Leadership Giving
Leadership Givers are generous community members who give $1,000 or more annually to the United Way. They significantly deepen the impact for the community, and provide nearly 30 percent of our annual funds raised.
How to join
- Pledge or give through your workplace campaign
- Pledge or give online
- Download a pledge form here. You can mail in your pledge or gift to: United Way of Smith County, 4000 Southpark Drive, Tyler, TX, 75703
- Contact Reece Anderson with any questions at 903-581-6376+222 or randerson@uwtyler.org
BENEFITS OF LEADERSHIP GIVING
As a Leadership Giver, you are the heart and soul of United Way. You want to help people. You want to make our community the best place to live and work. Leadership givers are invited to attend our annual celebration luncheon and recognized through our annual report as a member of our Leadership Giving Societies.
Honoring Donors of $10,000 or More
The United Way Tocqueville Society was formed in March of 1984 to deepen individual understanding of, commitment to, and support of United Way’s work: advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. The Tocqueville Society recognizes local philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions around the world who have devoted time, talent, and funds to create long-lasting changes by tackling our communities’ most serious issues.
Membership in the Tocqueville Society is granted to individuals who contribute at least $10,000.00 annually to United Way.
Specifically, the United Way Tocqueville Society aims to:
- Change lives through philanthropic leadership by focusing on the building blocks for a better life: a quality education that leads to a stable job; income that can support a family through retirement, and good health
- Communicate the vital role of personal philanthropic action in creating long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of societal problems
- Enhance local recognition of long-standing service volunteers
- Foster philanthropic action and voluntary community service
Only 26 years old when he came to America in 1831, Alexis Charles-Henri de Tocqueville traveled extensively, recording his observations of life in the young nation. Though he only spent nine months in the United States, he gleaned an insightful view of American society. His observations, readings and discussions with eminent Americans formed the basis of Democracy in America, a detailed study of American society and politics published in two volumes, in 1835 and 1840.
Tocqueville recognized, applauded, and immortalized American voluntary action on behalf of the common good. He wrote: “I must say that I have seen Americans make a great deal of real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend a faithful support to one another,” eloquently capturing the essence of personal philanthropy that persists, almost three centuries later. The observation on philanthropy made by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831 is true today; Americans understand that advancing the common good means creating opportunities for a better life for all. The name Tocqueville Society was chosen because of Alexis de Tocqueville’s admiration for the spirit of voluntary association and effort toward its advancement.
Honoring Donors of $1000 to $9,999
Your Contribution helps in the search for positive solutions to problems and provides Leadership support to the agencies funded by your donation. We invite you to be part of the change. United, we can reach a little further, inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
