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Originally Posted by KevanGuy
That is a local campaign, not a national one.
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I assumed it was national because of this:
http://www.unitedwaysouthniagara.ca/...6/Default.aspx
It could be that the local organisations decide their own campaigns and these two choose to run the same name in their ads.
JerZeeGirl - Also from the
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Why is United Way involved in advocacy work?
While the majority of our work is partnering with many organizations to address immediate needs and to get at the root cause of social issues to prevent them from happening in the first place, we have also learned that there are some barriers in municipal, provincial and federal social policy. By advocating change around these social policies, we can make a more significant impact in our community.
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The Calgary campaign has taken this advocacy to the point of choosing to support one brand of politics over another, in my opinion. They have decided that the "barriers" are the parties in power. That's their choice but not one that I have to support.
I realise that this seems a bit obtuse but that part of that ad rubbed me the wrong way and changed my opinion about what their goals are. In my mind, they went from a great charity that met lots of peoples' needs to one that advocates something that I really disagree with. My local charity money will go to the Mustard Seed instead.