The United Way of Western Orleans County (United Way of Western Orleans County) is a local, nonprofit organization that has been supporting health and human service programs in our community since 1963. This support is provided with funds raised through an annual community-wide fund-raising campaign that responds to an annual volunteer-driven assessment of problems our community faces. The United Way of Western Orleans County is governed by a local volunteer board of directors.

You can be sure when you give to the United Way of Western Orleans County that your contribution, when combined with the gifts of others, is working to help solve a wide range of local health and human service problems. United Way of Western Orleans County invests in quality programs that improve the quality of life for everyone in our community - people you know and others you may not know.

Our volunteers. Community needs drive the campaign. Before a campaign goal is set, nearly 100 volunteers research specific needs and requests from our agencies. Even in good economic times, need in the Orleans County Area continues to grow. In fact, our agencies could very efficiently and effectively spend much more than is allocated to them by the United Way.

Community volunteers from all walks of life actually run the United Way of Western Orleans County. Their roles vary. The 21 members of the board of directors establish and monitor policy. Nearly 200 marketing volunteers orchestrate advertising, marketing, public relations and special events. Nearly 100 fund distribution volunteers visit agencies and review their programs and budgets before making funding recommendations. About 500 campaign volunteers raise the money.

Few organizations are as effective with your contributions as the United Way of Western Orleans County. By working with business, labor, government and human services organizations, the United Way of Western Orleans County is uniquely positioned to have the greatest possible impact on our community's most pressing needs.

The United Way of Western Orleans County works closely with service providers, governments and other funders to identify health and human service problems in our communities and develops plans to address them. United Way of Western Orleans County also assists nonprofit agencies in recruiting and training volunteers and provides volunteer resources in the area of management and technical assistance, training and board leadership.

United Way of Tulare County is a local nonprofit organization that brings our community together and focuses resources on the most critical human care needs in the Tulare County. By partnering with businesses, individuals, government and other nonprofits we're able to monitor the needs of our community and respond quickly as issues or opportunities arise.

United Way of the Passaic County is the foremost facilitator of community change and social improvement in Passaic County. United Way of Passaic County is a not-for-profit organization that has been serving our community for more than 50 years. We focus on addressing issues related to early childhood development, youth development, literacy, education, employment, the elderly and disabled.

United Way of Morris County has served the Morris County community in New Jersey since its days as The Community Chest in 1922. The focus of our organization is to foster community involvement, convene collaborative efforts to resolve community problems, and make available the services most needed in Morris County. United Way is dedicated to helping people and improving the quality of life in Morris County.

United Way is a system of 135 coordinated services working within three goal areas to change, in measurable ways, individual lives and the face of our community. United Way also plays a catalyzing role that has resulted in new collaborative organizations such as Unity for the Homeless, the Children’s Services Collaborative and the Center for Non-Profit Resources.

Periodically, United Way solicits community input on current health and human service needs. Additionally hundreds of service providers, interested citizens, other funding entities, and United Way volunteers provide insight. The community goals are developed from the information gathered at these meetings, a review of current activities and other research. This volunteer-directed research is used to determine the health and human services priorities where United Way funds will be invested.

Many people are surprised to discover how economically and efficiently United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area is run. For every dollar raised, we spend less than 15 cents on operating costs. These expenses include marketing and fund raising, accounting and other basic business functions. More importantly, they include all of the work we do to determine our community goal areas, distribute dollars to programs that address those goals, and monitor agency performance and results.

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Each United Way is an independent, private, non-profit community resource, governed by a local board of volunteers. At the UWMC a Board of volunteers sets the policies and ensures that they are followed. UWA exists to serve local United Ways and does not exert control or have any authority over the local United Way management practices. UWMC is not a "chapter" of United Way of America. UWMC pays about 1% of Campaign income in dues to the UWA.

United Way of Morris County is separately incorporated and is independently governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. United Way of Morris County is dedicated to helping people and improving the quality of life in Morris County; the money raised in Morris County stays in the community, supporting local health and human service programs.

United Way of Frederick County (UWFC) is a local, volunteer-managed organization that raises money in direct support of its 23 member nonprofit agencies and indirectly, through donor designations, supports nearly 100 others.

Our purpose is to make the world a better place, and we are starting right here, at home. We are changing people's lives and making a difference in our community. United Way of Morris County will build upon the community's capacity to make measurable improvement in people's lives by focusing on critical health and human care issues that our community cares most about, and by attracting the support of people with their time, their thinking, and their giving.

A volunteer Board of Directors comprised of individuals from across the community governs United Way of Morris County. These volunteers determine policy and oversee every aspect of the organization. Professional staff manages day-to-day activities.

United Way of Western Orleans County receives support and provides help in Medina, Lyndonville, Shelby, and Knowlesville of Western Orleans County. So your gift goes far, but not far away. In fact, more than 85 cents of every dollar stays right here in Orleans County.[Choose Another Question ]

The CVC is a program of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United Way is one of over 1,100 non-profit organizations participating in the program.

Giving is a personal decision. We would like you to consider giving to United Way of York County, SC for the following reasons: of donations are applied to local programs. We are proud to continually have one of the lowest administration costs, allowing more dollars to be applied to the needs in our community. Comprehensive solutions to complex human problems. You want your dollars to go where it will do the most good. Every human service agency relies on other agencies.

UWMC's overhead expenses are comprised of rent, utilities, postage, supplies, UWA dues and staff salaries and benefits. Also included in local expenses are staff training, conferences and professional fees.

Thanks to the generosity of individual donors and businesses who responded to the match, United Way has: Sparked the work of a broad community coalition to ensure that every child in our community enters school ready to learn. Launched the Housing Demonstration Trust Fund which will invest in projects to create more affordable homes for families in Pierce County.

UWPC provides support to programs that provide social services within our Solution Areas of Food, Shelter, & Emergency Services, Youth & Families, Health & Wellness, Seniors & People with Disabilities, and Job Training. We announce our Investment cycles in the fall prior to when applications are due. Applications are made available at our training sessions and are reviewed the following spring.

The most valuable asset we have is the trust and confidence of our donors and the community. United Way of Tulare County has a volunteer committee of financial experts which oversees our organization. We maintain high standards and are scrutinized each year by an independent auditor, who ensures that our fundraising procedures remain the most efficient and cost-effective. We strive to meet the philanthropic goals of our donors and offer a donor satisfaction guarantee.

Local businesses and individuals have designated donations to be used for United Way of Utah County’s administrative expenses. These corporate gifts cover United Way of Utah County’s low overhead of 14.7 percent (which includes 8.6 percent for resource development expenses and 6.1 percent for management and general expenses) and allow 100 percent of the donor’s contribution to create lasting change in the community.

Locally, United Way’s relationship with the Boy Scouts hasn’t changed in the last 23 years. Though United Way does not directly fund the Boy Scouts through the Citizen Review process, it does support the Boy Scouts in several ways. United Way partners with the Boy Scouts each year for the Timpanogos Regional Food Bank food drive and directs more than $12,000 in designated contributions to them annually.

United Way of Utah County represents the community as a whole and therefore is not invloved in any political distinctions.

We will work inclusively and collaboratively with our community, building on the strength of local individuals, businesses, county government, partner agencies and other organizations. We will provide active leadership to assess needs, develop creative solutions, and select the most effective and efficient programs to meet those critical needs.

The administrative costs, based on the combined Management & General, Fundraising and Pledge Loss Expenses, are currently at 7% of revenues which is below the national average. A fee is assessed against all designated gifts to account for time and materials in processing designated pledges. The current assessment is 15% of designated gifts.