Transcript Captains` Training, September 2014

United Way Campaign
2014 Captains’ Training
Campaign: Oct. 6 - Oct. 17
Osborn HS
• Stepha’N Quicksey is a 2013 graduate of
Osborn Collegiate Academy of
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
in Detroit.
• Currently a sophomore at Grand Valley
studying public and nonprofit
administration.
• Interned as a student advisor for the
Skillman Foundation's Social Innovation
unit, where he helped influence the
work of the Foundation from the
perspective of a young person.
• Has held other youth leadership roles
with Skillman.
• Dreams to Reality: Last December, Stepha’N hatched a plan
while in his Grand Valley living center. Instead of leaving school
or moving home for the summer, he decided that he would
organize a conference for young Detroit leaders.
• His idea grew to become the Detroit Youth Leadership
Conference, held in Detroit in August 2014. It joined youth from
across Detroit with city leaders from the Mayor’s office, City
Council, Police Department, and leading nonprofit organizations.
The goal of the day was to put youth perspectives on Detroit
issues front-and-center.
GVSU Campaign
Mission:
• To impact the community positively through United Way giving!
Goals:
• To educate the GVSU community about community needs and nonprofit agency programs and services
• To highlight the benefits of United Way giving through affected
members in the GVSU community
• To include all GVSU community members in the campaign
• To strive to increase participation
• To recognize those who give
GVSU’s Giving Philosophy
Everyone should…
• Be given an opportunity
to respond/give
• Receive education on the
role of United Way and its
partner agencies and
programs
• Understand how their
dollars make a difference
This is done by…
• Personally giving every
individual a pledge form
• Giving a presentation or
finding another way to
share information about the
impact of United Way
• Showing GVSU’s impact on
United Way through stories
and statistics
Why we focus on response rate?
Faculty/staff response rate*
2011
69%
2012
76.4%
2013
75%
Faculty/staff giving rate
2011
51.4%
2012
53.4%
2013
49.9%
Faculty/staff contribution in dollars
2011
$161,540.94
2012
$172,199.04
2013
$165,459.19
UNITED WAY BELIEVES THAT
EVERYONE DESERVES:
A GOOD EDUCATION
THAT LEADS TO A
STABLE CAREER
TO BE FINANCIALLY STABLE
A HEALTHY LIFE
LIVE UNITED - What does it mean?
GIVE.
The workplace campaign is the easiest and
more powerful way to invest in your community.
ADVOCATE.
You can make change happen with your voice.
Get informed. Tell your friends.
VOLUNTEER.
United Way’s Volunteer Centers works with
volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best
opportunities for people to give their time and talents.
Critical areas in West Michigan
that need focused impact to
make our community strong
Campaign Tools
Every United Way partner has a Toolbox on their website –
To access, go to www.gvsu.edu/unitedway
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E-Postcards – educational material to send out via e-mail
Brochures/Handouts – available online
Agency Speakers – invite one in to talk at a meeting
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Incentives – pick from the table of items or request
•
Group Volunteer Project – this can be arranged through the volunteer center
•
Give all employees an opportunity to give to United Way - An anonymous
envelope (provided in your packet) helps ensure the confidentiality of their
response.
•
Return pledge envelopes/forms to Brian Van Doeselaar (United Way
Treasurer, 2015 JHZ) by Friday, October 24, 2014
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Send a THANK YOU note/email to everyone who returns a pledge
form/envelope.
START WITH WHY
“People don't buy what you do;
they buy why you do it. And
what you do simply proves
what you believe. We are
drawn to organizations that are
good at communicating what
they believe.”
Simon Sinek, Author
UNITED WAY BELIEVES
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE
{Video Link}
GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2014/2015
LAKERS LIVE UNITED!
GVSU supports Grand Rapids Public’s Westside Schools
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED
DID YOU KNOW…?
Become a Schools of Hope Reading Volunteer
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(Shawmut Hills, Sibley, or Harrison Park)
Students from Grand Valley’s National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA) are leading an after-
Tutor Students During or After-School (Sibley)
Coach Science Olympiad (Westwood Middle School)
school science club at Sibley Elementary

In the 2013-14 school year, 43 students & 19
faculty/staff members volunteered for Schools of Hope
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President T. Haas visited Harrison Park K-8 School to
read to a group of 2nd graders & encourage learning
Support Attendance Initiatives (Sibley or Stocking)
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Grand Valley’s Baseball Club visited one of Sibley’s
monthly attendance assemblies to help encourage
Be a Guest Speaker in a Classroom
students to “get to school safely, every day, ready to
learn”
Spruce up a School Playground (Shawmut Hills or
Stocking)
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GVSU adopted a hallway at Harrison Park, supporting
the Challenge Scholars program and creating a
For more information and to sign up, email
[email protected]
Looking for more ways to help?
