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2 0 1 2ANNUAL REPORTJuly 1, 2011 - JunE 30, 2012

ADVANCING EDUCATIONINCOME AND HEALTH

United Way of theGreater Chippewa Valley

3603 N. Hastings Way, Suite 200Eau Claire, WI 54703

715-834-5043www.uwgcv.org


InTRODuCTIOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4lETTER TO THE COMMunITy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

MISSIOn STATEMEnT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

COMMunITy CAMPAIGn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62011 SPOnSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

CAMPAIGn HIGHlIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

2011-2012 EVEnTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

23rd Annual Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Day of Caring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Emerging leaders Shoebox Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wine Tasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Gold Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2012 Stamp Out Hunger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2012 Taste of the Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

unITED WAy OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VAllEy STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

OuR VOlunTEERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

COMMunITy IMPACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14OuR COMMunITy IMPACT MODEl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

EDuCATIOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

InCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

HEAlTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

COMMunITy COnVERSATIOnS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

SuPPORTED PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18COMMunITy InVESTMEnT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

RETuRn On InVESTMEnT TO COMMunITy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

FInAnCIAl HIGHlIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22STATEMEnT OF FInAnCIAl POSITIOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

EnDOWMEnT FunD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

FunCTIOnAl EXPEnSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 united Way 2012 Annual Report LIVE UNITED


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letter to the Community -Mission Statement -

2011 Board of Directors -

LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY “Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.” –Margaret Wheatley

For over 100 years, United Ways worldwide have demonstrated the power of individual participation. By engaging many people to, one by one, give a few dollars to their community, significant good has been accomplished. The by-product of this concept, however, was that people who cared came together and worked together to accomplish much more. Local United Ways like ours have been carried by the strengths of our community members and businesses who continually join forces to create change.

Perhaps it was inevitable that United Ways would take the next step—to bring people together who possess the knowledge and passion to address core community issues and affect lasting change. For United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, 2011 was a significant year for advancing this community impact model. Many small conversations were held among experts in the fields of education, income and health. These caring volunteers looked beyond social symptoms with the goal to discover root causes adversely affecting our population—to provoke very great change.

As these plans began to be laid for significant change in our future, our 2011 campaign moved forward to continue positive change today. Powered and driven as always by the magnificent pool of volunteers that make up our Employee Campaign Coordinators, our 2011 campaign raised over 2.2 million dollars to support 43 partner programs serving those in need in our communities.

Great change has always, and will always, begin with ideas shared by those who care. Communities form around these ideas, and lives are improved. As always, the role of United Way, the idea and mission that drives our organization, is to extend the invitation to, and be the table for, all those willing to gather, engage, and act. Many thanks to all of you who have taken that role to live united with us.

Dave Gordon and Jan Porath

Jan PorathExecutive Director

Dave Gordon2011 Chair, Board of Directors

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2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDave GordonBoard Chair Proctor & Gamble (Retired)

Bill KaiserVice Board ChairBMO Harris Bank

Dave MarkquartImmediate Past Board ChairMarkquart Motors Chuck FrenetteTreasurer/Finance & Audit Committee Chair Mason Companies Inc. (Retired) Randy LintonCampaign Chair 2011Mayo Clinic Health System

Peg LeinenkugelVice Chair Campaign 2012Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.

Peter Farrow2nd Vice Chair Campaign 2013Group Health Cooperative, EC

Rick BecklerAt Large - Advocacy CommitteeHopsital Sisters Health System

Reggie GeisslerAt Large - Advocacy CommitteeMason Companies, Inc.

Heather HuntAt Large - Advocacy CommitteeWiley Law S.C.

Joan CoffmanAt Large-Advocacy CommitteeSt. Joseph’s Hospital

Vicki HoehnMarketing Committee ChairRCU

Brian RoekerEmerging Leaders Advisory Council ChairGroup Health Cooperative of EC Cathy JohnsonCommunity Mobilization Vice ChairRaymond James; Fries Financial Group Don ReckCommunity Mobilization Vice ChairXcel Energy

Chad TrowbridgeHuman Resources Committee ChairChippewa Falls Area Unified School District Jan PorathSecretaryUnited Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley

MISSION STATEMENTTo provide active leadership by bringing resources together to improve lives and create stronger communities.

