United Way PowerPoint Presentation Template

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Moving Beyond the Campaign Confines Making the
Connection to Community Impact
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• Dustie Lanier
• Director of Strategic Initiatives
• United Way of Forsyth County
• Heather Bolt
• Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives
• United Way of Forsyth County

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• United Way of Forsyth County
• Womens Leadership Council
• Official Launch in 2007
• More than 1,030 members raising 2.8 million
• RAI Foundation Challenge Match

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• Focusing For Results
• Alignment with United Way Community Impact Agenda
• Researching and discussion around specific
  priority areas
• The WLC adopted improving the high school
  graduation rate as its signature cause until the
  group reaches the goal of a 90 graduation rate
  or 2018.

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• Focusing Our Strategy
• To provide success-ready students to the 9th
  grade, with initial focus on Middle School
  students that will enter 9th grade at our
  communitys most struggling high schools by
  funding the following projects
• Tutoring
• Family Engagement
• Summer Success Academy

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• Measuring our Success
• Intermediate Success is measured by
• improvements in standardized test scores
• the number of students that are functioning at
  grade level
• the number of students that are promoted to the
  next grade
• reduced behavior problems in school
• Increased family engagement
• Final Success is measured by
• Graduation from high school
• Successful adults

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Results
Key Outcomes Philo Middle School 2008 2011 Percent Change 2008 to 2011
All Students (6th 8th) Passing Math Reading End of Grade Test at Philo Middle School 29.6 Math18.3 Reading 70.1 Math39.3 Reading 137 Math115 Reading
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• What does this investment offer?
• Connecting women to community impact
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Increased giving