Marketing Materials
Posters, Flyers, Brochures, and More!
Materials can be customized to include information specific to your company.
Create a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan
To get started, contact a team member for more information.
Employee Giving Campaigns
Beginning
- Please contact our office before beginning to plan your campaign.
- Ask your United Way of Will County contact to speak during your campaign
- Read our Successful Campaign Guide
- Get ideas from our Creative Sparks Catalog
- Preview our Pledge Form
- Browse our Pinterest Page
During
- Use our marketing materials above to promote your campaign.
- Keep United Way of Will County informed of your activities and progress.
- If you receive check donations, record the donation and then please turn checks into our office as soon as possible. Holding onto checks can throw off your employees bank accounts.
- Use United Way of Will County’s promotional videos on YouTube
Closing
- Report your results
– Reporting Instructions Sheet
– Campaign Report Form, Excel – built-in formulas will do the math to tally your campaign results
– Report Form, Printable – same report form as above, except you manually tally your campaign results - Thank your donors
Corporate Social Responsibility Partnership
United Way of Will County can collaborate with your company through a variety of opportunities:
Each plan is interactive and customized to your business’ goals and objectives internally and in the community.
Employee Giving Campaigns
Beginning Your Employee Giving Campaign
- Please contact our office before beginning to plan your campaign.
- Ask your United Way of Will County contact to speak during your campaign
- Read our Successful Campaign Guide
- Get ideas from our Creative Sparks Catalog
- Preview our Pledge Form
During your Employee Giving Campaign
- Use our marketing materials above to promote your campaign.
- Keep United Way of Will County informed of your activities and progress.
- If you receive check donations, record the donation and then please turn checks into our office as soon as possible. Holding onto
- checks can throw off your employees bank accounts.
- Use United Way of Will County’s promotional videos on YouTube
Closing Your Employee Giving Campaign
- Report your results
– Reporting Instructions Sheet
– Report Form, Printable – to tally your campaign results
– Report Form, Excel Version – same report form as above, except built-in formulas will do the math for you - Thank your donors
Business Gift*
We invite you to increase your impact by giving a financial or in-kind gift to United Way of Will County. Please work with your United Way of Will County contact for more information on giving a gift from your business.
Business Gifts Can Include:
- Check Presentation
United Way of Will County would be pleased to send staff representation to your check presentation!
Please contact us to schedule a check presentation: call (815)723-2500 x108 - Mail In Donation
Please include the Mail-In Donation Form, found here:
– Make Checks out to “United Way of Will County”
– Mail in your donation to 54 N. Ottawa St, Suite 300, Joliet, IL 60432 - In-Kind Donations
We accept most in-kind donations and we can provide receipts upon request.
For more information contact us online or call Loren Yaksich, Community Impact Manager at 815.723.2500 ext 108
Sponsorships*
With our wide network, the reach and recognition potential with a sponsorship is significant. Various sponsorship levels and types are available.
Event Sponsorship options include:
- Annual Golf Outing
- Spirit of Giving Event
Program Sponsorships available:
Unique opportunities are available spontaneously. Join our sponsorship email list to stay updated.
Ask your United Way of Will County Contact for sponsorship opportunities.
Don’t have one? Contact a team member for more information.
Lunch and Learns*
These sessions focus on providing a deeper look at Community Impact, Corporate Social Responsibility, United Way of Will County, and the Will County community.
Topic Examples include:
- Community Needs
- Community Impact & Our Focus Areas
- Healthy Employees are Productive Employees: FamilyWize for Employees
- Online Volunteer Center
- Women United
- Get Involved
- Leaving Your Legacy Through Individual and Corporate Volunteerism*
- United Way in a New Era of Philanthropy
Other topics can be requested to fit the specific interests of your Corporate Social Responsibility plan.
Ask your United Way of Will County Contact for lunch and learn opportunities.
Don’t have one? Contact us online or call Sarah Oprzedek, Vice President of Operations & Development at 815.723.2500 ext 107
SingleCare for Employee Usage
Partner Introduction & FAQ – English
Partner Introduction & FAQ – Spanish
Who Needs a Card Flyer – English
Who Needs a Card Flyer – Spanish
Ask your United Way of Will County Contact for SingleCare cards.
Don’t have one? Contact a team member for more information.
Volunteerism
Online Volunteer Center
Cultivate new relationships and strengthen old ones in the workplace by volunteering as a team. There are many opportunities around Will County to spend days, afternoons and nights with fellow co-workers and give back to the community.
Other Opportunities
Don’t see what you’re looking for on our online volunteer center? Opportunities to work with us or our partners on our identified community needs can also be arranged through our office.
Visit our Online Volunteer Center
Ask your United Way of Will County Contact for more information.
Don’t have one? Contact a team member for more information.
Our Website Walk-through
Please use this as a map to get to know what we do as United Way of Will County..:
What We Do:
1. Community Impact:
– United Way Commitment Areas:
• Self Sufficiency
• Safer Communities
• Youth Success
• Healthy Lifestyles
– Our Community Solutions
2. Corporate Social Responsibility
– Get involved as a business
*Please note: A budget may be required for some opportunities.
Client Stories
Will County Cancer Support Groups: The Power of Community
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The Beauty in Paying it Forward
“We dedicate ourselves to providing stability for families with hopes that one day, they can pay if forward, and make a difference in the lives of others. “ Leaves colored various hues of yellow and orange flitted in the wind on the chilly November afternoon as we...
A Dentists’ Commitment to Healing the Public
“I have a broken tooth, very sharp tooth and it is cutting my tongue. I am not able to eat or talk due to the pain and sore on my tongue. I have no money or insurance,” I stated, my mouth screaming from the torment” Interpretation: It was January of 2018 and the...