- Adopted January 2011



2011 COMMunITy CAMPAIGn2011 Sponsors -

2011 Campaign Highlights -2011-2012 Events -

uWGCV Staff -uWGCV Volunteers -

THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 SPONSORS United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley could not carry out its mission without the significant and generous support of our corporate sponsors. These local, concerned businesses allow us to reach out well beyond our limits by underwriting our campaign materials, Leadership Circle communications and events, campaign video, kick off and Day of Caring events, and so much more. Our United Way, and our communities, owe these organizations our gratitude and appreciation.

Community Campaign Materials• BMOHarris(formerlyM&IBank)• CharterBank• Documation(In-kind)• HuebschServices• XcelEnergy

Campaign Kick-Off / Day of Caring• AssociatedBank• CharterBank• EauClairePressCompany• Market&Johnson• MarshfieldClinic• NestléUSA• SacredHeartHospital• VinopalTitle&Abstract• WIPFLi

Campaign Video• AyresAssociates• ThePostHouse(In-kind)

Campaign Gold Awards• TheFlorianGardens(In-kind)• GroupHealthCooperative

Leadership Circle• AyresAssociates• MayoClinicHealthSystems• RCU• WIPFLi• XcelEnergy

Emerging Leaders• Market&Johnson• RuderWare

Raffle Prize Donations• AvalonFloral• CharterBank•FestivalFoods•KristoOrthodontics•JacobLeinenkugel

Brewing Co.• RCU•ScheelsAllSport• Wal-Mart

Wine Tasting Sponsors• AuroraCommunityServices•BMOHarrisBank•CliftonLarsonAllen• FestivalFoods•MasonCompanies• RobertW.Baird&Co.•E.C.RegionalArtsCenter(In-kind)• SaratogaLiquor(In-kind)• KPKatering(In-kind)• Stage7EventDesign(In-kind)

Emerging Leaders Wine Tasting

Raffle Reveal

Day of Caring

Gold Awards


2011 CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS The struggling economy saw more families in need of support and assistance, and through the efforts of our volunteers, participating businesses, and generous donors, the United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley 2011 campaign raised $2,203,654 to support programming within 43 partner agencies in our area. The services and assistance offered by these programs support the education, financial stability and health of our community members and foster stronger communities.

217 businesses ran workplace campaigns in 2011.In total, 6,816 individuals contributed to our 2011 community campaign.

Business Best 25Xcel Energy $193,348

MayoClinicHealthSystem $177,168

ITW Engineered Fasteners $85,210

ScheelsAllSports $73,795

RCU $49,296

Marshfield Clinic $46,445

Sacred Heart Hospital $45,830

Mason Companies, Inc. $41,019

CharterBank $39,437

Eau Claire Press Company $39,432

Markquart, Inc. $38,650

AyresAssociates,Inc. $38,470

UnitedHealth Group $35,460

GroupHealthCooperativeofEauClaire $35,176

WIPFLiLLP $31,547

U.S. Bank $31,128

CliftonLarsonAllen $30,710

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Inc. $28,194

EauClaireCounty $27,317

EauClaireAreaSchoolDistrict $26,774

Cascades Tissue Group $25,062

BMOHarrisBank $24,867

St. Joseph’s Hospital $24,698

Chippewa Valley Technical College $24,204

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District $23,324

New Business Campaigns/Corporate GiftsCitizens Community Federal BankCitizens State BankCommunity Foundation of Chippewa CountyCountry Jam, USAHi-Crush Proppants, LLC

