United Way Retirees Association
(UWRA)
2008 Annual Report
Advancing the Common Good
(posted February 1, 2009)
Message
to the UWRA Community
As the United Way
system focuses on the building blocks of a better life - education, health and
income - UWRA is contributing to moving this agenda forward. Through capitalizing on the unique strengths
and skills of our organization UWRA is helping to advance the common good in United Way
communities nationwide.
UWRA’s mission and vision are probably more closely aligned
with the United
Way system than any other
partner agency:
UWRA Mission:
To improve
the quality of life of our members in retirement and to utilize the skills and
talents of UW retirees to assist the United
Way system in achieving its mission which is to
improve lives by
mobilizing the caring power of communities.
UWRA Vision: UWRA will be the
Association of choice by UW retirees and eligible UW employees; and as a valued
provider of assistance to United Ways, their
communities and other nonprofits.
As we all know to LIVE UNITED means
working together to solve problems and bring about lasting change. Now more than ever as a country, as
communities, as individuals we are called to LIVE UNITED and GIVE, ADVOCATE,
and VOLUNTEER for it is together that we can all accomplish more.
The United
Way Retirees’ Association is making great strides advocating
for current and retired staff and adding value to the United Way
system thanks to the continued support (i.e., volunteer and fiscal) of the UW community,
both past and present. Please take a moment to review in the following
annual report UWRA’s 2008 contributions and accomplishments – we could not do it without you!
Thank you
for living united and helping us to advance the common good.
Henry J. Monaco Patricia
R. Smith
President,
UWRA Executive
Director, UWRA
GIVE. | ADVOCATE. | VOLUNTEER.
| LIVE UNITED™
United Way Retirees Association
Organizational
Review
United Way Retirees Association
(UWRA)
GIVE. | ADVOCATE. | VOLUNTEER.
| LIVE UNITED™
UWRA’s Focus:
To Provide
Programs that:
•
Advocate
for retired UW staff and enrich the lives of individual UW retirees.
•
Support
and Strengthen the work of local United Ways and their
communities.
Membership:
Over 500 individuals age 50+ representing:
•
Those
Who Have Retired From a UW position
•
Active
UW staff
•
Those
With Significant Career Experience With United Way
Organizational
structure:
•
Founded
in 1989
•
501
(c) 3 public charity status
•
Governed
by a 15 to 24 member volunteer Board
•
Volunteer
Service Corps represents all levels of UW staff
•
Three
part-time staff members totaling 65 hours per week
Support:
UWRA is supported through the generosity of local and State United Ways
(47%), UWA (28% grant/in-kind services), Member Contributions and Leadership Gifts
(17%), Membership dues (3%), UWRA Endowment income (3%) and Mutual of America (2%).
Expenses:
As partners in advancing the common good, UWRA members have
provided experienced professional services, at no or little cost, to United Way
communities in 2008. UWRA runs annual
fundraising campaigns to assist in funding these programs, providing the
communication tools such as UPDATES and the website, and covering
administrative costs. UWRA 2008 expenses
totaled approximately $150,000.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good
Advancing
the Common Good is a framework geared to more efficiently and effectively meet
each of the United Way
system priorities in the areas of value,
reputation, growth and operational effectiveness.
Below
summarizes UWRA’s strategy to assist in Advancing the Common Good:
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by adding value
Ţ
Add
value to future & current UW retirees’ lives and the UW system by focusing
on the dimensions of education, health, & income in the context of UWRA’s stated
mission.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by enhancing United Way’s
reputation by enabling people to make a difference
Ţ
Promoting
and enhancing the UW reputation and reach primarily by: 1) providing opportunities
for current and retired UW staff to engage, and 2) strengthening relationships
with strategic partners to increase the organization’s effectiveness, relevance
and impact.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by facilitating UW system growth
Ţ
Assist
in the growth of the UW system, particularly increasing system revenue through
working with individual UWs in developing or expanding their Endowment &
Planned Giving programs.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by supporting operational effectiveness
Ţ
Assist
in enhancing the UW system’s Operational Effectiveness particularly through
contributing to leadership development, learning opportunities and envisioning
global solutions.
