Employee giving drive highlights United Way

The UNMC Employee Giving Committee will draw prize winners for the second week of the campaign Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m.

This week’s prizes include:

  • One $25 Visa gift card
  • One $50 Visa gift card
  • UNMC swag

Employees of UNMC who pledge a minimum of $10 total will be eligible for the prizes listed above. You can log into eServ and make a pledge before 3 p.m. Wednesday to be included in the drawing. Once employees pledge, they are entered in all weekly drawings. Winners will be notified via email.

The running totals:

As of Tuesday, UNMC achieved:

  • Donations of $85,950
  • Employee participation of 9%.

To participate, see these instructions for more details on donating.

United Way of the Midlands: 

  • Click on this link. (The link goes to the UNMC eServ page.)  
  • Employees can sign in with their UNMC username and password.  
  • Once logged in, click the “red” link to donate to the United Way of the Midlands. 
  • Login in with the username and password emailed this morning from “epledge@uwmidlands.org”
  • Donate.
  • A “no pledge” option is available for employees who choose not to donate. Employees who are unable to contribute are encouraged to access the ePledge website and submit a “no donation” response. A “no donation” response counts toward total employee participation. After an employee has submitted a donation or no donation response, United Way will no longer send additional giving emails this month.

Give Nebraska:

  • Click on this link. (The link goes to the UNMC eServ page.)  
  • Employees can sign in with their UNMC username and password.
  • Once logged in, click the “blue” link to donate to Give Nebraska.
  • Register and donate.  

This week’s highlighted organization: United Way of the Midlands

With many continuing to recover from the pandemic, the demand for services from nonprofit organizations in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro continues to grow – impacted in large part by the highest rate of inflation in decades. According to the American Community Survey, one in three families in the metro are struggling to make ends meet.

This is in addition to the social injustices people face every day in communities across the metro. These injustices continue to have profound impacts on people’s lives. Without access to equal opportunities, it can be difficult for people to meet their basic needs or grow and thrive.

The United Way of the Midlands recognizes it’s hard for just one person, one company or one nonprofit alone to tackle the challenges people are facing. That’s why they tackle these challenges in a specific way – a “united” way. They aim to maintain their longstanding commitment to addressing social injustice by serving the underserved, as they have for the past 100 years.

Donations to the United Way are invested in basic needs, education and financial stability programs at local nonprofits. Together, these programs form a circle of support for neighbors so they can tackle multiple challenges at once and regain stability during difficult times.

See a list of United Way supported programs here.

Watch this year’s 2022 United Way campaign video.

For questions regarding this year’s campaign, contact Kelsey Scroggin.

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