Most Efficient, Most Effective Way to Make a Local Impact – Give to United Way of Coffee and Moore Counties’ Community Campaign!
The United Way of Coffee and Moore Counties will run their first Community Campaign in 15 years. It starts September 1st and goes through Dec. 31st of 2016. The Community Campaign’s goal is to raise BIG funds that build access to Education, Income, Health, and Essentials for our neighbors in need.
Raised dollars will be strategically invested in our community’s most vulnerable areas to help our neighbors build vibrant lives for themselves at home. Donated dollars are invested in programs that have a proven track record of success and are used to build new programs that address unmet needs. Your UWCMC donation can go to the following:
- Give Program: Building Nonprofit Capacity, Protecting Your Donation
(Also known as Allocations Program) These funds are strategically allocated to organizations that build access to the pillars of success: education, income, health, and essentials. A trained Allocations Committee, consisting of United Way board members and community members, review applications, meet with organizations to discuss their goals, and decide what organizations will receive our unallocated designations. They currently support 12 United Way Partners. Partners receive financial, marketing, and education and training resources to make sure that your donated dollars are used as effectively and efficiently as possible. Partners also report to UWCMC monthly to ensure your donations are being used as promised. Current UWCMC Partners include: CASA Works, Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center, Coffee County Humane Society, Community Development Center, Good Samaritan, Haven of Hope, Imagination Library, Life Choices, Multi-County Cancer Support Network, Partners for Healing, Shepherd’s House, Trinity Adult Care Center. By giving through United Way, you save these nonprofits the time and staff resources it takes to fundraise and process your donation, giving them more time to serve our community!
- Designate to a Nonprofit or Current Service Priority. If you would like to choose exactly where your donation goes, you can! You can designate it to a specific nonprofit, either a United Way Partner or another local nonprofit. You can also designate to a service priority: Education, Income, Health, or Essentials. These designations still go through the allocations process, and are therefore protected by UWCMC screening.
- Designate to One of United Way’s Programs. UWCMC runs many programs itself, including: Volunteer Management, Nonprofit Assistance Clinic, 211 Referral Hotline, VITA, FamilyWize Discount Prescription Cards, and their new STEM Education program.
- Invest in What Matters to YOU. UWCMC can develop a new program fund area that matters to you. For example, UWCMC is currently collecting donations for expanding homeless services, expanding STEM education, and building a county wide summer education program.
An individual can donate by calling 931-455-5678, emailing cmcunitedway@gmail.com, or going online to cmcunitedway.org. If your business is interested in donating, UWCMC has many ways to get involved. You can make a traditional donation, or host an employee United Way campaign in your office! It’s a great way to get your employees involved with the community.
If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please call Alicia today at 931-455-5678.