UWRA embodies the LIVE UNITED message as we strive to engage
the UWRA membership and the UW community as partners to give advocate and
volunteer particularly on behalf of the issues that are important to retired UW
staff. The following annual report provides a summary of our 2008
accomplishments in the context of the above strategies aimed at creating
opportunities for a better life for all.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by adding value
Add value
to future & current UW retirees’ lives and the UW system by focusing on the
dimensions of education, health, & income in the context of UWRA’s stated
mission.
Ways UWRA added value to the UW
system in 2008:
§
Advocated for the importance of
retirement planning and a better quality retirement for
UW employees by working to develop an educational program for local United Ways
to help guide employees into saving for their retirement.
§
Partnered in delivering services to the UW system in the areas of mentoring, endowment
and planned giving, community impact, interim assistance, disaster support,
retirement planning and preparation of UW learning and history materials.
My mentor made
it clear that assisting me was his priority. That was HUGE -- especially since
I came into the position after several directors had left. There were no former
employees to turn to with questions… Without it, I probably would not have
stayed in the position with UW. (Metro VII Executive Director)
As a new United Way
Professional, the Mentoring Program was a great asset in learning how to
navigate the United Way
system. It also allowed me to provide strategic planning and implementation
direction to the organization and Board of Directors. Because of the
opportunity to be involved in the Mentoring Plus program, our organization was
able to strengthen itself by developing and implementing a Disaster
Preparedness and Response Plan. (Metro
VI Executive Director)
§
Continued to work on expanding cost
cutting services beneficial to retirees: Insurance and discount programs,
volunteer opportunities, camaraderie, etc. UWRA continues to explore possible affiliation with
other organizations for the purpose of expanding the array of benefits
currently available to UW retirees.
Current benefits include a free discount prescription drug card for
member and spouse and access to insurance products at group rates including:
o
Dental
Plan
o
Hearing
Aid Benefit Discount Plan
o
Legal
Plan
o
Long
Term Care Insurance Plan
o
Medicare
Supplement Plan
o
Vision
Plan
§
Updated the UWRA Strategic plan to align the organization’s strategic
direction with UW system priorities (Advancing the Common Good mission) and
goals and establish clear and measurable ways to assess results and progress.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by enhancing United Way’s
reputation by enabling people to make a difference
UWRA
encourages UW retirees to stay involved and engages strategic partners to help develop
and provide relevant services. UW retirees built stronger communities through
their UW careers – the United Way
Retirees Association funnels their expertise and experience back into the
system serving to increase the impact on fellow retirees, communities, and the
profession.
Ways UWRA provided opportunities for
current and retired UW staff to engage; strengthened relationships with
relevant partners; and assisted other non-profits in 2008.
- Provided a model and assistance to other organizations on using retired personnel for
volunteering and interim positions (e.g., assisted proposal development to
the America Chamber of Conference Executives regarding the use of Chamber
Retirees for Interim CEO Roles; contributed to a research study by the
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations: The Departing Exiting Nonprofit Leaders as Resources for Social
Change.)
- Forged a unique partnership of UW retirees, AARP, Community leaders, current UW HR staff, and UWA to begin to develop a program aimed at helping staff
at all ages plan better for their retirement years.
- Coordinated a variety of volunteer opportunities for United Way
retirees leveraging their talent to promote and provide programs that
strengthen United Way.
- Added 100
Members to the UWRA Listserv in 2008 for a total
of 300 subscribers – enables quick communication of information, ideas,
questions, and answers among UWRA members and provides a vehicle for UWRA,
local UWs and UWA to post relevant information regarding volunteer opportunities, interim paid positions,
Webinars, upcoming events, etc.
- Provided access to United Way Online which is an important vehicle
to keep abreast of happenings in the UW field. UWRA membership is the only way former
UW employees are granted access to United Way Online (pending approval by
UWA).
