United Way KW & Area

Be a Sponsored Employee

United Way KW's Sponsored Employee Program offers you the opportunity to join forces with our staff for a 15 week period - usually during our fall campaign. Serving as an extension of our team, you’ll act as a resource person to assist workplaces in planning, implementing and monitoring their United Way KW campaigns, using tools like those found in our Campaign Toolkit.

 

What are the benefits?

As a sponsored employee, you’ll interact with both our internal United Way KW team and outside business contacts. Acting in a motivational role, you’ll hone and refine your skills in:


Best of all, you’ll return to your employer feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to go - not to mention brimming with new skills and ideas!

 

Students can be Sponsored Employees too!

Many of our sponsored employees come from post-secondary institutions. Some are sponsored by the schools themselves, while others come to us through the generosity of local businesses and organizations.

 

2012 Sponsored Employees

Name Organization  
Chad Insley Wilfrid Laurier University  
Christine Ellis University of Waterloo  
Dana Levanovica Manulife Financial  
Jessica Low University of Waterloo  
Tessa Cooper The Region of Waterloo  

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information on becoming a sponsored employee, please contact hr@uwaykw.org.