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When you present at a United Way rally, your stories inspire employees to donate to the many causes United Way supports. Your presentation is the key to a successful rally, and we want you to have the tools necessary to promote the great work you do through your organization and the partnership you and dozens of other agencies share with United Way. In this section, we’ll offer you tips for providing a meaningful presentation, sample presentations from some of our top speakers, what to expect when you show up for a rally, and sample stories that have inspired our companies to LIVE UNITED. Thank you in advance for lending your voice to the United Way cause! HOW THE SPEAKERS BUREAU WORKS Interested to see how the United Way Speakers Bureau works? It's a simple process! WHAT TO EXPECT AT A RALLY Here you'll find a sample layout for a United Way rally. It's important to know how United Way rallies flow and who else might be speaking. Read this over before your first United Way rally to make sure you're prepared. SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS The 2011 United Way Speakers Bureau featured a number of talented speakers from local nonprofits in the Omaha metro area. We filmed their presentations and offer them to you as prime examples of how to incoporate your agencies messging into the overall United Way message. SAMPLE STORIES Donors and potential donors want to hear how their hard-earned dollars will be put to a good cause when they give to United Way. They're not interested in facts and figures; they want to hear how United Way agencies have helped real people in the Omaha metro area. As an agency speaker, you have the opportunity to pull from stories unique to your organization. Here you'll find sample's of stories we've collected from our partner agencies so you know what we're looking for. LIVE UNITED MINUTES We went to our partner and CHC agencies to film real people whose lives have been touched by United Way funded programs and services. These brief one minute videos are just another example of the personal stories and experiences that are at the heart of a United Way campaign speech. 2011 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN FACTS Here are the most important details of the upcoming 2011 United Way campaign. Read through them and try to include some of our messaging in your United Way presentations! TIPS FOR NON-PROFIT SPEAKING United Way has over 80 years of experience in Omaha's nonprofit community and we've learned what works. Learn what you need to say to encourage a gift to United Way.
UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS SPEAKERS BUREAU
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