United Way GWD - Your Business and Our Community

YOUR BUSINESS AND

OUR COMMUNITY

Simple Ways YOUR Business can make a BIG IMPACT on our Community with United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin

YOUR BUSINESS & OUR COMMUNITY Choose the option(s) that works best for you and your business!

Product Donation Donate one of your products, a gift basket or gift cards to be used as door prizes or silent auction items at our upcoming events.

Signature Item Product: Create a signature item or chose an existing item and donate a portion of the proceeds.

Service: Donate a portion of proceeds for a particular service.

(Hint: Scan the QR code on the back for examples!)

Radical Round Up Point of Sale: Choose a time period that best suits your business ( ie. 1 week / month). Ask your customers to round up their purchases and donate to the United Way ($2, $5).

Event Sponsorship Lessons with Local Leaders - December 6th Supporting Sponsor ($500) - Logo featured on event registration page - Logo featured on event communications to United Way contacts

Elevat e your com p a n y b ra nd as a ca ring busine ss in th e com m u nity!

Community Fundraisers in Action See how other businesses in our community are partnering with us...

Select or create a signature product and donate a portion of proceeds (e.g. $5 from every purchase)

Chose an item from your menu and donate a portion of proceeds ( e.g. $1 from every signature drink purchase)

Choose a time frame and donate a percentage of each total purchase ( e.g. July 10 - 14, 10% of total food bill will be donated when you mention United Way )

Make giving back part of your business strategy and donate a portion of proceeds from your services on an on going basis or during a select period of time

Donate a gift basket or physical item (s) to use as a door prize

Sponsor an upcoming event Lessons with Local Leaders Event We connect current community leaders with those who will lead change within our community in the future.

Date: December 6, 2022

Community Impact Areas

From Poverty to Possibility United Way's poverty reduction efforts are designed to achieve measurable results which ensure families and individuals have the financial, social and personal assets they need to improve their quality of life.

Through our five-year plan, we will radically change our systems and ensure that people living on low incomes both meet their basic needs and access opportunities to achieve income security.

All That Kids Can Be Our goal is to build resilience in children and youth through emotional wellbeing. Helping to prevent adverse Childhood Experiences is both urgent and foundational to lifelong potential.

Our goal is to build resilience in children and youth through emotional wellbeing because we know that helping to prevent and mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences is both urgent and foundational to lifelong potential.

Healthy People, Thriving Communities A community is only as strong as the sum of its parts, and strong, supportive, and inclusive communities are vital for all of us to thrive. We partner with local, front-line agencies to deliver vital programs and services that focus on belonging, inclusion and connection to supports in community.

EDI We strive to create opportunities for everyone to reach their full potential. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for smaller, grassroots organizations and organizations led by marginalized communities to carry out the great work they provide to marginalized groups, while improving equity, diversity and inclusion across our community.

Rural Communities At United Way we recognize that the needs and issues that impact the communities we support can look different in rural and urban areas, and across distinct communities. We partner with local, frontline agencies to deliver vital programs and services. (Local food banks, mentoring, etc)

The Impact of A Dollar Every donation matters. Here's what your local love can do:

$25

Provides a fresh food hamper for a family experiencing food insecurity which includes: potatoes, bananas, oranges, green beans, tomatoes & onions

Helps to cover the cost of a Trans Peer Worker who connects with Trans folks in the community to get them the help and resources they need

$365

$100

Provides a rent supplement to a single parent who may be struggling to pay their rent, so they can pay for groceries and/or childcare

Covers the cost of brief therapy for someone struggling with mental health to learn coping skills and resilience

$500

Become a partner for Social Good and make a difference in Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin.

WHAT WE PROVIDE:

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

Poster

Your participation selection

United Way info materials

High resolution logo (png preffered)

Co- branded social media post

Description & photo of product / service

To participate please contact: Indu Arora : indu@unitedwayguelph.com or Holly Freeman: holly@unitedwayguelph.com