Celebrate Impact: Campaign Award Categories
Each year, United Way honors the outstanding efforts of workplace campaigns that go above and beyond to support our mission of building a stronger, more equitable community. At our spring Campaign Celebration, we will proudly recognize the creativity, enthusiasm, and generosity shown by companies and organizations across Central Illinois.
Below are the categories we'll be celebrating in 2025 (and recognizing in spring 2026):
Individual Awards:
Outstanding ECC of the Year – individual
• ECCs are the backbone of workplace campaigns. This is an ECC that went above and beyond this year.
Company & Nonprofit Awards:
Rising Star Award – company/nonprofit
• A campaign that went above and beyond this year (energetic, special events, kickoff, good participation/donation turnout, etc)
Most Generous Companies – company
• Top 10 companies who raised the most dollar amount (total campaign = employee giving + special event money + corporate gift)
Most Generous Nonprofits – nonprofit
• Top 5 small nonprofits (under 200 employees) who raised the most dollar amount (total campaign = employee giving + special event money + corporate gift)
Most Engaged Campaigns – company/nonprofit
• Really great campaigns that engaged their employees in meaningful ways. Did you increase participation? Did you try something new? Did you run a new and fun activity?