- Prepared the UWRA newsletter, UPDATES, which provides useful information to and about members and the UW
field. All UWRA members and all United Ways
receive a copy (hardcopy and/or electronic version) and it is posted on
Breakfast with UW Online and UWRA’s website www.UWRA.org.
- Enhanced the UWRA’s Web site www.UWRA.org
which provides a host of information ranging from organizational events to
retirement planning information.
- Provided an annual retreat opportunity open to all UWRA members and
their significant others at cost at the Wildacres retreat
center in Little Switzerland, North Carolina. This carefully planned event is a
mixture of learning, playing and bonding with friends/colleagues. Recent UWA and
UWRA trends, issues and opportunities are discussed.
- Participated in several national, state and regional
conferences as
both presenters and attendees helping to keep our organization current on
the present state and vision of the United Way
system and raise awareness of UWRA and the exciting work underway.
- Expanded use of Webinar technology for educational and training
events for the UWRA Board, members and the UW field. In 2008 UWRA co-hosted an Endowment and
Planned Giving Webinar, held its first Board web meeting, and is currently
working on the use of Webinar technology for Retirement Planning.
Example - Planned Giving for Small City United Ways
Webinar (replay link http://uwa.acrobat.com/p94116640/. This Webinar was geared to United Ways
interested in starting an EPG program and also for UWRA members interested in
becoming EPG consultants). Sample of Evaluation coments:
What topics in this webinar were most helpful and what new ideas or
skills did you learn from this webinar that you could apply to your job and/or
community?
o
Using a UWRA Mentor could be extremely beneficial to our United Way.
o
EPG specifics, how planned giving
works, helpful hints, actual experiences.
o
Barriers and steps were very helpful
as well as links for EPG tool kit.
o
Learning about the Retirees
consultant program
o
We had not planned on doing a donor
survey but now we will.
o
Toolkit options and how to approach
a potential giver.
o
I learned that there are simple,
inexpensive ways to promote a planned giving program by printing on agenda's,
letterhead, website, etc.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by facilitating UW system growth
Assist in
the growth of the system, particularly increasing system revenue through
working with individual UWs in developing or expanding their Endowment &
Planned Giving programs.
Ways UWRA added additional system
resources in 2008:
- Added a million plus dollars to the United Way system after one pilot year of
Endowment and Planned Giving (EPG) consulting by UWRA Volunteers, who
provided materials, guidance, counsel and support to help start or
strengthen local UW Endowment and Planned Giving programs.
I just wanted to pass along my and
my board's appreciation for all the [EPG] guidance, examples and personal
assistant given… The plan laid out, presentations, worksheets from UWRA and
samples from Kankakee and Minnesota all worked terrifically…In
addition, with a lot of help from Tom we essentially have our first brochure
designed. Mentioning Tom, feedback from our board was great. His unassuming but self-assured approach had
a lot of credibility and went a long way to easing any fears our board had of
moving forward with this endeavor.
Thanks again and we'll keep you
informed of our progress. By the way,
two board members have already made planned giving decisions, putting us in
their will! (Metro VII Executive
Director)
- Added best practice information and learning around EPG
generating additional working EPG programs in the system. Worked closely with the UWA EPG department contributing
to UW best practices around generating resources beyond the annual campaign. The UWRA program not only assisted local
United
Ways jumpstart EPG programs
but also resulted in learning/increased understanding of planned giving as
well as additional revenue for the United Way
system.
- Expanded the UWRA Endowment
Fund to 70 Founders/$275,000
helping to fund targeted programs that address UWRA priorities in ways not
possible through annual revenue.
- Provided through the UWRA
Endowment the initial funding for the development of a UW system wide Retirement
Planning program. The UWRA Board allocated additional monies through the Endowment
to this program in 2009 and leverages Endowment proceeds with other
organizations to expand and add additional expertise to the retirement
planning effort.
