The United Way of America‚ based in Alexandria‚ Virginia‚ is a non-profit organization that works with more than 1‚200 local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support. The focus of United Way is identifying and resolving pressing community issues‚ as well as making measurable changes in the communities through partnerships with schools‚ government agencies‚ businesses‚ organized labor‚ financial institutions‚ community
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United Way was established essentially as a financial intermediary‚ providing fund-raising activities‚ primarily through donor organizations’ employee payroll deductions‚ and distributing the funds to agencies that could actually deliver services to clients in a target community. They raised and distributed funds to the most effective local service providers‚ built alliances and coordinated volunteer support among charities‚ businesses and other entities. This case profiled United Way and the trials
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Case Study: United Way and the Boy Scout of America. The United Way realized that the national Boy Scout of America policy that allowed discrimination against avowed gays goes against its own antidiscrimination policies. However the national UW permits local UW chapters to determine their own antidiscrimination policies. And that is how Larry Norvell (local head of the UW of Columbia) had to face the issue of allocations to the local BSA organization -- Cascade pacific Council of the Boy Scouts
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United Way Case Study Judson University United Way Case Study The United Way is a long established company that is known for helping build stronger communities. Many people may have first been introduced to this organization through their successful commercials featured during professional football games. The ads made many viewers aware of the needs experienced through different areas‚ and how football players were volunteering to make a difference. This was a great introduction to the United
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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly http://nvs.sagepub.com/ The Whole Story of NGO Mandate Change: The Peacebuilding Work of World Vision‚ Catholic Relief Services‚ and Mennonite Central Committee Loramy Conradi Gerstbauer Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2010 39: 844 originally published online 7 July 2009 DOI: 10.1177/0899764009339864 The online version of this article can be found at: http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/39/5/844 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf
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1 Organizational Leadership Analysis: United Way of America Melna K. Wilson Western Kentucky University Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis LEAD 500 Effective Leadership Studies November 30‚ 2014 UNITED WAY OF AMERICA 2 Organizational Leadership Analysis: The United Way Introduction This paper examines the organizational leadership of the United Way of America. The questions answered include an identification of the values of the organization‚ the vision‚ the mission statement‚ the leadership style‚ the authenticity
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cuts. United Way of America (UWA) Board Members’ companies provided support for U.S. troops and ensured availability of counseling services in employee assistance programs for family members with loved ones in the Gulf. Some paid the difference between their civilian
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corporate governance into forefront of the policy discussions. In an increasingly deregulated policy environment‚ the big corporate failures have raised the need for implementing competent corporate governance practices. The recent financial crises in different countries have verified how the lack of good governance practices in the financial institutions can lead to a crisis in the system leaving long-term consequences to the. Among the financial institutions‚ the corporate governance of banks has
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The beginning of United Way was in 1887 by a Denver woman‚ a priest‚ two ministers‚ and a rabbi because of these individuals recognizing the need for cooperative action to address their city’s welfare problems ("United Way"‚ 2012). As the years went by the organization was starting to become much larger than anyone could imagine. Today United Way is a non-profit organization that helps individuals and families within the United States and international helping to improve education‚ promote healthy
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United Way of Waco A. Mission/Goals a. What is this non-profit about? Who are they? What are their goals? b. How does this non-profit relate to the given issue at hand? The mission of United Way is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for all. United way focuses on education‚ income and health—the building blocks for a good quality of life and a strong community. The
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