Community Impact

Our Community Matters: Community Impact Community. Partnership. Leadership. Results. what matters. United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton Inc. mission 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 fing 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 Investment Team members are committed to producing results that matter in these targeted areas of impact: • Basic Human Need • Healthy Communities • Children & Families Community Impact Teams The United Way Community Investment Team’s are a group of dedicated volunteers, focused on a specific area of community impact. It is a multi-sector collaboration of non-profit agencies, government, business, education, health care and other volunteers from across the greater Attleboro and Taunton areas convened for the purpose of identifying, prioritizing and addressing needs in the community. Apply for Funding United Way of Greaer Attleboro/Taunton is working on “what matters” – creating stronger communities, building partnerships, and working toward shared goals. The Letter of Intent is available here. (Hard copy or CD will be made available upon request.) As part of the investment decision-making process, all applicants after review of letter of intent, may be invited to submit a full proposal. Agencies should anticipate a face-to-face interview with the volunteers who review the application in their selected area of impact. For questions about the application process, you can e-mail or call Melissa Vanhorn, Associate of Community Impact at 508-431-0106 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 of impact. The Community Investment Team’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 Investment Teams, Community Impact Committee and United Way Board of Directors. Current values include: client need, program results/outcomes, alignment with the strategic intent of United Way, management and organizational capacity, continuous learning and improvement, agency collaboration and the ability to effectively utilize resources. Grant Application Deadlines Meeting Date Purpose Action Deadline Dates December 12, 2006 Meeting with the Agencies to discuss and distribute Letter of Intent Staff readies for CIC January 9, 2007 January 10, 2007 4pm January 12, 2007 Community Impact Committee and Community Investment Team Meeting Distribute funding proposal and letter of acceptance Makes decision to invite those eligible agencies to apply for funding Letters sent to agencies January 10, 2007 January 12, 2007 January 12-February 6, 2007 Community Impact Proposals Deadline to submit funding proposals February 6, 2007 at 12 noon Feburary through April, 2007 Community Investment Committees meet with agencies May 9, 2007 4pm Community Impact Committee Reviews all recommendations for funding May 9, 2007 May 23, 2007 Community Impact Chairperson Submits Recommendations for Board Approval May 23, 2007 May 30, 2007 UWGAT Staff Sends decision letters to agencies May 30, 2007