Community Impact
Our Community Matters
- Community Impact
- Community. Partnership
- Leadership
- Results
- What matters.
The mission of United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton Inc. is to do the most possible good for the greatest number of people; to help people in need through a caring, volunteer-driven organization; to raise and distribute funds for programs and services that respond to current, critical and emerging community needs; to find long term solutions to community problems and to improve the quality of life for all of our neighbors. It is also involved in three strategic community initiatives targeted to impact access and awareness of services and economic self-sufficiency – community initiatives that are designed to have a greater community impact than any single program or agency can achieve when working alone.
Volunteer Community Allocation Panel members are committed to producing results that matter in these targeted areas of impact:
• Education
• Income
• Health
Community Allocation Panels
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton Community Allocation Panel (CAP) members review funding proposals from various programs, discuss the value and impact of the program to the community, conduct site visits, and hear presentations from prospective partner agencies, and ultimately make funding investment recommendations to our Board of Directors. Each panel is led by a Community Impact Committee (CIC) member from UWGAT’s Board of Directors. We begin recruitment for CAP volunteers beginning each December. If you would additional information on the description of a CAP member please click here.CAP Member Description.doc. If you are interested in volunteering in next year’s process, please contact Melissa Vanhorn, Community Impact Coordinator at (508)222-2337 ext. 106 or Melissa@uwgat.org. This is a great opportunity to get to know and serve your community.
Apply for Funding
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton is committed to – creating stronger communities, building partnerships, and working toward shared goals while focusing on three initiatives; Education, Income, and Health. Agencies invited to apply for funding must demonstrate how they will help UWGAT accomplish its’ goals around Education, Income, and Health.
Mid November UWGAT will announce a Public Funding Meeting that will be held at our offices in early December. 501c3 human service agencies in our catchment area are invited to attend this meeting and apply for funding. At this meeting we will discuss in detail the initiatives and goals for the upcoming year, as well as the funding process. Please take a moment to read through our partnership agreement to be sure that you are able to agree to the guidelines. General Guidelines.doc Please check back in November for meeting announcements.
The process will begin with a Letter of intent which will be available on our website in early December. As part of the decision-making process, all applicants after review of letter of intent may be invited to submit a full proposal. Agencies will be notified via e-mail if they have been invited or not to apply for funding. The funding application will be attached to the email and there will be a firm deadline date set for applications. Agencies will be expected to host a site visit for the Community Allocation Panel (CAP) that is reviewing their application late February through the month of March. After reviewing agency proposals and conducting site visits, the CAP will make its final recommendations. The Community Impact Committee will review the recommendations then make final funding recommendations to UWGAT’s Board of Directors. Determination letters will be sent out in early May informing agencies of the funding decisions.
For questions about the application process, you can e-mail or call Melissa Vanhorn, Community Impact Coordinator, 508-222-2337 or melissa@uwgat.org.
Eligibility of Applicants To be eligible to apply for funding, the applicant must be a health/human service organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code or such other as approved by the Community Impact Committee. In addition, the agency must be registered with the appropriate State Government regulatory department or office. (Evidence of compliance with these requirements should be available, upon request of United Way, in order to receive funds.)
How Decisions Are Made
Sound, volunteer-driven decision making is an operating principle of United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton, its Board of Directors and Community Impact Committee. Thoughtful and deliberate decisions are made by volunteers representing various sectors from across our community who have knowledge and expertise related to specific areas. The Community Allocation Panel’s review process assures thorough consideration of each applicant’s proposal. Full and equitable consideration is given to each organization in light of the needs of all applicants, the needs of the community, and the resources available. Investment decisions reflect the values and variables identified by the Community Allocation Panel, Community Impact Committee and United Way Board of Directors. Current values include: client need, program results/outcomes, alignment with the United Way Goals, management and organizational capacity, continuous learning and improvement, agency collaboration and the ability to effectively utilize resources
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