on April 9, 2013. The event was promoted beforehand on our Facebook page, emails were sent to companies and agencies, an ad was [...]
Wells Fargo and Bank of America Recognized by United Way
United Way Worldwide recognized these two financial institutions at a conference in April 2013. Congratulations and thank you for your support! Bank of America Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) was recognized with a Summit Award for Community Impact. Bank of America and its employees raised more than $30.5 million through the United Way campaign in [...]
2013 Leadership for Five Seasons Community Trustee Announced
Congratulations to our CEO Lois Buntz for being named this year’s Leadership for Five Seasons Community Trustee. These are the comments made at the April 17, 2013, announcement, by Brad Hart, who is also on the United Way Board of Directors. Leadership for Five Seasons has been around for nearly 30 years, preparing, supporting and [...]