- Received increased support from local United Ways
(up 7%) and UWRA leadership givers (up 6%) to continue and grow programs.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good by supporting operational effectiveness
Assist in enhancing
the UW system’s Operational Effectiveness particularly through contributing to
leadership development throughout the system, learning opportunities, and
envisioning global solutions.
§
Supported UW Leadership development - UWRA provided mentoring to five UW
Executives/other staff in 2008 and over 75 UW staff since the program began in
2000.
I had a very large learning
curve because unbeknown to me, United Way has a
culture all its own that is very different from any nonprofit I have previously
worked with… I am fortunate enough to have discovered the mentor program
offered by the United Way of America
Retirees Association and it has been a true gift… I can also state with
confidence the gratitude the Board of Directors has for my mentor… My
mentor has supported me without bias, has given me strong and useful advice,
and she has helped me build my self confidence in the United Way
system. I am grateful. (Metro IV
Executive Director)
§
Contributed to UW learning through
variety of programs such as our EPG work – for example UWRA’s thorough EPG process and all the
materials provided - in addition to jumpstarting the local UW Planned
Giving program - takes the Executive Director, Ad-Hoc Committee, Board,
Volunteers, Staff, etc through a learning progression to understand the
dynamics of the planned giving process and help them build a community tailored
case. This customized on-site training provides a learning/development
opportunity which builds skills, knowledge and capability directly related to system
building and operational efficiency and effectiveness and hence increases resources
for community impact.
The (EPG) Mentor helped to better
explain the importance of implementing a planned giving and endowment program. I have found that the phone calls and emails
with my mentor assisted and guided me in my efforts towards implementing the
program. (Metro VII Executive Director)
§
Increased organizational
effectiveness through technological solutions permitting a re-allocation of
time/cost savings to mission centered work – implemented multiple listservs to expedite the
relay and exchange of information and at the same time go green; and worked
with Truist to develop a donor giving website that makes it easy to join UWRA
as well as contribute annual dues, leadership and Endowment gifts.
§
Provided an extra set of experienced
hands to create needed learning materials (e.g., Quickstart
Guide for New UW Executives, Mentoring
Guidelines, EPG Guides, Grassroots
Initiatives Shape an International Movement, Exectuive Summary of UW history, UW
history banner & poster, UWI history, It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to
Plan for your Retirement, & Choosing a Financial Advisor).
“As I rarely endorse books (who am I anyway?),I hope you will
consider reading this one, and, if you find that it helps to kindle the fire in
your heart for United Way’s mission, and if you discover that it gives you
tools to achieve that mission, then by all means recommend to your friends and
colleagues.” (Metro IV Executive)
- Partnered with UWA on evaluating/developing a stronger
Mentoring component of LEAD. Leaders Engaged
in Accelerated Development (LEAD) is an online portal that
provides tools and resources to support the development of high potential
talent as a strategic asset within the United Way
system. UWRA is involved in reviewing
mentoring software with international capability to enhance a mentoring
culture within the UW system.
UWRA – Advancing the Common Good through the dedication of Volunteers
United Way Retirees Association
2008 Board of Directors….
The UWRA
Board of Directors and Executive Committee provide the guidance and leadership
that ensures UWRA works to improve the quality of life for UWRA members and communities
served by United
Way.
Executive Committee
Henry
Monaco – President/Board Chair
Leon
Matthews - Past President, Chair Nominating Committee
Alice Thacker – President Elect
Bill Schaeffler – Treasurer
Dorothea Heiden – Secretary
Myron Liner – VP Program Development
Jan Macidull – VP Membership
Tom Brown – VP Resource Development
Board
UWRA Organizational Supporters –
Advancing the Common Good Give. Advocate.
Volunteer.
Giving to
the United Way Retirees Association is a wonderful example of System Citizenship. UWRA may or may not be directly helping your
UW this year or next but we will be assisting local United Ways throughout the system as well
as assisting the people who helped make the system what it is today.
Together,
we can make communities a better place for people to live and work.
Thank you all for your support!
