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50 Worcester Business Journal • Giving Guide 2014 www.wbjournal.com United Way of Central Massachusetts Future Goals 1. Accelerate impact in our community in the areas of education, family stability and health. 2. Increase revenue. 3. Continue to employ efficiencies in operations. 4. Serve as a convener and facilitator for important community needs. 5. Be the conduit for civic engagement so that everyone can "Give. Volunteer. Advocate." 6. Advocate for those without a voice or for issues affecting our community 7. Assist in the nationalization of 2-1-1, an information and referral hotline for social service inquiries. 8. Inform and engage the community and our donors through social networks and website use. Fundraising Events/Opportunities Each year, United Way assists nearly 200 area businesses with customized fundraising campaigns designed to make it easy and efficient to donate money to the local com- munity through payroll deduction. United Way can make available experts to speak with your employees about where their donations go and how their donations help the community. A United Way volunteer or staff person will manage all the details of your campaign. Call United Way today and give your employees an opportunity to make our community a better place to live and work! Volunteer Opportunities At any given time, United Way maintains an online database of 300 active mid-to-long term volunteer opportunities across a wide spectrum of social service organizations. We also offer a flexible program of short-term "done in a day" projects through our Volunteer Center. There are many ways to get involved: • Volunteer your time and talents individually or with your family. • Gather a group of co-workers to complete a seasonal volunteer activity. • Participate in United Way's annual corporate day of service, Day of Caring, on September 10, 2014. • Work with Volunteer Center staff to develop a specialized team building volunteer project. • Encourage younger relatives to volunteer after school or during the summer through our youth programming. • Use your professional skills to enhance the work of United Way through our annual fundraising campaign. • Become a member of the Women's Initiative and use your talent to support middle-school age girls. Visit www.unitedwaycm.org for a complete listing of Volunteer services. Giving Opportunities • Start an Annual Workplace Campaign at your company and offer your employees the opportunity to help their community. • Attend our Annual Celebration on May 12, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at Mechanics Hall and see the impact United Way has in the community. • Give securely online anytime at www.unitedwaycm.org • Get your company to rally around our annual Holiday Wish List and help kids and those less fortunate have a great Holiday by donating toys, clothes and other needed items. • Join us at the Women's Initiative Stepping up for Girl's event on September 17, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Mechanics Hall and help middle-school age girls succeed. • Join our Alexis de Tocqueville Society, where our most generous donors meet the needs of the community in extraordinary ways. • Create a team to volunteer for our annual Day of Caring on September 10, 2014. • Join our social network and advocate for a cause—for impactful change in our community that benefits us all. Board of Directors James Leary, Esq. University of Massachusetts Medical School Timothy Garvin President & CEO MISSION STATEMENT Service area: Worcester and 29 surrounding communities including: Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Douglas, East Brookfield, East Douglas, Grafton, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, Millbury, New Braintree, Northborough, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, West Boylston and West Brookfield. United Way connects people and resources to improve the community. Workplace Campaigns ...79% Foundations and Grants ...17% Individual Donors ............4% Top funding sources: Glenda L. Anderson, MA LMHC Frances Anthes, Family Health Center of Worcester, Clerk Edward M. Augustus Jr., Worcester City Manager Rev. Louis G. Bond, Ph.D., United Methodist Church Melinda J. Boone, Ed.D., Worcester Public Schools Douglas Brown, Esq., UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. Joseph P. Carlson, United Steel Workers of America – District 4 James W. Coghlin, Jr., Coghlin Companies, Inc. Armin Ernst, M.D., Reliant Medical Group Joseph D. Freitas, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Eve Gilmore, Edward Street Child Services Elizabeth M. Helenius, Fallon Health Joseph M. Hamilton, Esq., Mirick O'Connell Bradley H. Johnson, Saint-Gobain Steven G. Joseph, Unum Ralph H. Lambalot, Ph.D., AbbVie Bioresearch Center Patsy C. Lewis, Consultant Karen Ludington, Children's Friend, Inc. Nadia McGourthy, Esq., Dresser & McGourthy, LLP Rep. James J. O'Day, 14th Worcester District, State House John C. Roche, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Edwin Thomas Shea Jr., Bank of America Rev. Clyde D. Talley, Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church, Treasurer Michael Tsotsis, Benefit Development Group Edward H. White, National Grid Alex Zequeira, Nativity School of Worcester United Way of Central Massachusetts 484 Main Street, Suite 300 Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: 508-757-5631 www.unitedwaycm.org Full-time employees: 18 Annual revenues: $6,713,853 Year founded: 1920 The United Way plays an absolutely vital role in improving the Greater Worcester community. It is the common thread that weaves across countless charitable initiatives – from health improvement to education, and from family stability to safety net services – to maximize the impact upon those in need. – James Leary, Esq., Board Chair