United Way of Windham County is making an effort to turn themselves into more than just a fund raising body. They have recently started an online Volunteer Center/referral service. The New Volunteer Coordinator hopes to make United Way of Windham the first name in volunteer connection in southern Vermont.
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- EIN 03-6003074
- (802) 257-4011
- Po Box 617 Brattleboro VT 05302-0617 USA
- www.unitedwaywindham.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Federated Giving Programs, Philanthropy
Mission: United way of windham county (uwwc) advances the common good by
Programs: Community investments: for many years, united way of windham county funded agency programs which provided direct services to community members who needed them. However, a new model for determining which programs to fund was implemented in 2010. Funding decisions are now based on a set of target outcomes which were identified though a comprehensive community participation process. Working under the "impact areas," of hope - health opportunity, prosperity and education, community volunteers review applications for support and recommend specific amounts of program funding based on criteria that include alignment with desired program outcomes and quality.
direct service dollars-true to our mission to mobilize the community to improve people's lives, we provide support to the state of vermont for the distribution of these funds.
donor designation: in our annual community fundraising campaign, and true to our mission to mobilize the community to improve people's lives, we provide the opportunity to donors to designate their gifts to other nonprofit organizations including united ways within the state and nationally. As a courtesy to our donors, we processed those donor designations without assessing a fee or keeping a percentage. However, all organizations receiving donor designations must annually verify compliance with