United Way of Greater Nashville welcomes the following 2021 board members to lead the efforts of the Young Leaders Society, a giving society open to anyone ages 45 and under who pledges $500 annually to United Way of Greater Nashville. Bridget Ziegler, Board...
Mayor John Cooper announced that United Way of Greater Nashville will activate its Restore the Dream Fund to accept charitable donations from the community to help individuals affected by the explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day. United Way...
MacKenzie Scott, author, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced Tuesday that she is gifting more than $4 billion to 384 nonprofit agencies across the United States. United Way of Greater Nashville was named among those recipients and will...
We chatted with Rogers Group’s CEO Darin Matson and his colleagues to learn the ins and outs of running a successful giving campaign. What made your giving campaign so successful this year? Hands down, the people at Rogers Group. Year after year, they...
Electrolux and United Way of Greater Nashville teamed up to stock kitchens with hope throughout Robertson County for the holiday season. Through Electrolux’s “Stocking Kitchens With Hope” holiday campaign, the Electrolux Springfield Cooking Manufacturing Facility gave...
We heard from Barbara Siemer, co-founder of the Siemer Institute alongside her husband Al, on what it’s like leading the charge to prevent and end family homelessness across the United States. What gave you the idea to start the Siemer Institute? Let’s go back to 2003...
United Way of Greater Nashville announced today that the city’s Metro CARES program has helped hundreds of families struggling to make rent, mortgage and utility payments. Funding was awarded last week to local nonprofits that are providing direct rent, mortgage and...
The horrifying death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the many, many Black lives unnecessarily and unjustly lost or damaged before his, are weighing heavily on all of us. At United Way of Greater Nashville, we stand with our Black community, our hearts aching for...
Dear United Way Partners, Supporters and Friends, Over the past several weeks, we have experienced an onslaught of circumstances that have tried and tested every ounce of our human fabric on a local, national and global scale. We’ve seen tornadoes tear through our...
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) has officially rebranded as United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN), following its recent expansion of service areas to include Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Robertson and Williamson counties. This name change aligns with the...
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) and United Way of Williamson County (UWWC) announced today that the two organizations have officially merged as of October 31, 2019. The newly combined organization will rebrand, operating under the new name United Way of...
Running a United Way campaign in your workplace is about more than raising funds for worthy causes: It’s about strengthening connections between employees and their community. It’s about bringing people together to tackle our community’s most difficult issues....