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Congratulations ITW! Illinois Tool Works (ITW) raised $11.4 million for United Way, including a generous dollar for dollar match, plus an enhanced match to incent participation and leadership giving. During the pilot phase of its volunteer program, the men and women of ITW volunteered 3,598 hours with United Way and its partners which the company matched with $10/hour.

United Way Worldwide recognized Procter & Gamble (P&G) with the 2012 Spirit of America® award for philanthropy, volunteer efforts and community impact.  “P&G is a global leader in corporate citizenship and a great United Way partner,” said Brian Gallagher United Way Worldwide president and CEO. “P&G and its employees have demonstrated incredible leadership,
innovation and volunteer commitment which are improving children’s lives and making a lasting impact in communities here in the U.S. and around the world.”

Congratulations Bank of America! Bank of America and its employees raised more than $35 million through the United Way campaign. In addition, bank employees volunteered more than 1.5 million hours nationwide. The bank also stepped up once again to support free income tax assistance, resulting in more than 530,000 completed tax returns and $800 million in total refunds to hardworking individuals and families in 2011 alone.

It’s sort of like the old TV trend, “Christmas in July;” only better! While we believe in and strive for thanking our donors year-round, each Spring, United Way pulls out the stops and focuses the attention on finding news ways to thank and recognize our wonderful donors and the fabulous companies we are privileged to partner with throughout our region.

As one of the community’s largest supporters, UPS provides opportunities for dozens of presentations from certified United Way partners to nearly every UPS employee despite the shift they work. That means since UPS is a 24 hour operation, extra work goes in to ensuring presentations are provided throughout the day, even at midnight or 2:00am so nobody gets left out! This is a win-win for employees to learn about community organizations and for community organizations to have the opportunity to share the good work they are doing.

Bank of America remains one of the regions largest supporters of the community and United Way California Capital Region is glad to be an integral part of engaging employees in their community giving. Since 2006 combined, associates have given over $1 million through payroll deduction alone. Each year, during the campaign associates are given the opportunity to learn about United Way’s Community Impact projects as well as gain knowledge about United Way’s non-profit partners through educational sessions, agency fairs and other communications.

State Street’s internal giving campaign boasts an abundance of options for employees to give back, not only monetarily but also by volunteering their time. The word was spread by a number of presentations and an Agency Fair featuring United Way’s Emerging Leaders, Impact Councils and Women in Philanthropy. 

Allied/Nationwide did a phenomenal job with running a complete best practices campaign during a year of transition for the company. These circumstances lead to a significant reduction in special events but Allied/Nationwide overcame challenges and produced the same amount of special event dollars as the previous year! Now this is something to be proud of. They re-energized the Manager’s Breakfast which kicked off the campaign by promoting manager involvement and giving.