United Way WLC Structures

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United WayWLC Structures

• United Way Womens Leadership Summit
• Miami, FL
• March 5, 2009

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WLC Structures - Agenda

• Introductions
• Structures
• United Way of Central Iowa
• United Way of Central New Mexico
• United Way of Greater Greensboro
• Q A

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United Way of Central Iowa Des Moines,
Iowa

• Womens Leadership Connection Structure

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United Way of Central Iowa

• 2002 46 Lead Women - 2500 each
• Purpose improving early care and learning for
  children birth through age 5
• Today over 300 women - 2500 each
• Step Up Programs
• Lead Woman (1500, 2000, 2500)
• Member Giving (500, 750, 1000)
• Over 6 million strategically invested to improve
  school readiness for the most vulnerable children
  in central Iowa

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United Way of Central Iowa

• Full-time Director reports to Director of
  Investor Relations
• Five WLC Committees
• WLC Director and additional United Way staff
• 50 WLC committee members
• Advisory, Advocacy, Fundraising, Investment,
  Special Events-Volunteer Engagement
• Able to serve up to three, two-year terms

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2009 Womens Leadership Connection United Way of
Central Iowa Staff and Volunteer Committee
Structure
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United Way of Central Iowa

• Recruitment and Engagement
• Individual asks and corporate events
• One time and ongoing events
• Networking/social events
• Volunteer/educational events
• Opportunities to LIVE UNITED
• Give, Advocate, Volunteer

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United Way of Central New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Womens Leadership Connection Structure

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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Program development began in 2000
• A research study was conducted in collaboration
  with the University of New Mexico to gain a
  better understanding of the wants/needs of women
  donors (PDF available)
• Women in Philanthropy launched in 2002 with 648
  members whose combined household gifts totaled
  2.4 million
• Since inception, Women in Philanthropy members
  combined household contributions have exceeded
  45.6 million!
• During 2008 we had 1,935 members whos combined
  household gifts totaled 10.7 million

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United Way of Central New Mexico
2009 Womens Leadership Summit
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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Mission Women in Philanthropy as part of the
  United Way of Central Mexico is dedicated to
  inspiring, educating and encouraging women to
  effect change in their community through
  philanthropy and leadership.

2009 Womens Leadership Summit
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2009 Womens Leadership Summit
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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Recruitment and Engagement via events
  volunteer activities
• Agency Visits Hosts quarterly events for
  members to tour local agencies in the community.
  Members have the chance to interact with the
  agency Executive Director and Senior staff to
  learn about community needs and programs
  available to address these needs.
• Networking Executes events as opportunities for
  like-minded women in the community to network,
  socialize and share their philanthropic
  experiences and opportunities.
• Mentoring Organizes Women in Philanthropy
  members to mentor women in the community who are
  interested in finding and developing their
  passion for supporting the community while at
  the same time exploring their professional and
  personal goals as a woman and leader.
• Womens Self-Sufficiency Works to increase
  knowledge of womens self-sufficiency issues and
  barriers faced to self-sufficiency. Plans
  engagement activities that mobilize women donors
  to give their time, talents and treasures.
• Workplace Works to increase the number of Women
  in Philanthropy members throughout Central New
  Mexico.

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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Major Gifts Development Officer reporting to Vice
  President and Chief Development Officer.
• Women in Philanthropy Council oversees five
  Committees, comprised of over 60 Women in
  Philanthropy members.
• Agency Visits, Mentoring, Networking, Womens
  Self-Sufficiency and Workplace.
• Terms vary from 1 3 years

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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Womens Self-Sufficiency Initiative Started in
  2006, focuses on addressing barriers to womens
  self-sufficiency
• During 2006-2007 the Women in Philanthropy
  Womens Self-Sufficiency Committee collaborated
  with the University of New Mexico and conducted a
  research study.
• Top identified needs included hardships with
  single income, lack of education, low wages, safe
  affordable housing, lack of employment, lack of
  general life skills and lack of job seeking
  skills.

2009 Womens Leadership Summit
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United Way of Central New Mexico

• Results were used to develop the 2007 Action
  Plan
• Equip nonprofits and service providers with
  resources to improve or increase services related
  to addressing top barriers to womens
  self-sufficiency.
• Engage women at the Leadership giving level with
  nonprofits and service providers that prepare
  women for employment.
• Close the front door to women in poverty by
  enhancing womens employability.
• Raise awareness of Women in Philanthropys
  support for womens self-sufficiency.

