Redefining CommunityChanging the United Way World

Wamite Muthara

What does community mean to you?

Do you have friends or family outside the US?

How do you support each other?

Agenda

The United Way Community

Regional Initiatives & Partnerships

Creating Strategies

Questions & Answers

United Way Worldwide Network

• 41 countries / territories

• Nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways

• USD $5.201 billion raised

• Nearly 10 million individual donors

• 2.61 million volunteers

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Current Global Footprint

United Way’s Early History

USA

1887

United Way

in Denver

Canada

1917

United Way

in Toronto &

Centraide in

Montreal

Japan

1947

Community

Chest of

Japan

Australia

1954

Geelong &

District

Community

Chest

Regional Initiatives & Partnerships

Early Childhood Success

Youth Opportunity

Social-Income Mobility

Access to Health

Four Signature Impact Initiatives

Community Impact – Regional Themes

• Asia Pacific - early childhood development and youth employment.

• Caribbean - early childhood development and high school success.

• Latin American - early childhood development.

• Africa - job training and entrepreneurship for youth.

• Europe - youth success in school leading to graduation and

employment.

Airbus Flying Challenge PartnershipFrom Toulouse France to Wichita Kansas, Mobile Alabama, and Getafe Madrid.

Program objective

Inspire and motivate middle school students from at risk

communities and support them through

tutoring and mentoring opportunities

Student UW in Panama

September 9, 201511

Creating Strategies

1. Break 2-3 groups

2. Select a region and its impact theme

3. Discuss: What types of activities could

a SUW put in place (5 Mins)

4. Share activities with the room

Community Impact – Regional Themes

• Asia Pacific - early childhood development and youth employment.

• Caribbean - early childhood development and high school success.

• Latin American - early childhood development.

• Africa - job training and entrepreneurship for youth.

• Europe - youth success in school leading to graduation and

employment.

5. Pick 1 activity to implement

6. How would you get the community

involved in this work?(5 Minutes)

7. Share outcomes with the room

Questions & Answers