United Way’s Week of Caring (September 12-17) is the largest corporate volunteer program in the Bay Area, bringing thousands of local employees to hundreds of projects benefiting our nonprofit community. Last year, more than 8,000 employees volunteered at nonprofits across the region. Many of these nonprofits wouldn’t be able to complete essential projects without volunteer [...]
Dodge & Cox and UPS win United Way’s Spirit of the Bay Award
May 25, 2011 By
Yesterday evening, United Way of the Bay Area honored Dodge & Cox and UPS with its highest tribute, the 2011 Spirit of the Bay Award. Each year, United Way’s prestigious Spirit of the Bay award recognizes two Bay Area employers – one large and one small – that exceeded all others in community involvement through [...]
Share Your Financial Expertise
May 4, 2011 By
United Way is recruiting professional financial planners as volunteers for our SparkPoint Centers throughout the Bay Area. We need your expertise to achieve our goal of cutting Bay Area poverty in half by 2020. One in five Bay Area families has income too low to meet basic needs. Most will never have the opportunity to [...]
Help Young Job Seekers “Dress to Impress”
April 26, 2011 By
Spring is here, which means it’s time for United Way’s annual spring Clothing Drive. Time to clean out your closets and donate your gently-used professional clothing to youth in need. Your clothing donations will provide young job seekers with appropriate attire for job interviews, summer internships and employment. Donated clothing will benefit youth who participate [...]
United Way’s Emerging Leaders go to the Capitol!
April 12, 2011 By
On April 6, United Way’s Emerging Leaders were in Sacramento for our annual “Day at the Capitol.” They met with ten Senators and Assembly members to advocate for legislation that ensures effective and efficient health care enrollment for low-income families under the Affordable Care Act. Emerging Leaders also helped United Way voice our opposition to [...]
The Power of Women
April 4, 2011 By
Last Thursday, on the last day of Women’s History month, a group of powerful Bay Area women were making a little history of their own. More than 50 extraordinary women leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds came together to inform the creation of a women’s leadership group dedicated to United Way’s goal of cutting [...]
United Way Announces Winner of Teachers Rock
March 21, 2011 By
Drum roll please! …..United Way is pleased to announce that our Teachers Rock prize – $200 in classroom supplies – goes to Mrs. Shilstone, a middle-school teacher in San Francisco, who was nominated by three of her students! We awarded DVDs of the documentary film, Waiting for Superman to: Sheila from Hollister West, 2 year [...]
McKinsey & Co. Volunteers Help Youth Improve Job-Search Skills
December 22, 2010 By
On Friday, November 12th, seven associates of McKinsey & Company volunteered at a job-readiness event with MatchBridge , a United Way program that matches young people with entry-level jobs and internships, providing coaching and support throughout the job-search process. McKinsey volunteers worked with MatchBridge’s new youth members on interview skills, , career-interest exploration and resume writing. They also [...]
Find Your Match
December 8, 2010 By
For every personality, there’s a match. Find yours at The Board Match event – the best way to explore nonprofit board membership in the Bay Area. More than 100 Bay Area nonprofits will be waiting to meet you at The Board Match on January 11, 2011 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Moscone Center South. [...]
Loaned Executive Program Pays Dividends
December 8, 2010 By
United Way’s Loaned Executive program offers a unique opportunity for Bay Area professionals to give back to the community, while providing their employers with an “out-of-the-box” way to cultivate the next generation of company leaders. This fall, six Bay Area professionals temporarily gave up their everyday jobs to spend three months working at United Way [...]
