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Campaign Chair's Award - Non-business

United Way's most prestigious award recognizes workplace campaigns that achieve:
  • A 10% or more increase in donations over the previous year
  • A participation rate of 70% or more employees
  • A donation average of $104 or more per employee
  • Three or more Leadership donors for organizations with 40-plus employees
  • One or more Leadership donors for organizations with less than 40 employees
The Campaign Chair's Award features two separate categories: Business and Non-Business (ie. United Way workplace campaigns run at government, health and social services organizations, schools and universities). To be eligible, organizations in each category must fulfill at least six of the following criteria:
  • You complete your United Way workplace campaign before the official kickoff in September
  • You host a United Way Speakers' Bureau presentation during your campaign
  • You achieve United Way Quantum Leap status by increasing employee participation by at least 25% and employee donations by at least $1000 over last year
  • Your workplace campaign committee includes at least one union member
  • Your CEO or another employee participates in a United Way focus group, panel discussion or similar volunteer activity
  • Your employees have participated in at least one United Way Day of Caring in the past three years
  • Your organization has taken part in United Way's Leadership Development Program at least once in the past three years
Nominees in the Business category may also use the following campaign achievements as part of their six criteria:
  • Your business matches employee donations dollar for dollar
  • Your business makes a corporate gift of $3000 or more
  • You make your corporate gift prior to United Way's official campaign kickoff in September
  • You achieve Corporate Quantum Leap status by increasing your corporate gift by 25% and at least $1000 over last year

If your workplace campaign qualifies, submit a nomination that also explains, in 250 words or less, how your organization's community spirit shines.

*a Leadership donor is someone whose gift exceeds $1200 in a single year

2010 Campaign Chair's Award Winners - Wellington West Capital, Johnston Group and Cargill Limited

2011 nominations are closed.