Highlands Circle

In early 2011, committee chairs and United Way staff reexamined Highlands Circle’s purpose to make sure it was serving an important role in the community and furthering the mission of United Way.

What came out of the strategic rebranding process was a fresh, innovative group designed to be highly inclusive. Highlands Circle now has a unique niche among the service and leadership offerings for our community’s young professionals.

The new, improved Highlands Circle is now an affinity group for active community investors in their 20s and 30s who give $500 or more annually to United Way. Highlands Circle programming now centers around:

• Networking to give members opportunities to develop relationships with other young, active community investors.

• Volunteerism to give members an active way to improve community conditions in Education, Income and Health in partnership with Hands On Asheville-Buncombe.

• Leadership Development to provide members with opportunities to grow professionally, enhance their leadership skills, and recognize the importance of philanthropic giving.

We are excited about this new direction of Highlands Circle and hope you will help us spread the word to your friends, family and co-workers.We believe this unique affinity group will give young professionals a meaningful way to invest in their community and an active way to help create long-lasting change, all while connecting them with other fun, interesting people.