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What are ideas for ways or methods of communication to reach employees with the United Way message?
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Brainstorm Info
| Creator: | anonymous |
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| Created: | over 2 years ago |
| Activity: | 5 months ago |
| Users: | 4 |
| Ideas: | 195 |
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| Marcel | 2 |
| akshit | 1 |
| maverickwoman | 1 |
| Maghintay | 1 |
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195.
Twitter
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194.
united way contest
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A Facebook application that says " I support the United Way in xyz ways, what about you?" - something similar to the "I a Green" Facebook app
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hmm, a website ?
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hmm, a website ?
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190.
Make it subversive, "stick it to the man".
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189.
Create a video of recipients of UW services to see how they were helped.
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188.
Video game branded such that United Way is part of it
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Create a software program that allows people to connect to the United Way
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Python (game designer): Children's book that describes a family giving and then help them
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Play a game
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184.
Tony Soprano: Make them an offer they can't refuse
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183.
Offer a deduction to UW on your income tax form.
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182.
create a children's book with a story of a family giving and how it helps another family
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Michael Jordan: hanes your way, united way
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Andy Warhal: Colorful mural
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Richard Branson: Parade on Times Square with a United Way underwear
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178.
Mount a luncheon with guest speakers to promote UW and it's causes.
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177.
sticker "UW inside" like Intel inside that can be put on agency windows, worn by contributors, put on office doors of supporting companies
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Day off if you meet your goals
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Create a volunteer program in an organization where employer gives employees days off to volunteer for UW
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174.
Create a how-to guide for what its all about and how to participate
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173.
People visit their neighbours and talk about United Way
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172.
Viral marketing
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171.
Create a "goodwill" committee in organizations that focuses on charitable causes
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Online space where people provide their own stories
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Viral marketing; get "actors" to talk-up United Way.
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168.
Online space for different companies to connect with each other and benchmark what works and what doesn't
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167.
Invite charity recipients to come in and connect with employees that give
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166.
Add advertising sheet in payroll receipt envelope.
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165.
Throw an employee partyy
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164.
Let people publish podcasts with the message on company intranets
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163.
UW provide their outcomes to companies so employees see the results.
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Let employees provide an anonymous account and share stories
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161.
Regularly communicate impact and then send the forms
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Partner with different stores so that when they print out receipts, there is a UW message on it
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159.
Take a field trip to United Way agencies
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158.
Sponsor public events
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157.
Have some small Halo images on the TV screen during programs showing United Way
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156.
work on solving social problems & show successes
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155.
Set-up a webinar to share ideas with employees.
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154.
Banner ads on company intranets; pop-ups.
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153.
then ask of money at the end of the year
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Peer solicitation
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Prepare UW video and distribute to companies.
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Peer pressure
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149.
communicate impact in various ways during the course of the year
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148.
"How To" guide
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contact & partner with churches
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146.
Voice mail messages.
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145.
Enable the company to issue a UW email to all employees periodically
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don't send forms first
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Direct contact with those being helped by U-W
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Message from the CEO.
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music concert
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publicize uw contribution for disaster relief to red cross or salvation army
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develop evangelists at companies
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Management direct contact
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Company provide volunteers for UW event
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webcast
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135.
Parking lot shows, "extravaganzas"
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Group presentation
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Have company co-sponsor a UW fund-raising event
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articulate results to people
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Use e-mail to push a webcast
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lunch counter, water cooler messages
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why choose uw over other charities
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brochures
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Put UW spiel in company newsletters and e-letters
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loud speaker
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Group voice mail
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give them a reason to trust uw
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Direct mail
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letters in paystubs
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dvd
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120.
UW worker goes door to door
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bulletin board
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e-mail
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email
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Answer the question of "What's in it for me?".
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(113) thru the tv to get real support thru tv technology
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Preload water bottle with message of united way that gets said when bottle is opened
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113.
similar to the "wonkavision" of the movie... have UW reach out thru the T
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112.
Create a professional United Way basketball team that gives all its proceeds to the UW
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111.