Metro I
United
Way of Summit County - Akron,
OH
United
Way of Central New Mexico - Albuquerque,
NM
United
Way of Metropolitan Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
United
Way Capital Area - Austin,
TX
United
Way of Central Maryland - Baltimore,
MD
Capital Area United Way - Baton
Rouge, LA
United
Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem,
PA
United
Way of Central Alabama, Inc. - Birmingham,
AL
United
Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack
Valley - Boston, MA
United
Way of Palm Beach County - Boynton
Beach, FL
United
Way of Buffalo & Erie County
- Buffalo, NY
United
Way of Central Carolinas, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
United
Way of Greater Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN
United
Way of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago,
IL
United
Way of Greater Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
United
Way of Greater Cleveland - Cleveland,
OH
United
Way of Central Ohio - Columbus,
OH
United
Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. - Dallas, TX
United
Way of the Greater Dayton Area - Dayton, OH
Mile High United Way, Inc. - Denver, CO
United
Way of Central Iowa - Des
Moines, IA
United
Way for Southeastern Michigan - Detroit,
MI
United
Way of the Capital Region – Enola,
PA
United
Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County
- Fort Worth, TX
Heart of West Michigan United Way - Grand
Rapids, MI
United
Way of Greenville County, Inc. - Greenville, SC
United
Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut - Hartford, CT
Aloha United Way - Honolulu,
HI
United
Way of Greater Houston - Houston,
TX
United
Way of Central Indiana - Indianapolis,
IN
Orange County
United Way - Irvine, CA
Greater Kalamazoo
United Way - Kalamazoo, MI
United
Way of Greater Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
United
Way of Greater Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
United
Way of Southern Nevada - Las
Vegas, NV
United
Way of Greater Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Metro United Way, Inc. - Louisville, KY
United
Way of Dane County, Inc. - Madison,
WI
United
Way of the Mid - South - Memphis,
TN
United
Way of Miami - Dade - Miami, FL
United
Way of Greater Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
Greater Twin Cities United Way - Minneapolis,
MN
United
Way of Metropolitan Nashville - Nashville, TN
United
Way for the Greater New Orleans Area -
New Orleans, LA
United
Way of New York City - New York, NY
United
Way of South Hampton Roads - Norfolk,
VA
Trident United Way - North
Charleston, SC
United
Way of Central Oklahoma, Inc. - Oklahoma
City, OK
United
Way of the Midlands - Omaha,
NE
Heart of Florida United Way
- Orlando, FL
United
Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
Valley of the Sun United Way - Phoenix,
AZ
United
Way of the Columbia – Willamette – Portland, OR
United
Way of Rhode Island - Providence, RI
United
Way of Berks County - Reading,
PA
Triangle United Way - Research
Triangle Park, NC
United
Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg - Richmond,
VA
United
Way of Greater Rochester, Inc. - Rochester, NY
United
Way of Greater St. Louis, Inc. - Saint Louis, MO
United
Way of Salt Lake - Salt
Lake City, UT
United
Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
- San Antonio, TX
United
Way of San Diego County - San
Diego, CA
United
Way of the Bay Area - San
Francisco, CA
United
Way Silicon Valley - San
Jose, CA
United
Way of King County - Seattle,
WA
United
Way of Greater Toledo - Toledo, OH
United
Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Tulsa Area United Way - Tulsa,
OK
United
Way of the National Capital Area - Washington, DC
United
Way of Westchester and Putnam, Inc. - White Plains, NY
United
Way of the Plains - Wichita,
