United Way of the Greater Triangle

The Power of a Network

Stan Holt — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:05 +0000

It has been awhile since my last blog post on February 13, 2013. A lot has happened in that time. One of the best things was a recent trip to Indianapolis, IN. The United Way Worldwide Staff Leaders Conference was held there on April 17-19, 2013. After eight years of being here at United Way, this was

I am your neighbor…

Jennifer Bosk — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:17 +0000

Meet Josh Fountaine, one of our United Way summer marketing interns. He shares his thoughts on who people in need really are! My name is Josh Fountaine and I am one of two marketing interns at United Way of the Greater Triangle. Before I get into my main thought, I want to tell you a

Greek Life Skills Translate to United Way Internship

Jennifer Bosk — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:00:19 +0000

Meet Catherine Weiser, one of our United Way summer marketing interns. She shares her thoughts on skill development throughout life and how it leads to making things happen – like internships! Bows, pearls, socials and Lilly Pulitzer. This is the image most people have when they think of someone involved in college Greek life. While some

Let me tell you what you’re worth…

Jennifer Bosk — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:19 +0000

You’re worth a lot! Especially if you are a volunteer. According to “Independent Sector” someone who volunteers in North Carolina is actually worth $19.90 an hour! Wow! So for the 2,000 volunteers who joined us on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in January for our annual Day of Service and worked for four hours that

Millennials + Boomers = Great Team? Yes!

Jennifer Bosk — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:40 +0000

We saw this article on 99u.com by Nathanial Koloc with the title “Why Baby Boomers and Millennials Make Great Teams” and thought…oh yeah….we have to blog about this. So Ashley, a Millennial, who is our Community Impact Director and Jennifer, a Boomer, who is Vice President of Marketing and Communications decided to share their thoughts together