United Way Of Delaware

Presented by: Tanecha Fountain

History
United Fund of Wilmington
United Community Fund of Northern Delaware
Organizational name change to United Way of
Delaware
United Way of Delaware today

Mission and Vision

Mission:
Maximize the communitys resources to improve
the quality of life for all Delawareans

Vision:
To be the leading catalyst for positive social and
economic change in Delaware

Mission and Vision

cont

UWD seeks to improve the quality of life of

Delawareans by focusing on three building
blocks to a good life: Education, Income,
and Health.

Education
Children enter school ready to succeed
Read proficiently by 4th grade
Successful transition to middle school
Graduate from high school on time

Income
Focuses on Financial Stability
Increasing Income
Building Savings
Gaining and sustaining assets

Health
Provides access to quality healthcare
Assist with connecting Delawareans to
healthcare resources that assist with living
independently

Target Population
Delawareans Living within the local
community
Children (Education)
Families (Income)
Men (Revive the Village)
Women (Women Leadership Council)

Policy & Procedures

The purpose of the policy and procedures
of UWD, is utilized as an outline to assist
the organization with reaching long term
goals. The organization houses over 70
policy and procedures electronically on the
resources database.

Policy & Procedures

I. Accounts Payable Procedures
II. Billing Statement Procedure
III. Change Address of Address Form
IV. Code of Ethics
V. Dress Code
VI. Inclement Weather Policy
VII. Parking Policy
VIII. Voicemail Procedure

Organizational
Structure

Executive Team
Michelle Taylor

President & CEO

Jerry Hunter

VP, Operations and CFO

John Moore

VP, Resources Development

Jamee Boone

Director, Chief of Staf

Governance
UWDs CEO and the Board of Directors are
responsible for performance, reputation
and structure in the organization.

Governance Cont.
CEO & Top Five Board of Directors:
CEO: Michelle Taylor
Community Leader: John Fisher Klein
Vice President: Emeka Igwe
Audit Committee Chair: Edmund Green
Treasurer: Rodger Levenson
Secretary: Jason Betz

Funding
Corporate Sponsors (Workplace giving)
Annual Campaign Fundraising (Marque
event)
Planned Giving (Any Individual
Contributor)

Partners
UWD has more than 100 partner
agencies:

Strengths, Trends &

Challenges
Strengths: Funding & Partnership is on the
rise
Trends: An increased need for Sponsorship
equals more funding
Challenges: minorities continue to overrepresent underachievement in academia.

Interns Role
Learn about internal administrative
planning, implementation and overall
operation of the Community Engagement
Division.
Gain experience and awareness with UWD
community partner (Delaware 2-1-1)
Resource and Referral Division

Questions?