KS
United
Way of Delaware, Inc. - Wilmington,
DE
United
Way of Forsyth County - Winston Salem, NC
Metro II
United
Way of the Greater Capital Region - Albany, NY
United
Way of Washtenaw County - Ann
Arbor, MI
United
Way of the Central Savannah River Area - Augusta, GA
United
Way of Greater Battle Creek, Inc. - Battle Creek, MI
United
Way of Greater Stark County - Canton,
OH
United
Way of Brevard County - Cocoa,
FL
United
Way of the Chattahoochee Valley - Columbus,
GA
United
Way of the Quad Cities Area, Inc. - Davenport, IA
United
Way of Greater Union County - Elizabeth,
NJ
United
Way of Erie County - Erie,
PA
United
Way of Snohomish County - Everett,
WA
United
Way of Cass - Clay - Fargo, ND
United
Way of Genesee County – Flint,
MI
United
Way of Lee County, Inc. - Fort
Myers, FL
United
Way of Allen County - Fort
Wayne, IN
United
Way of Southeastern Connecticut -
Gales Ferry, CT
United
Way of Lake County, Inc. - Gurnee,
IL
United
Way of Central Florida - Highland
City, FL
United
Way of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. - Lake Charles, LA
United
Way of Lancaster County - Lancaster,
PA
United
Way of Greater Mercer County, Inc. - Lawrenceville, NJ
Heart of Arkansas United Way
- Little Rock, AR
Lubbock Area United Way, Inc. - Lubbock, TX
United
Way of Central Georgia, Inc. - Macon,
GA
United
Way Fox Cities, Inc. - Menasha,
WI
River Region United Way - Montgomery,
AL
United
Way of the Virginia Peninsula - Newport
News, VA
United
Way of Greater Portland - Portland, ME
United
Way of Racine County - Racine,
WI
United
Way of Burlington County - Rancocas,
NJ
United
Way of Roanoke Valley, Inc. - Roanoke,
VA
United
Way of the Coastal Empire, Inc. - Savannah, GA
United
Way of the Big Bend, Inc. - Tallahassee,
FL
United
Way of Greater Topeka - Topeka, KS
United
Way of Wyoming
Valley - Wilkes Barre, PA
United
Way of Central Massachusetts - Worcester,
MA
United
Way of York County - York,
PA
Metro III
United
Way of Brazoria County - Angleton,
TX
United
Way of Northeast Georgia - Athens,
GA
United
Way of Kern County, Inc. - Bakersfield,
CA
United
Way of Eastern Maine - Bangor,
ME
United
Way of the Lowcountry, Inc. - Beaufort,
SC
United
Way of Central West Virginia - Charleston,
WV
United
Way of Volusia - Flagler Co., Inc. - Daytona Beach, FL
United
Way of Elkhart County, Inc. - Elkhart,
IN
United
Way of North Central Mass., Inc. - Fitchburg, MA
Rappahannock United Way, Inc. - Fredericksburg, VA
United
Way of Fresno County - Fresno,
CA
United
Way of Hall County, Inc. - Gainesville,
GA
United
Way of Westmoreland County - Greensburg,
PA
United
Way of South Mississippi, Inc. - Gulfport, MS
United
Way of Greater Kingsport, Inc. - Kingsport, TN
United
Way of Acadiana - Lafayette,
LA
United
Way of Greater Lima, Inc. - Lima,
OH
United
Way of St. Charles - Luling, LA
United
Way of Central Virginia, Inc. - Lynchburg,
VA
Heritage United Way - Manchester,
NH
United
Way of South Texas - McAllen,
TX
United
Way of Central Jersey - Milltown,
NJ
United
Way of Northeast Louisiana - Monroe,
LA
United
Way of Delaware County, Inc. - Muncie,
IN
United
Way of the Lakeshore - Muskegon,
MI
United
Way of Greater Nashua - Nashua, NH
United
Way of Essex and West Hudson - Newark,
NJ
United
Way of Norwalk & Wilton, Inc. - Norwalk, CT
United
Way of Marion County, Inc. - Ocala,
FL
United
Way of Northwest Florida - Panama
City, FL
United
Way of the Greater Seacoast - Portsmouth,
NH
United
Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra - Reno, NV
United
Way of Santa Barbara County - Santa
Barbara, CA
United
Way of Sarasota County, Inc. - Sarasota,
FL
Sheboygan & Plymouth
Area United Way - Sheboygan, WI
United
Way of Northwest Louisiana - Shreveport,
LA
United
Way of St. Joseph County, Inc. - South Bend, IN
United
Way of the Ozarks - Springfield,
MO
United
