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You Can make change happen with your voice. Get informed. Tell your friends. Write a letter to the editor. United Way needs people who are passionate about education, income and health to make some noise!
United Way of Nevada County works with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults and seniors. Check out our events page or continue to our campaign section and get involved!
Adults 55 and older are invited to share their time and talents with Nevada County non-profits, public agencies, and schools. Accident, liability, and excess auto insurance are provided and mileage reimbursement is available. If you are interested in any of the following positions, please call RSVP at 271-0255 weekdays (9AM- 1PM), e-mail us at rsvp3@nccn.net, or visit our office at 471 Sutton Way, Suite #202, in Grass Valley. Volunteers under 55 are encouraged to call.
eBay Account Manager
Local humane non-profit needs someone to manage their online eBay store. The volunteer will list and ship items.
Media Consultant
A liaison is needed to keep local media updated with information and activities supporting the needs of animals.
Treasurer
A volunteer treasurer is needed one day a week to assist a local thrift store that helps support cancer patients in our community.
Equipment Recycling Program
FREED, a resource center for people with disabilities is looking for a volunteer to assist with their equipment recycling program. The volunteer needs to have a truck or van to assist in picking up large items once or twice a month. A FREED staff member will accompany the volunteer to assist with loading and unloading donated items and provide a wheelchair ramp when needed. Mileage reimbursement is available upon request.
Festival Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the Sierra Storytelling Festival coming to our area in July. The event will run for three days July 23rd – 25th with a time commitment of 3 hours. Positions are varied and include greeting people and making change.
Is my company big enough to host a campaign?
If your company has 10 or more employees, then a campaign makes sense for you and for them.
Won't that be a lot of work for my payroll service?
(bookkeeper, myself, etc.?)
Your employees will decide in advance how much money they would like to donate per pay period (even a dollar makes a difference). Once you set up the deductions it will be consistent every pay period.
What is the benefit to hosting a campaign for my employees?
Payroll deduction is a benefit you provide for your employees that costs you only a slight amount of time and provides them with the optional opportunity to be philanthropists in their own community.
Donating by payroll deduction is easy for them, tax deductible, and almost painless. Just a dollar or two per pay period adds up and has a positive impact in the community.
Many employers who host campaigns have a company or department fundraiser, such as raffling off premium parking spaces, selling homemade Christmas ornaments, bake sales, golf tournament, etc. These are opportunities to create an atmosphere of teamwork that has a positive effect on the bottom line.
How much time will it take to set up?
Once you decide to host an employee campaign you will appoint a campaign leader who will be trained by an United Way of Nevada County employee or volunteer. This person may choose to have a meeting to introduce the campaign or merely send out pledge cards with an explanation.
If an employee decides to participate, they will spend about 2 minutes filling out the pledge card and turning it in to the campaign leader. Email us at admin@uwnc.org for more information.