Mission, Vision & Values
Our Mission is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.
Our Vision is of a United Way dedicated to bringing people together to build vibrant, caring communities.
Values
We Aspire to:
· Energize and inspire people to make a difference
· Provide meaningful opportunities for individuals to realize their potential by demonstrating volunteer leadership in service to the community
· Reflect the diversity of the communities we serve
· Craft human care agendas within and across our communities
· Build coalitions around agendas
· Increase investments in agendas by expanding and diversifying our own resource development and fundraising efforts, and supporting those of others
· Ensure investments have recognizable impact
· Strengthen the United Way-Centraide Movement, building on individual and collective strengths and abilities of autonomous, local United Ways-Centraides
Our Values Enable Us to:
· Provide non-partisan leadership in social change
· Endorse innovation, partnerships, and collective action
· Respect community wisdom and encourage citizen involvement
· Encourage and promote volunteerism and volunteer leadership
· Demonstrate trust, integrity, transparency, inclusivity and respect
· Embrace diversity