Plano ISD
2014 United Way Campaign
Changing Lives in North Texas Forever
Community Scorecards
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Benefits of Education
Community Goal
Education
• Focus on early childhood intervention, gets
kids on the right track from birth
• Increased earning power of community
• Increase in educated, qualified employable
people
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Benefits of Income
Community Goal
Income
• Reduced access of welfare systems
• Increase earned income = broader tax base
• Decreased crime
• Decreased incidences of domestic
violence/child abuse
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Benefits of Health
Community Goal
Health
• Increased preventative care & decreased ER care =
decreased expenses
• Due to higher preventative care and increased
medical homes, decrease incidence of obesity,
increase in disease maintenance (i.e. - diabetes, high
blood pressure, etc.)
• Increased access to health care, including prenatal
medicine
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A list of programs funded by United Way of
Metropolitan Dallas is located at
www.unitedwaydallas.org > About Us > Programs
You’ll find a description of each program and the
amount of funds received by the program.
Timeline
Campaign materials delivered to Coordinators
by August 29th
United Way Campaign
September 8-19
Meetings with UW Presentation
Sept. 8 – Sept. 19
Return pledge packets to Communications Dept. September 24
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Role of the Coordinator
1. Educate employees
2. Distribute campaign materials
3. Generate excitement and
enthusiasm for the campaign and
say THANK YOU!
Role of the Coordinator
1. Educate employees
• Through group presentations:
– Consider existing staff meetings or special
meetings
– Use the typical agenda:
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Welcome
UW overview
Dollars at work
Campaign video
Q&A/Thank you
Coordinator (you)
UW staff
Agency Speaker
(if time allows)
Team Leader / UW
Plano ISD does not directly or indirectly require or coerce employees to: 1) make or not make a
contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or 2) attend or not attend a
meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.
Role of the Coordinator
1. Educate employees
– Discuss any first-hand experiences with United Way
and ask for others to share
– Thank individuals for their time and consideration
– Remember, giving is a personal decision
Role of the Coordinator
2. Distribute Campaign Materials
– Consider making brochures available at the
meeting
– Have paper pledge forms available
– Be a leader
Best Practices
3. Generate enthusiasm and say THANK YOU!
– Say Thank You!
– Hang goal poster with total amount raised
Plano ISD does not directly or indirectly require or coerce employees to: 1) make or not make a
contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or 2) attend or not attend a
meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.