United Way of Windham County

Community investments: for many years, United Way of Windham County funded agency programs which provided direct service to community members who needed them. However, a new model for determining which programs to fund was implemented in 2010. Funding decisions are based on a set of target outcomes which were identified through a comprehensive community participation process. Working under the "impact areas" of hope - health opportunity, prosperity and education, community volunteers review applications for support and recomend specific amounts of program funding based on criteria that include alignment with desired program outcomes and quality.

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 provisions of the usa patriot act and verify they are an agency in good standing as an irs section 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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.