Campaign Associates (CA's) come to United Way from different stages in life, from different industry sectors, from different day jobs, and with a myriad of different skills. During their term at United Way, Campaign Associates are an extension of our fundraising team and help manage over 400 organizations and union accounts across the province. Every one of our Campaign Associates makes our team stronger. 

Main objective: Connect, strategize, and execute 3+ workplace campaigns with United Way BC corporate partners in their Thompson Nicola Cariboo region (based out of Kamloops).

•Fundraising Support: Plan, organize, and execute multiple fundraising campaigns that the Campaign Manager has delegated for you to work on.

•Donor Relations: Manage these relationships with current and potential donors through connecting and collaborating with the Employee Campaign Chairs from those locations

•Event Coordination: Assist in planning and executing events related to the campaign, such as kick-offs, employee engagement events, and other planned activities at your workplace partner organization.

•Data Management: Maintain accurate records of donations, update legacy notes or reports related to the campaign.

•Administrative Tasks: Provide logistical and administrative support, such as scheduling meetings, preparing reports, delivering impact speeches, and handling the pickup and drop-off of event-related materials or donations.

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

• Understanding of our mission, values and goals
• Prepare a speech and presentation to present to a group of individuals
• Plan and execute a kickoff event to support a workplace's campaign
• Participate in data collection and management to support future CA's
• Being part of a team that fundraises to support the Thompson Nicola Cariboo region to support United Way programs that support kids and youth, seniors, food security, emergency response, and communities.

Final deliverables should include

• Submitting detailed notes from each campaign you participated in
• Collecting and submitting funds to Campaign Manager to ensure all dollars are collected before the end of the project
• Data collection from various campaign totals - Corporate dollars, Employee giving, Special Events, Sponsorship
• Thank you letters and calls to donors that gave throughout the campaign
• Closing accounts alongside Campaign Manager by Dec 31, 25.