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G I V I N G G U I D E 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com December 15, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 65 FEATURES: Over 9,000 copies will be mailed to Hartford Business Journal subscribers AND an additional 1,200 copies will be distributed at HBJ events. Over 30,000 people in our business community will see your information and your message. The Giving Guide digital edition will be available online for 12 months after the publication. Each nonprofit's website will be linked to their information. Supporting companies and sponsors will also have links on their pages. To see a sample, please go to www.HartfordBusiness.com and click on Special Editions. Sponsorships and supporting company positions are also available on a limited and industry-exclusive basis. For more information please contact Donna Collins at dcollins@HartfordBusiness.com or 860-236-9998, ext. 121. www.HartfordBusiness.com 860.236.9998 2016 GIVING GUIDE G I V I N G G U I D E 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com December 15, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 59 58 Hartford Business Journal • December 15, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com United Way Connects Families with Opportunities Working with our community partners, generous people and local workplaces, we invest in programs and initiatives that improve lives for children and families, including hard-working ALICE* households, in our 40-town region. Together, we create positive, lasting change for all of us. Last year, thanks to gifts to United Way Community Investment: EDUCATION • 4,600 youth improved skills needed for academic success • Nearly 3,200 youth in after-school programs improved their academic performance FINANCIAL SECURITY • Nearly 11,000 fi lers received $28.4 million in refunds and credits through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) last tax season • More than 2,275 people improved career skills through training and workforce development programs Access to basic needs, such as food and shelter, provide a safety net. A good education is essential to getting a good job. An income that can cover today's needs and save for tomorrow solidifi es a family's foundation. It's all CONNECTED. Please give today as generously as you can. Your gift matters. UnitedWayInc.Org/Give * ALICE is a United Way-coined acronym meaning Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The success of children and adults in ALICE households is critical to our entire community's success. Yet, despite working hard, the tough choices ALICE households face limit their opportunities to succeed. UnitedWayInc.Org BASIC NEEDS • More than 26,500 people received basic food assistance • United Way 2-1-1 handled over 104,000 calls and answered over 130,000 requests for services UW HBJ GG7.indd 1 10/16/15 12:33 PM ABOUT US Year established: 1924 Annual revenues: $26,176,314 (most recent fiscal year) Total number of employees: 43 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) 40-town region including: Andover; Ashford; Avon; Berlin; Bloomfield; Bolton; Canton; Chaplin; Columbia; Coventry; East Hartford; East Windsor; Ellington; Enfield; Farmington; Glastonbury; Hampton; Hartford; Hebron; Lebanon; Manchester; Mansfield/ Storrs; Marlborough; New Britain; Newington; Rocky Hill; Scotland; Simsbury; Somers; South Windsor; Stafford; Suffield; Tolland; Vernon; West Hartford; Wethersfield; Willington; Windham/Willimantic; Windsor; and Windsor Locks. TOP FUNDING SOURCES Employee workplace giving: 74% Corporate gifts: 23% Individuals outside of the workplace: 3% GOALS By working together, we provide opportunities for individual and community success. Our shared priority areas: • Ensure children read at grade- level by the start of 4th grade. • Ensure students enter 9th grade ready to succeed and graduate on time. • Help adults and families achieve financial security. • Provide access to immediate emergency assistance to meet basic needs, such as food and shelter. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES Each year more than 400 local workplaces and tens of thousands of individuals participate in the United Way Campaign. Together, we raised more than $24 million in 2014. To showcase our partners' accomplishments in the community, the United Way Best Of Awards are held each year. Other fundraising events include: Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction — Our United Way Women's Leadership Council's signature event features an auction of high-end purses; time to network with professional and philanthropic leaders; and the event raises money to support two family financial centers in Hartford. Spin for Kids — An annual spin-a-thon featuring teams of costumed cyclists, this United Way Emerging Leaders Society event raises money to support United Way's programs and initiatives helping kids succeed in school and in life. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Conduct a United Way Campaign at your workplace • Give online at unitedwayinc.org/give • Make a corporate or individual gift • Join our Women's Leadership Council. Learn more at unitedwayinc.org/women • Join our prestigious Constitution or Tocqueville Society, and be recognized as a leader of caring in our community. Learn more at unitedwayinc.org/givingsocieties • Join our Emerging Leaders Society. Learn more at unitedwayininc.org/emergingleaders Those who give directly to United Way Community Investment make real change possible in the 40 towns of central and northeastern Connecticut. Dollars are closely monitored to ensure your gift is well spent in the priority areas that lead to sustainable community change now and in the future. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES In the past year, United Way mobilized more than 5,000 volunteers, including volunteers to improve the lives of children and families in our community. Results of this mobilization include returning $28 million to 11,000 local tax filers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and reading to more than 7,000 students to help improve literacy skills. Other year-round volunteer opportunities include: • Preparing taxes for lower-to-moderate wage earning families at a free tax site: unitedwayinc.org/vitavolunteer • Providing one-on-one assistance to children through our volunteer United Way Readers program: unitedwayinc.org/read • Providing one-on-one budget coaching to help individuals reorganize finances, maintain a budget, pay bills on time, and save for the future: unitedwayinc.org/budgetcoaching • Helping children build home libraries and make reading more interactive by creating literacy kits in your workplace: unitedwayinc.org/literacykits • Raising awareness about community issues through a group engagement activity: unitedwayinc.org/makingchoices Visit unitedwayinc.org/volunteer to find opportunities near you. Chair, 2015 United Way Campaign Greg M. Barats* The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Treasurer Donald Allan, Jr.* Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Windham Region United Way Advisory Board Mario D. Conjura People's United Bank Michael J. Auseré Eversource Energy Peggy Buchanan* Connecticut AFL-CIO Julio A. Concepcion MetroHartford Alliance Eric Daniels Robinson & Cole LLP Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Advisory Board William F. Dowling Bill Dowling Sports Chair, United Way of North Central CT Advisory Board Robert E. Earley, III Comcast Corporation Otto Eichmann Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Dr. Derek A. Franklin Clinical & Forensic Consultants Michael Goldbas Deloitte LLP Jeffrey Hubbard First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Margaret Marchak Hartford HealthCare Corporation Shawn J. Maynard* Windham Hospital Foundation Colleen McGuire University of Connecticut Patricia H. Meiser Meiser Sports Consulting Natalie B. Morris* United Technologies Corporation Chair, United Way Emerging Leaders Society Ashley Netz Cigna Corporation Brian A. O'Connell Citizens Bank James O'Meara* Webster Bank Chair, United Way Women's Leadership Council Noreen Randazzo Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Ex-Officio, Former Board Chair Wayne S. Rawlins, M.D., M.B.A.* ConnectiCare, Inc. Cynthia Ryan* Cigna Corporation Lynn Ryan Goodwin Capital Advisers, a Conning Company Lyn G. Walker* Shipman & Goodwin LLP Jennifer L. White The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. * Denotes membership on Executive Committee President and CEO Susan Dunn Chairman Greg C. Toczydlowski* Travelers United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut 30 Laurel Street, Hartford, CT 06106 | 860-493-6800 UnitedWayInc.org OUR MISSION: United Way's mission is to engage people to improve lives and change community conditions. We have the unique ability, vision and resources to bring together diverse stakeholders around a community vision of creating positive change to achieve long-lasting results for children and families. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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