Way of West Alabama, Inc. - Tuscaloosa,
AL
United
Way of Porter County - Valparaiso,
IN
United
Way of Indian River County - Vero
Beach, FL
North Texas Area United Way - Wichita
Falls, TX
Metro IV
United
Way of Southwest Georgia - Albany,
GA
United
Way of Central Louisiana - Alexandria,
LA
United
Way of Anderson County - Anderson,
SC
United
Way of East Central Alabama, Inc. - Anniston, AL
Missouri Slope Areawide United Way - Bismarck,
ND
United
Way of Greater Plymouth County - Brockton,
MA
United
Way of the Brazos Valley, Inc. - College Station, TX
United
Way of Denton County, Inc. - Denton,
TX
United
Way Services, Inc. - Dubuque,
IA
United
Way of Elgin - Elgin, IL
United
Way of Greater Fall River, Inc. - Fall River, MA
United
Way of Monmouth County - Farmingdale,
NJ
United
Way of Cumberland County - Fayetteville,
NC
United
Way of Hunterdon County - Flemington,
NJ
United
Way of Okaloosa - Walton County, Inc. - Fort Walton Beach, FL
United
Way of Henderson County, Inc. - Hendersonville,
NC
United
Way of North Rock County
- Janesville, WI
Middlesex United Way, Inc. - Middletown, CT
United
Way of Missoula County - Missoula,
MT
United
Way of Monroe County, Inc. - Monroe,
MI
United
Way of Licking County - Newark,
OH
United
Way of Norman, Inc. - Norman,
OK
United
Way of Bergen County - Paramus,
NJ
United
Way of Southeast Arkansas - Pine
Bluff, AR
Plymouth Community United Way - Plymouth,
MI
United
Way of St. Clair County - Port
Huron, MI
United
Way of Pasco County - Port Richey,
FL
United
Way of Central & Southern Utah - Provo, UT
United
Way of Southwest Wyoming - Rock
Springs, WY
United
Way Tar River Region - Rocky
Mount, NC
United
Way of St. Johns County - Saint
Augustine, FL
United
Way of Monroe County - Tannersville,
PA
United
Way of Greater Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA
United
Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley - Winchester, VA
State Organizations
The United Ways of Texas
- Austin, TX
Ohio United Way - Columbus, OH
Michigan Association of United Ways
- Lansing, MI
United Way of Kentucky - Louisville, KY
United Way of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
United Way of North Carolina - Raleigh, NC
United Way of Florida, Inc. - Tallahassee, FL
UWRA would also like to thank our
Sponsors United Way of America and Mutual of America for their past and current support. Both organizations provide annual
grants to UWRA and without this support our capacity to provide programs of
benefit to our members and the United Way system would
be diminished. In addition to providing a grant which is integral in helping us
fund our programs, United Way of America
provides in-kind services and support.
We look forward to continuing partnership opportunities as we seek to
fulfill our mission by assisting current and former UW staff and UWs around the
country.
UWRA would
also like to extend our thanks to the United Way of Greater Rochester for sponsoring
the 2008 UWRA membership dues for their 32 retired staff.
UWRA Endowment Founders – Advancing
the Common
Give. Advocate.
Volunteer.
The United
Way Retirees Association would like to express our sincere
appreciation to the 70 Founding Members of the UWRA Endowment Fund. Your support of
UWRA’s efforts has allowed us to increase our impact by broadening and
strengthening our mission in a way not possible through annual revenue – thank you!
The list below displays the UWRA Endowment Fund Founders,
Legacy Circle Members and Memorial Contributions.
Named Funds: When contributions reach $10,000+
from individuals, families and nonprofit organizations there is the option of
creating a named fund within the UWRA Endowment. To date UWRA has one named fund:
United Way Retirees Association
Endowment – Dick and Mary Lu Aft Fund
UWRA Endowment Founders (2 anonymous
contributors)