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Your United
Way
January
2015
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Great Things Happen
When We Live
UnitedDid you hear the news? United
Way of Greater Milwaukee and United Way in
Waukesha County have agreed to merge their
operations to form one organization committed to
improving lives and strengthening communities
across Milwaukee, Waukesha, and southern
Washington and Ozaukee counties. Together,
we can accomplish more, have a greater impact, and
build additional capacity to engage people and
organizations. This will help us achieve our
mission and grow our position as the number one
platform for community impact.  JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE AT
OUR WAUKESHA OFFICE! LEARN MORE ABOUT
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10 Adorable Ambassadors
Milwaukee’s
newest Strong Baby campaign stars were selected
out of more than 300 who attended an open casting
call in November at the BMO Harris Bradley Center
and a social media casting call on the Strong Baby
Facebook page. The babies will be featured
in upcoming advertising campaigns produced by
Serve Marketing for the Milwaukee Lifecourse
Initiative for Healthy families (Milwaukee LIHF).
VIEW PICS OF THE
WINNERS LEARN ABOUT MILWAUKEE
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A Day In the Life of IT
United Way’s IT
United Job Shadow days allow high school students
an opportunity to learn how Information Technology
works, ask questions and find out "What do IT
Professionals do all day?" Job shadow days
are one of the initiatives of IT United -
Information Technology professionals who make a
difference in the community through contribution,
advocacy, and volunteerism. LEARN MORE ABOUT JOB SHADOW
DAYS ABOUT IT
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Project LEAD
Have you dreamed
of volunteering as a Director of a United Way
Partner Agency Board?
We are kicking
off a brand new training program called "Project
LEAD" presented by the Leadership Society to
prepare community members for leadership roles on
nonprofit boards and committees, with an emphasis
on recruiting participants from underrepresented
board populations. Leadership Society
members are invited to serve as advisors to
program participants during and after the
program APPLY TO BE PART OF PROJECT
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Take An Agency Tour
Want to see your
donation in action? Join us for a tour of one of
our program partner agencies followed by a panel
discussion featuring one of our focus areas –
Education, Income or Health. Our first visit is on
February 11 and will focus on our Education
impact. LEARN MORE ABOUT AGENCY
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Upcoming Events & Volunteer
OpportunitiesIT United 2015 CIO
Forum
Friday, February 20,
2015
Hilton Milwaukee City Center (509 W.
Wisconsin Ave.)
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
The
CIO Forum is an annual breakfast networking
event featuring panel discussions with global
CIOs on key technology trends and strategies,
hosted as a thank you to IT United members for
their support of United Way. Learn more and
register.
2015 IT United
Technology Career Fair
UW-Milwaukee
Student Union
March 31, 2015
4:30 - 8
p.m.
The IT United Technology Career Fair
is an opportunity for students who participate
in United Way of Greater Milwaukee funded
programs to explore careers in technology. Learn more or
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