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United Way of Central New Mexico

• In 2008 58,800 in grants were awarded to 4 local
  agencies working towards addressing Theme 3
  Closing the front door to women in poverty by
  enhancing womens employability.
• Award recipients ranged from providers of quality
  child care, GED prep/employment training, and
  small business loans
• In 2009 the WSSC has 112,000 available to
  distribute. Focus again will be on Theme 3
  Closing the front door to women in poverty by
  enhancing womens employability.

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United Way of Greater Greensboro Greensboro,
North Carolina

• Tocqueville Womens Leadership Womens
  Leadership Structure

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United Way of Greater Greensboros Tocqueville
Womens Leadership giving 10,000 ()

• 1999
• 40 charter members created Womens Leadership
  to honor women who are successful in business,
  community and home
• Received National Acclaim as the first of its
  kind in America
• Celebrated charter members in the Wall Street
  Journal
• Initiated Success at School , to improve
  student achievement. Student achievement rose
  from 44.9 on or above grade level on end of
  grade tests to 62.8
• 2000
• Remained 1 Womens Leadership in America for a
  second year
• United Way of America launches a national
  campaign for Womens Leadership in Alexis de
  Tocqueville Societies across the country

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• 2005
• Initiated Thriving at Three Collaborative to
  reach vulnerable
  children who are at risk of getting behind before
  they ever get started and improve school
  readiness
• 2007
• Received National Award for excellence in
  Tocqueville Womens Leadership
• Supported the launch of the Thriving at Three
  Public Awareness Campaign
• Ad-hoc committee of members revisited TWL
  purpose, structure and investment model
  Overcoming the seven year itch

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Greater Greensboro

• 2008
• 71 members
• 751,000 in contributions
• Expansion of Steering Committee and dedicated
  project for Thriving at Three, including board
  approved pre-allocated dollars for Thriving at
  Three expansion

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2008- 2009 Tocqueville Womens Leadership
Structure
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Tocqueville Womens Leadership Activities and
Events 2009

• Enlightenments
• A quarterly series for Tocqueville Womens
  Leadership members and friends to experience
  relationship building, get a deeper education
  about United Ways impact agenda, and learn more
  about volunteering with United Way or community
  agencies. Enlightenments is hosted in a members
  home in the months of March, June and September.
• Tocqueville Womens Leadership 10- Year
  Anniversary
• A special event to celebrate United Way of
  Greater Greensboros launch of a national
  movement. This year, we will honor the founder
  Bonnie McElveen-Hunter and celebrate a community
  of women who have raised over 7.4 million
  locally to grow successful kids.
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities are offered in the areas
  of Growing Successful Kids, Helping People Help
  Themselves and Caring for Everyones Health.
• Plus Tocqueville Womens Leadership Steering
  Committee, membership attraction, membership
  retention and advocacy for womens philanthropy.

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United Way of Greater Greensboros Womens
Leadership

• Founded 2006- Staff (1 full time) 50
• Mission
• To mobilize women to become powerful
  philanthropists through their time, talent and
  treasure.
• Four Values encompassing Womens Leadership
• Philanthropy
• Volunteering
• Networking
• Mentoring
• Volunteer Structure
• Committee consists of members of Womens
  Leadership who are nominated by employers or
  selected by the current chair. The committee
  meets once a month. Two or one-year terms.

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Womens Leadership Four Values

• Philanthropy
• A leadership gift of 1,000 () to the United
  Way of Greater Greensboro
• Networking
• Building strong relationships with the women
  within our communities by hosting 2 networking
  events a year, in the summer and the winter.
• Mentoring
• Mentoring through our mothers, daughters,
  sisters, nieces and girlfriends.
• Volunteering
• Hosting a volunteer opportunity once a quarter as
  we see first hand how United Way supported
  programs build strong communities and families.

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Womens Leadership Structure
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Womens Leadership Planning Committee

• Led by Chair Vice Chair
• Consist of 10-15 members
• Committee members responsibilities include
• I. Pledge support to United Way of Greater
  Greensboro at the leadership level (1,000 )
• II. Assist with membership retention and
  attraction
• III. Plan and attend all major events including
  networking events and volunteer opportunities
• IV. Lead one or more Womens Leadership
  presentations to inform and engage the community
• V. Serve on one Womens Leadership
  sub-committee
• VI. Advocate for Womens Leadership and United
  Way within the workplace and community
• VII. Implement new strategys and ideas that
  encompass the four values of Womens Leadership
  philanthropy, volunteering, networking and
  mentoring
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Womens Leadership Giving History Members

• Membership Minimum 1,000 () annually
• Three Year Giving History and Members
• Year Total Raised of Members
• 2008 237,000 200
• 2007 141,585 91
• 2006 16,360 9

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WLC Structures

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