2011 PacesettersAyres AssociatesBMO Harris (formerly M&I Bank)Charter BankDairyland Power CooperativeE.O. Johnson Office TechnologiesEau Claire CountyEau Claire Press CompanyFestival FoodsGreatNorthernCorporationGroup Health Cooperative of Eau ClaireHeyde CompaniesCliftonLarsonAllenMacy’sMarshfield ClinicMega Foods People’s BankRCURuder WareSacred Heart HospitalSAM’s ClubScheels All SportsU.S. BankUPSWal-Mart

Xcel Energy Chili Cook Off United Way Fundraiser

2011 COMMunITy CAMPAIGn


2011-2012 EVENTS

23rd Annual Golf TournamentOur annual Golf tournament is our largest single-day fundraising event for our United Way. In 2011, the tournament saw approximately 200 players participate. 22 businesses sponsored the event, with over 70 businesses supporting the eventthrough in-kind or donated services and items.

# of Volunteers recruited: 56# of people attending: 190 golfers Dollars raised: $42,944.95 in net proceeds

2011 Day of CaringDay of Caring started in our area in 1995 and saw a few worthwhile projects in the community accomplished by a small team of volunteers. Since that time, it has grown remarkably in its ambition and accomplishments to now recruit hundreds of volunteers to help nonprofits in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties with projects they otherwise would not have the budget or people to do on their own.

# of volunteers: 433# of participating businesses: 30# of organizations helped: 21# of projects accomplished: 40# of volunteer hours: 1,500Estimated value: $32,000


Alliance BankCharter BankCommonweal DevelopmentCommunity Health PartnershipCVTCDove HealthcareEau Claire Press CompanyGlobe UniversityGroup Health CooperativeHuebsch ServicesHutchinson TechnologyIDEXXCliftonLarsonAllenMarket & JohnsonMarshfield ClinicMayo Clinic Health SystemNestle’

Open SiliconPeoples Bank of WisconsinPhillips PlasticsRCUSacred Heart HospitalSt. Joseph’s HospitalUnitedHealth CareUS BankWal-MartWells FargoWestern DairylandWQOWNews18Xcel EnergyYoung Professionals

Eau Claire Children’s TheatreTrinity Equestrian CenterL.E. Phillips Senior CenterWestern DairylandHelen’sHouseREACH,INC.Feed My People Food BankThe Community TableBolton Refuge HouseThe Wellness ShackECIHN(BeaconHouse)Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa ValleyEau Claire YMCAGirl Scouts of the

NorthwesternGreatLakesEau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, IncBeaver Creek ReserveHope Gospel MissionState TheatreUnited Way of the Greater Chippewa ValleyStarting PointsEau Claire County Humane AssociationSojourner House

DAY OF CARING PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

ORGANIZATIONS HELPED DURING DAY OF CARING

23rd Annual United Way Golf Tournament

Volunteers working at Hope Gospel Mission during 2011 Day of Caring


2011-2012 EVENTS (continued)

2011 Emerging Leaders Shoebox Project2011 was the first year that United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Emerging Leaders Society coordinated the Shoebox Project. People were encouraged to fill shoeboxes with personal care items so they could be given to homeless and financially insecure individuals in our community. Over 500 shoeboxes were delivered to Chippewa Valley shelters and agencies so these essentials would be provided to those in need.

Agencies who received shoeboxes:Bolton Refuge HouseBoys and Girls ClubCatholic Charities/Sojourner HouseChippewa Valley Free ClinicThe Community TableEauClaireInterfaithHospitalityNetworkOpen Door ClinicThe Salvation ArmyStarting PointsUnited Cerebral Palsy of West Central WIWellness ShackWestern DairylandCardinal Landing/Parkview Elementary School

2012 4th Annual Wine TastingIn February, Emerging Leaders hosted our 4th Annual Wine Tasting event at the State Theatre. Through the support of sponsors, this event has been a wonderful way to expand the networking opportunities of Emerging Leaders and show appreciation to key donors and volunteers at no cost to our United Way. In addition, over $2,000 was raised to support the community campaign.


