Retiree program
United Way of the Southern Tier's Retiree Program gives your former employees another outlet to remain active in the community and part of your organization. As retirees, they are a part of one of the fastest growing segments of our population.
Benefits of a Retiree Program:
For your employer:
Continue high-level campaign contribution.
Enhance image of company as a concerned community partner.
Serve retirees by helping them remain an actively involved in the community.
For retirees:
A trusted and familiar source for making charitable contributions.
A way to remain informed about United Way and its funded programs.
Continue support of programs important to entire community.
Opportunity to remain active in or begin volunteer projects.
A chance to remain identified with the company they have been loyal to during their career.
Potential automatic pension deduction to make giving easy.
For United Way:
Helps offset the financial losses incurred through the cancellation of employee pledges due to retirements, terminations, layoffs, etc.
The Retiree Program has proven successful in increasing the number of contributions to campaign.
It can stimulate former employees into volunteering their services to United Way and its community partners because of their increased knowledge about the services and programs provided.
Starting a Pre-Retirement Program
Train your Benefits Counselors on running a pre-retirement campaign. United Way staff members are available to help develop and present information.
Solicit retirees during exit interview or before the employee leaves, using assembled Retiree Folder with a personalized pledge form, CEO/Retiree endorsement letter and retiree brochure.
Provide a pension deduction plan to make giving easy.
Starting a Post-Retirement Program
Identify your retirees
Send a letter with a personalized pledge form to retirees inviting their participation
If you can't start a program in-house, you can provide an annual list of retirees to United Way to solicit
Questions? Contact Shelley VanAlstine by or phone: (607) 936-3753, ext. 210.
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