Sponsored Employees
Did you know that each year, employees from local organizations work full-time at United Way of Oakville to help run the annual fundraising campaign?
The Sponsored Employee Program runs for 12 weeks each fall and offers a unique professional development opportunity, engaging people from many sectors across the Oakville community.
Sponsored employees serve as an extension of United Way staff, working with professional fundraisers to implement successful strategies and maintain ongoing relationships with a portfolio of businesses in the community.
The program allows United Way to raise more dollars for critical community-based programs. This is just one of the ways United Way is able to keep costs to a minimum, helping to maximize donor dollars for the community.
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"I would strongly encourage those with the opportunity to participate in United Way of Oakville’s Sponsored Employee Program to do so. It truly is a significant learning experience, one in which I was given the chance to step up to new levels of challenge and responsibility, all while developing new skills.” —Laura Scott, 2006/07 Sponsored Employee |
Sponsor an Employee
Loan an employee to United Way
Loan one of your employees to United Way of Oakville for the duration of its 12 week fundraising campaign while continuing to pay and provide regular benefits to that employee.
Your employee will not only return to the workplace with an enhanced understanding of the Oakville business environment, but will also hone professional skills such project supervision, time management and customer relationship building.
The program is a great team building experience. What’s more, these individuals become your organization’s community ambassador, representing your commitment to corporate citizenship.
Sponsor an employee for United Way
Is your staff too small to loan an employee, but you’d still like to get involved? Consider sponsoring a contract employee for United Way of Oakville. For a cost of $6,000, your organization will provide United Way of Oakville with a full-time employee to assist with the annual fundraising campaign.
Sponsored employees play the same role as “loaned employees”, and are usually people in career transition or university/college co-op students who wish to gain valuable professional development and networking opportunities.
Participating in United Way’s Sponsored Employee Program will help create awareness about your organization throughout Oakville and Halton Region. Your business name will be highlighted in all workplace presentations made by your sponsored employee.
United Way of Oakville will acknowledge your contribution in the following ways:
- Profiled on United Way’s website, www.uwoakville.org
- Featured in Inside UWO Newsletter, distributed monthly
- Included in the sponsorship section of the 2007-08 Annual Report
- Recognized at the 2007 Community Achievement Celebration