United Way pro team
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Create a bar with printed message from UW and distribute to all employees
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Rock concert to get the younger generation aware of United Way in the community
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United Way concert
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United Way coin-operated game
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Develop a United Way game that you'd play
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Have customized candy bars or power bars to every person with the message on it
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United Way Power Bars
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United Way spelled out in fireworks
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Every 4th of July have a gigantic "Support the United Way" written on it
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Sound chip in water bottles
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Bottle the message invisible into a water bottle and when you open it, the message pops out
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Custom rock song - download
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Create a rock song and make it available for download on iTunes
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Have pony express riders go to each employee and spread the message
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Pony Express
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A computer virus that erases everything on your hard drive and then puts the UW message everywhere
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Computer virus
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UW should take the whole company on vacation and do one on one sessions
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Goodyear Blimp
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Use a Blimp to get the message out
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Put little badges on gas pump handles with UW message
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smoke signal
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Trained Pigeons give message at each window
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Have all the folks from the company gather at the Memorial Union Terrace and they saw a huge Carnival Cruise ship and right before it sinks, we give the message
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use guilt trips...
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Hope for improved community based on previous succesful results/methods
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who do I help
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Success stories from those helped by UWorm d
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are there people in my area effected
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your mother would be proud
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how many people are effected
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Offer a prize for participating in UW
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Van Gogh: Traveling art show, have photographers capture situations where UW is helping
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Austin Powers: Do a round-up for giving
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Lance Armstrong: Have a cross country bike track for UW
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Al Franken: Affirmations, inspirational moment for UW
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Donald Trump: Put a big billboard in the parking lot to donate
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Robert B. Parker: allow people to bring their animals to work if they donated
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Tipper Gore: guilt them into it
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partner with prominent outside speakers and get them to agree to a reduced fee with that amount going to UW
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Have flip chart pads and post it notes with United Way brand
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At the bottom of soda caps (like Coca Cola caps), have a game and people go to website to see if they win
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Have valet service and food delivery for United Way volunteers
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Have a way to engage your family and friends to build on the company environment
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Make something like a United Way facebook or myspace
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Make it part of the company pop culture (make it "sexy")
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Have Superstar parking spots that go to UW volunteers
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Focus on how an internal or external person to the company was benefited
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Profile a person in your company each that has volunteered for the UW
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Link up company problem with United Way, so it makes them relate to the problem and donate to their cause
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publicize company contribution totals to employees
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Have a cross country torch passing race
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Get parents of students to go to the website
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Have "Make poverty History" type of logo on websites
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Individual companies can have companyname.unitedway.com and UW can communicate with corporate employees through there
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donationg kiosk
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With some companies you can round up your bill and donate the change to UW
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Combine UW kiosks with ATM machines
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Have a way to make debit card donation on a company kiosk
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Fortune cookies in your company cafeteria with United Way "message" fortunes
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Company cafeteria has messages on food containers and wrappers
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Company credit cards that have a portion that goes to the UW
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Weekly cash allotment that has $1 bills distributed to employees with UW messages on them and encourages them to donate
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chip options at common stores
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Messages in company rest rooms (e.g. like in bars, restaurants) leveraging United Way communication
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Have a game on a coffee cup with UW message
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parading large animals around the city with United Way Signs
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Have shoe insoles with UW message
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united way messages on pencils in supply closet
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Messages are embroidered on everyone's underwear
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Message could show the goals that are being met
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bonus or benifits
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Include UW agency volunteer opportunities in company newsletter
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Coffee cups themselves could have messages on them
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cafeteria cups are printed with united way messages
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coupon book
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Coffee machine says "Remember the children through this agency"
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United Way Awareness Day...
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copoon book
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Every day when you log in to your computer, you get a system message from the UW
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e-mail commercials
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Have subliminal messages through music in the company to give to the UW
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stand in company cafeteria with bullhorn
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Have a company mascott
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Invite companies to ice-cream socials, etc. to spread the message
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Have consumer products like candy, etc. have UW messages on them
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Have each of the phone buttons on your phone be a different UW agency
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Collaborate with Pixar/Disney to make a movie that has a message about contributing to altruistic causes
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Sponsor families
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Tie yellow ribbons around trees
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Screen saver is a different UW agency every day
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Interactive kiosks in lobby of businesses
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Have famous celebrities show up in the employees' home (Jessica Simpson, etc.) and promote United Way