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JOB POSTING: Campaign Coordinator

May 17, 2017

United Way NWT Employment Opportunity

Position title: Campaign Coordinator

Type: Part time, 20 hours week on contract basis

Reports to: Chair

United Way NWT funding reaches new communities for the first time

March 13, 2017

The United Way NWT is proud to announce the full list of non-profits who will be receiving a grant from our Community Investment Fund in 2017.

The Community Investment Fund is a fund that is invested annually to non-profits all over the Northwest Territories by the United Way NWT. The amount of funding available relies mostly on the donations made by donors through workplace giving campaigns. This year, $170,000 worth of grants will be provided to non-profit organizations in the Northwest Territories.

Community Investment Fund Applications Open 2016

November 6, 2016

We're so glad to announce that we have opened our Community Investment Fund Applications for 2016!

The deadline is December 5th 2016 at 5:00pm, and we hope to see non-profits from all over the NWT apply.

For more information, you can see our Funding Information page here. You can download the application here.

RBC Foundation donates $6,000 to the United Way NWT 2016 Campaign

November 3, 2016

A big thank you to the RBC Foundation and the Yellowknife Branch for providing us with a $6,000 donation for the 2016 Campaign.

RBC starts their employee giving campaign at the end of November, and we can't wait to see what they have in store!

Thank You BBQ & Annual General Meeting

September 5, 2016

We want to invite everybody to a Donor Thank You BBQ on Saturday, September 24th 2016 at noon at Northern United Place. If you're a donor of the United Way NWT, we invite you to come by for a free hot dog or hamburger and chat with us to learn how your funds were able to support so many incredible non-profits.

Our Annual General Meeting will follow at 1:30pm. We invite all of our donors and recipients to attend and learn more about how to get involved with the United Way NWT.

Press Release: United Way NWT Announces its Annual Funding Recipients for 2016

February 24, 2016

Photo: David Connelly chairs a meeting with the Community Investment Committee who provided recommendatiosn to the board for which organizations were to receive grants.

United Way NWT has approved $155,000 worth of grants to 21 organizations across the Northwest Territories. Because of an increase in support from our donors, we were able to increase the maximum grant amount from $5,000 in 2015 to $7,500 in 2016.

Community Investment Fund Applications Open

October 23, 2015

Our Community Investment Fund provided over $90,000 last year to non-profits all across the NWT.

This year, we're planning to invest $150,000 to non-profits and charities and our applications just opened! The application deadline is December 1st 2015.

To download a copy of our application, click here!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at office@nwt.unitedway.ca or (867)-669-7986.

Annual General Meeting

September 23, 2015

The United Way NWT is pleased to invite all of our donors and recipients to our Annual General Meeting.

Dates for Days of Caring Announced

April 30, 2015

Days of Caring 2015 will be held June 15-20.

If you are a volunteer or part of a group of volunteers with a few hours to spare for a special project, take part in Days of Caring. (In the picture above, Jeff Fowler of RBC helps with yard clean up at the Centre for Northern Families.)

Or if you are a non-profit organization that needs some volunteer hours to get a job done, take part in Days of Caring.

United Way NWT will match volunteers and non-profits to work on projects June 15-20.

United Way NWT Assists Children First Society of Inuvik

March 19, 2015

Yellowknife, March 19th, 2015: United Way NWT is making a $2,500 emergency donation to the Inuvik Children First Society to help maintain child care services while repairs are underway of the Society’s flood-damaged facilities. The funds will help with the costs of safety supplies and equipment needed to provide safe child care at alternate sites, such as baby gates, table corner covers, change tables and safety latches.

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