Visit www.connect.volunteercentergr.org today!
college-going culture
Jahan
DRIVEN TO GIVE SWEEPSTAKES
Donate today for a chance to win a new vehicle of your choice valued up to
$30,000 thanks to our sponsor, Fox Motors! Any Heart of West Michigan
United Way donor who makes a timely new undesignated gift of $50 or more,
or increases his or her total 2014 gift by $50 or more will be automatically
entered for a chance to win, if he or she is otherwise eligible under these
rules. The 2014 gift increase must be undesignated.
DEADLINE FOR PLEDGES
March 31, 2015 at 5:00pm Eastern Time
The winner will be announced at the Celebrate United event on May 4, 2015.
2 TICKETS TO PARADISE!
When you give a new donation of $1 per week ($52) or increase your giving by $52*, you will
be entered into a drawing to win:
Grand Prize: 2 Tickets to Paradise
› All-Inclusive, 5-night stay plus airfare for two at Hyatt Zilara Cancun Resort or Hyatt Ziva Los
Cabos Resort
2nd Prize: Apple® iPad mini
› iPad mini with Retina display, plus a $100 Target gift card to purchase accessories
3rd Prize: Gym Membership
› A 12-month membership to an Anytime Fitness location in your community
*Any FIRST TIME GIVER who pledges or donates $1 per week ($52) to the 2014-15 Greater
Ottawa County United Way Community Campaign OR any previous giver who donates or
pledges $52 MORE than he/she pledged in the 2013-14 campaign will be entered into our
prize drawing.
In recognition of your support, any
gift of $50 or more will be entered into
the drawing for a 2015 HarleyDavidson® Street Glide ®
motorcycle.
Increasing your gift by $50 over your
2013 Campaign Gift gets you an
additional entry!
Responding to Concerns & Objections
• Objections are not personal.
• Objections are often based on incorrect
information.
• Be an empathetic listener.
• Set and maintain the tone.
• It is OK if you don’t know the answers.
• Remember, our role is to educate.
Help is nearby…
• Forum/GVNow
• Website: www.gvsu.edu/unitedway
• Contact anyone on the team!
Sue Sloop - Co-chair
Steven Lipnicki - Co-chair
Brian Van Doeselaar - Treasurer
Darla Bennett - Administrative Coordinator
Nate Hoekstra - Communications
Michelle Holstege - Day of Caring, Stuff the Bus
Jeffrey Mutch - Day of Caring, Stuff the Bus
Employee Contributions
--Pledge Form
--Cash
--Check
--Credit Card Payments
--Debit
Special Thanks to Bryant Domina and his students from the Region III
Transition Program, a program that serves students with mild to moderate
mental impairment between 18-21 years of age!
Every year, Bryant brings a group of students to Grand Valley’s Campus to
assemble your United Way captains packets.
This activity is gratefully appreciated by our Campaign team and equally valued by
providing an opportunity for community service.
According to Bryant, “one of the highlights of our year has been to assist with the
United Way project via GVSU. Our students love the challenge, to be able to spend
time on campus, and to truly feel like they are helping someone else out.”
A Special Acknowledgment for GVSU Department Support
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Aramark/Campus Dining: $100 Dining Card, Gift Basket
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Athletics: Basketball tickets and GV apparel
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Campus Recreation: Membership, Massage Gift Certificate
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Graduate Studies Office: Briefcase and promo items
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Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies: Gift Bag and promo items
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Meadows: Golf Certificates (4)
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Office of the President, GVSU
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Seidman College of Business: Gift Bags (2) with apparel and promo items
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University Bookstore: Commuter Mug & Apparel
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WGVU Public Media: Gift Certificates (4)
2014 United Way Captain
Incentive Gifts
Amway Basket
Bissell Vacuum
Cascade Engineering Pink Cart
Fifth Third Bank Gift Card
GE Aviation
Kellogg
Meijer Gift Cards
Spartan Stores Gift Basket
Steelcase LED Lamp
Wolverine Worldwide Gift Card
Captains’ Thank You
Breakfast
with President Haas
Thursday, December 11
at 8 a.m.
2204 Kirkhof Center
Allendale