Why We Give

Do you give United Way of Greater St. Joseph? Here's why current donors say they do:

TOP TEN REASONS

  1. I want to repay the community and the United Way network of agencies for help I received in the past.
  2. One gift helps many agencies; I don't have to choose one over another.
  3. I want to give to a charity that uses my dollars efficiently, and, through United Way of Greater St. Joseph, 92 cents of every dollar goes to local programs and services.
  4. I know that United Way and the United Way Partner agencies really impact local people.
  5. It feels good to help others.
  6. I have been blessed with enough and want to help others have what they need.
  7. Helping others is the right thing to do.
  8. I want to pay it forward.
  9. I love my community.
  10. I want to help make my community a better place to live.

. . . Plus Another 90 REASONS

  1. I believe that United Way of Greater St. Joseph puts dollars to use in the best possible ways in our community.
  2. I like being part of good bigger than I can do by myself.
  3. Giving locally is important to me.
  4. I have more than I need.
  5. It feels good to give.
  6. I believe we are to love our neighbors as ourselves, and giving to United Way is a tangible way to serve our neighbors in love.
  7. I see good done by dollars given to United Way of Greater St. Joseph.
  8. I wish to invest in the future.
  9. Making life better for everyone matters to me.
  10. I like that community volunteers help determine how donations are invested in Partner Agencies.
  11. None of us knows when we might find ourselves in need of help, so it's good to give when we can to make sure that important services are available where we live.
  12. My family is involved in good programs through United Way Partner Agencies.
  13. I see the human need in our community.
  14. I'm amazed at how many local people are helped in so many different ways thanks to gifts of United Way donors.
  15. Giving to our community makes our community stronger.
  16. I want to invest in an agency that brings the community together to solve problems that need to be solved.
  17. I like knowing that my gift helps people smile.
  18. Services provided by United Way Partner Agencies are important and needed by people who live in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.
  19. I am thankful for help I have received, and so I give to help others.
  20. I want programs that my family has found beneficial to be there for other people.
  21. I have needed help when there have been no resources to help, and I want to prevent that from happening to someone else.
  22. Our community holds United Way and United Way Partner Agencies to a very high standard of financial accountability.
  23. It's easy to give to United Way of Greater St. Joseph.
  24. United Way is the best local charity value for my dollar.
  25. Giving is a responsibility.
  26. I want to help others.
  27. I want to help people in our community who need help.
  28. I want to teach my child to think of others.
  29. I learned from my family to give to United Way; it is our tradition.
  30. I know and care about people who need services that United Way dollars help provide.
  31. My family was helped through United Way Partner Agencies.
  32. I know someone whose life depends on services from one of the United Way Partner Agencies.
  33. I care about what happens to people who can't help themselves.
  34. Needs in our community continue to increase.
  35. There is great need in our community.
  36. People need to help each other.
  37. I believe in doing for others as I hope they would do for me.
  38. Giving is one important way to be a leader.
  39. I want to know that I've helped make a difference where I live.
  40. A community needs to take care of those who are less fortunate.
  41. I'm part of this community, a community that I benefit from being part of when it's healthy.
  42. People employed through our local United Way network truly care about the people they serve.
  43. Even a small gift can have an enormous impact for a person who needs assistance.
  44. My gift matters.
  45. Being able to give is a privilege.
  46. I can give.
  47. I want to set an example for my child to help others who have less than we do.
  48. I want to help people who have less than I do.
  49. It feels better to give than to receive.
  50. Helping those less fortunate is an individual's highest calling.
  51. If I don't give, someone who needs help may not get it.
  52. I couldn't live with myself not knowing that I could have helped someone with less but didn't.
  53. We don't always know when or how to help our friends or neighbors, but gifts to United Way help ensure that quality services are in place when needs arise.
  54. The outcomes of United Way and United Way Partner Agency show solid impact in local lives.
  55. Supporting the good work of United Way of Greater St. Joseph through individual and corporate campaign giving is an important part of my company's culture.
  56. I'm asked to give at work every year.
  57. The people I work with have fun encouraging each other to give what we can to a good cause.
  58. I like that my co-workers and I can each give individually and as a team.
  59. I like that people who have been helped by gifts to United Way come to my workplace to share how they've been helped and to say thank you.
  60. I like that United Way has people who live here come to my workplace to invite me to give instead of hiring people from someplace else to call me for money.
  61. I like the way my employer thanks me for giving to United Way.
  62. I like that United Way is involved in our community all year long; I don't just hear about them when it's time to ask for money.
  63. United Way thanks me for my gift.
  64. United Way keeps me in the loop about how my dollars are used.
  65. I know that I can be involved in ways other than just a financial gift.
  66. I like being able to just give if that's all I have time for while  knowing that I could be more involved with how my money is used if I choose to be.
  67. I like that United Way provides ways for the community to be involved and to see how dollars are used in our community.
  68. I like that my gift is used in ways that help local people maintain good lives and prevent problems from happening rather than just responding to immediate human need.
  69. I agree that education, health, and financial stability are building blocks of a good life, and I'm glad to give to an agency that helps with all three.
  70. I like that one gift supports such a diversity of community services.
  71. I think volunteering is important for a community, and United Way connects our community through volunteerism.
  72. I volunteer through United Way, and the more involved I am, the more I want to be able to give through United Way.
  73. United Way of Greater St. Joseph not only helps our community but is operated completely by our community.
  74. United Way of Greater St. Joseph IS our community.
  75. I know and trust someone who works at United Way.
  76. I know someone involved with United Way of Greater St. Joseph who really believes in the work the agency does.
  77. I know someone  involved with United Way of Greater St. Joseph who says that the agency is a good steward of donated dollars.
  78. United Way of Greater St. Joseph is who they present themselves to be; they're transparent and accessible.
  79. It's hard to trust where my charitable dollars really go these days, but I feel like my donation is in hands I trust when I give to United Way of Greater St. Joseph.
  80. United Way is strong in our community after 100 years; they must be doing something right!
  81. United Way has worked well for the Greater St. Joseph area for a century, and I like to invest in stable charities.
  82. United Way of Greater St. Joseph is one charity that consistently helps the broad community it serves.
  83. I like that United Way brings the community together to make good things happen.
  84. I'm impressed with how well the United Way network of agencies works together, keeping the needs of the community above competition for clients and dollars.
  85. I like that the United Way network helps our community work towards unnecessary and inefficient duplication of services.
  86. Gaps in services still exist in our community, and I want to invest in an agency that works toward not letting people who want and need help fall through the cracks.
  87. In a world with so much fighting and arguing, I like that United Way calls people to come together to LIVE UNITED.
  88. United Way gifts support so many agencies and programs in our community, that everyone who lives here probably has benefitted or will benefit from United Way dollars in some way.
  89. I don't want to experience our community without United Way and the United Way Partner Agencies.
  90. I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't give what I'm able to United Way of Greater St. Joseph.

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2016 is the centennial year for United Way of Greater St. Joseph. Click here to learn about some of our history.