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You'll need to attend a mandatory one-hour training session on Thursday April 15 - just an hour of your time, so you can help our "first responders" stay prepared! |
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United Way’s 2010 Youth Volunteer Corps Summer Program is now taking applications. Young people ages 11-18 can volunteer for either two or three weeks in June and/or July. |
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Wells Fargo, General Mills, Inc., Procter & Gamble and Dominion Resources, Inc. also were honored by United Way on March 19 with Summit Awards.
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Thanks to a new grant, United Way of the Midlands will be able to offer the training to more single-parent families in 2010 and 2011. |
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Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is coming up on April 24, 2010. |
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Measure our communities against the rest of the country, and you find the rate of volunteering is higher than most. Nebraska ranks Number 2 among the states in the percentage of residents who donate their time to a worthy cause; Iowa comes in at Number 5. Omaha ranks 20th among mid-size American cities.* |
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Omaha-area students shared their dreams for the future on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2010. Dozens of young writers honored the civil rights leader's memory, through essays that detail their own visions for our community. Read their work here! |
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United Way Worldwide members in the Caribbean region have mobilized their staff, volunteer leaders and resources in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. Reports indicate there are thousands dead, thousands injured; many homes and buildings have been destroyed. If you're looking for a way to help the survivors rebuild their communities, you can donate to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund. You can also text HAITI to 864833 (UNITED), to make a $5 donation. (The charge will appear on your cell phone bill. Standard text messaging rates apply.) |
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Volunteers are essential to nonprofit organizations. And they're especially important on their boards of directors. After all, these are the volunteers who help agencies fulfill their important mission from year to year. Some nuts-and-bolts training can turn a prospective volunteer into a strong board member. |
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