National Corporate Leadership
The United Way National Corporate Leadership (NCL) program leverages the commitment and caring power of national and global corporations with United Way’s ability to improve lives and create lasting changes in communities across the country. Partnering with United Way provides companies a way to invest strategically in their communities and advance the common good by creating lasting, sustainable changes that lead to better, stronger places to live and work.
About NCL
National Corporate Leadership Program
In partnership with 125 national and global corporations and almost 1,300 local United Ways, the National Corporate Leadership Program (NCL) provides expert advice and resources to support corporate involvement and increase companies’ capacity to improve lives and strengthen communities. Combined, NCL companies have a total of eight million employees operating in more than 40,000 locations and contribute more than $1 billion to their communities.
The NCL program manages the national relationship with companies, providing a strategic, national voice for the United Way system and providing opportunities to strengthen corporate philanthropic partnerships in communities across the country. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
National Corporate Leadership goals
- Increase corporate philanthropic commitment and engagement
- Use the workplace to increase the philanthropic commitment and engagement of individuals
- Engage local United Way partners to impact communities by building strong philanthropic relationships with national and global corporations
- Company partners with United Way beyond the workplace giving campaign
- Annual corporate and employee contributions total at least $2.5 million with at least 50% of contributions, or $1.5 million, invested in United Way’s community impact work
- Company runs a national workplace giving campaign
- Company has 10,000 or more employees