Worcester Business Journal

52 Worcester Business Journal • Giving Guide 2016 www.wbjournal.com United Way of Central Massachusetts Future Goals 1. Accelerate impact in our community in the areas of education, family stability, health, and basic needs services. 2. Increase revenue. 3. Be the conduit for civic engagement so that everyone can Give. Volunteer. Advocate. 4. Serve as a convener and facilitator for important community needs, and raise awareness about important community issues. 5. Increase opportunities for volunteerism and philanthropy for all residents in Central Massachusetts. 6. Advocate for those without a voice or for issues affecting our community. 7. Assist in the awareness of 2-1-1, an information hotline for social service inquiries for everyone in our community. 8. Inform and engage the community and our donors through social networks and website use. Fundraising Events/Opportunities The United Way has made a difference in the lives of local residents for 97 years. Each year, we assist nearly 200 area businesses with customized fundraising campaigns designed to make it easy and efficient to donate money to the local community through payroll deduction. The campaigns are held at the convenience of the business. 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, making it a great and rewarding experience. Improve the condition of our entire community by holding a United Way Annual Campaign at your company. Call United Way today and give your employees an opportunity to make our community a better place to live and work! Volunteer Opportunities For more than 30 years, the United Way of Central Massachusetts Volunteer Center has been supporting, leading, initiating and promoting volunteerism in Central Massachusetts. At any given time, we maintain 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 14, 2016; • 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 The United Way offers you and your employees many giving opportunities throughout the year to help our community; not just financially, but through volunteering and advocacy efforts as well. Here are some examples: • Start an Annual Workplace Campaign at your company and offer your employees the opportunity to help their community; • Attend our Annual Celebration each year in May 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 22, 2016 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 for our annual Day of Caring on September 14, 2016. This half-day or day long volunteer opportunity places local employees at various agencies throughout Central Massachusetts to complete essential tasks. A GREAT team-building experience! • Join our social network and advocate for a cause—for impactful change in our community that benefits us all. Board of Directors Douglas Brown, Esq. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. Board Chair Timothy Garvin President & CEO MISSION STATEMENT Service area: United Way serves 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. Connecting people and resources to improve the community. Workplace Campaigns ...77% Foundations and Grants ...17% Individual Donors ............6% Top funding sources: Kola Akindele, J.D., UMass Medical School Frances Anthes, Family Health Center of Worcester Edward M. Augustus, Jr., City of Worcester Douglas Brown, Esq., UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. Matilde Castiel, M.D., City of Worcester Gail E. Carberry, Ed.D., Quinsigamond Community College Joseph P. Carlson, United Steelworkers– District 4 Sheilah H. Dooley, RN, BSN, MS, Pernet Family Health Services, Inc. Tarek Elsawy, M.D., Reliant Medical Group Joseph M. Hamilton, Esq., Mirick O'Connell Elizabeth M. Helenius, Fallon Health Bradley H. Johnson, Saint-Gobain Steven G. Joseph, Unum Ralph H. Lambalot, Ph.D., AbbVie Bioresearch Center Aivi Nguyen, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey, LLP Rep. James J. O'Day, State Representative, 14th Worcester District Paul Provost, Telegram & Gazette Mary Lou Retelle, Anna Maria College John C. Roche, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Marco Rodrigues, Ed.D., Worcester Public Schools John Shea, Esq., Mirick O'Connell Edwin Thomas Shea, Jr., Bank of America Naomi Sleeper, Imperial Distributors, Inc. Brian Sullivan, Commerce Bank Rev. Clyde Talley, Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church Sean Teebagy, Student Representative, College of the Holy Cross Yuka-Marie Vinagre, M.D., Ph.D., Saint Vincent Hospital Edward H. White, National Grid Elaine Wright, Webster Five Cents Savings Bank Alex Zequeira, Saint John's High School United Way of Central Massachusetts 484 Main Street, Suite 300 Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: 508-757-5631 www.unitedwaycm.org Full-time employees: 16 Annual revenues: $5,935,083 Year founded: 1920

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