United Way reports campaign results in 'difficult' year
SHERBURNE – Thursday night, the Chenango United Way held its annual dinner and discussed the campaign of 2006 and what is in store for 2007.
The CUW was able to raise $414,560 in Chenango County in 2006. Combined with the $49,384 raised in other areas that was designated to Chenango, the total raised during the campaign was $463,944. Although this was the lowest campaign the CUW has seen in the last five years, the amount was still higher than that raised in nearby communities. By comparison, the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties raised $385,665 this year, an increase from the prior year’s total of $382,153.
Chenango United Way officials celebrated their 2006 accomplishments and tried to identify what made this year’s campaign more difficult than those in years past.
“2006 has been a more difficult year than in the past,” Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco said.
Campaign Co-Chair Ben Burton, of OSG Phamaceuticals, agreed that donor fatigue was one of the challenges of the year. “There were still people giving,” Burton said. “They gave to the Red Cross and direct service organizations. That had an impact on our ability to drive funds,” Burton said.
Burton explained that the United Way no longer measures success based on the money raised, but instead bases it on the measurable change that occurs as a result of those dollars.
The allocable dollars were distributed to the four focus areas identified by the CUW. Six review panels made up of community volunteers read through all of the requests for funding, and allocated the money based on the merit of the requests.
The CUW allocated $187,925 towards programs providing opportunities for children and youth. A total of $404,450 was requested. $76,080 was allocated toward poverty issues of housing and hunger, out of a total of $130,050 requested. $28,000 was granted for access to healthcare, while $40,000 had been requested, and $24,500 was given to programs for the aging population, out of a total of $43,500 requested. In addition, the CUW put $12,943 toward its discretionary fund. The discretionary fund is for programs that don’t necessarily fall into any of the four focus areas, but might fall through the cracks if not funded by the CUW. Some funds were specifically designated toward certain areas by the donors.
For 2007, the United Way plans to continue its efforts to refine the request for funding process. This will be the third year they’ve asked their Community Partners to submit requests, and they hope to help them through this process.
They also plan to incorporate Community Partner site visits into the process. “We want to look at how they are progressing in the measurable outcomes they listed in their funding requests,” said Community Impact Co-Chair Scott Docherty.
The CUW will also continue to distribute mid-year and end of year outcome data to the community, in an effort to increase their accountability to the community.
The CUW was able to raise $414,560 in Chenango County in 2006. Combined with the $49,384 raised in other areas that was designated to Chenango, the total raised during the campaign was $463,944. Although this was the lowest campaign the CUW has seen in the last five years, the amount was still higher than that raised in nearby communities. By comparison, the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties raised $385,665 this year, an increase from the prior year’s total of $382,153.
Chenango United Way officials celebrated their 2006 accomplishments and tried to identify what made this year’s campaign more difficult than those in years past.
“2006 has been a more difficult year than in the past,” Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco said.
Campaign Co-Chair Ben Burton, of OSG Phamaceuticals, agreed that donor fatigue was one of the challenges of the year. “There were still people giving,” Burton said. “They gave to the Red Cross and direct service organizations. That had an impact on our ability to drive funds,” Burton said.
Burton explained that the United Way no longer measures success based on the money raised, but instead bases it on the measurable change that occurs as a result of those dollars.
The allocable dollars were distributed to the four focus areas identified by the CUW. Six review panels made up of community volunteers read through all of the requests for funding, and allocated the money based on the merit of the requests.
The CUW allocated $187,925 towards programs providing opportunities for children and youth. A total of $404,450 was requested. $76,080 was allocated toward poverty issues of housing and hunger, out of a total of $130,050 requested. $28,000 was granted for access to healthcare, while $40,000 had been requested, and $24,500 was given to programs for the aging population, out of a total of $43,500 requested. In addition, the CUW put $12,943 toward its discretionary fund. The discretionary fund is for programs that don’t necessarily fall into any of the four focus areas, but might fall through the cracks if not funded by the CUW. Some funds were specifically designated toward certain areas by the donors.
For 2007, the United Way plans to continue its efforts to refine the request for funding process. This will be the third year they’ve asked their Community Partners to submit requests, and they hope to help them through this process.
They also plan to incorporate Community Partner site visits into the process. “We want to look at how they are progressing in the measurable outcomes they listed in their funding requests,” said Community Impact Co-Chair Scott Docherty.
The CUW will also continue to distribute mid-year and end of year outcome data to the community, in an effort to increase their accountability to the community.
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