Shoeboxes collected for Emerging Leaders Shoebox Project

4th Annual Wine Tasting Event



2011-2012 EVENTS 2012 Gold AwardsCelebrating our 2011 Community Campaign, this is the one day a year that, instead of bringing our generous community together to give, advocate and volunteer as they so often do, we bring them together to celebrate the community-wideachievementsmadeundertheLIVEUNITEDbanner.WecallthisourGoldAwards,anditisourchancetoshowappreciation for and recognition of some of the businesses, people and agencies who are truly making a difference.

Outstanding Emerging Leader AwardApril Dodge

Recognizes an individual for remarkable dedication to the Emerging Leader Society. This person demonstrates leadership and volunteerism, and helps strengthen our community by engaging those in the Chippewa Valley between the ages of 21-45.

Day of Caring AwardUnitedHealth Group

Presented to a company demonstrating exceptional community service through employee participation in Day of Caring.

Keystone AwardTuri Miller, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Presented to an individual who has taken a leadership role in facilitating a workplace campaign.

Senn AwardElizabeth Anderson, Senior Citizens Employment & Training, Inc.

Established by Steve and Kaye Senn, this honors excellence in Chippewa Valley nonprofit leadership.

Humanitarian AwardJo and Chuck Frenette

Recognizes an individual or individuals for efforts to make the Chippewa Valley a better place to live by action, philanthropy, volunteerism or involvement.

Nonprofit Excellence AwardFamily Support Center

Awarded to a nonprofit organization for their efforts to make the Chippewa Valley a better place to live by providing services and opportunities for those in need.

Spirit of the Chippewa Valley AwardBMO Harris Bank

Recognizes one company and its employees for exhibiting excellence in the area of corporate contributions, employee giving, employee education about health and human care needs, and promoting volunteerism.



2011-2012 EVENTS (continued)

2012 Stamp Out Hunger Each year, United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley supports our local postal carriers with the NALCStamp Out Hunger Food Drive. On May 12th,2012, this food drive brought in over 151,000 pounds of food from western Wisconsin. Counties included in the total were: Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk, and Trempealeau.

Locally, Feed My People Food Bank, The Salvation Army, and St. Francis Food Pantry all received multiple truck loads of food that were collected in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. Food collected in other counties was delivered to food banks and pantries in their area.

2012 Taste of the ValleyNeartheendofourcampaignyear,the6thAnnualTaste of the Valley was held at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire. Organized and coordinated by Leader Telegram with the support of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley and its volunteers, Taste of the Valley brings together quality local food, entertainment and family fun to the area. This year, Leader Telegram, along with Country Jam USA, added a Saturday evening JAMMIN’ in the Valleyconcert event to the weekend festivities.

# of Food Vendors participating: 26# of Volunteers recruited: 95#ofpeopleattending:6,000to7,000Dollarsraised:Over$7,000

United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Staff

Jan PorathExecutive Director

Dustin OlsonDirector of Resource Development

Amy MaziarkaDirector of Operations and Finance

James PetersDirector of Marketing

Valerie HoganDirector of Community Mobilization

Michael HoadleyManager of Community Investment

Pattie HuseAdministrative Assistant

Volunteers collecting food donations for Stamp Out Hunger

Food donated by Scheels team members for Stamp Out Hunger

People enjoy great food and weather at Taste of the Valley


OUR VOLUNTEERS From workplace campaign coordinators to Leadership Circle signers, United Way relies on a host of volunteers to make things happen. Without our volunteers, United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley would make only a fraction of the impact it does on our community. Our United Way is extremely fortunate to have these dedicated and effective volunteers who so often go above and beyond the call of duty to fulfill their roles.


2011-2012 Campaign Chairs

Randy Linton Campaign Chair 2011 Mayo Clinic Health System

Peg Leinenkugel Vice Chair Campaign 2012 Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Inc.

Peter Farrow 2nd Vice Chair Campaign 2013 Group Health Cooperative, EC

2011 Leadership Circle Committee Co-Chairs:

Peter Farrow Charlie Grossklaus Gerald Jacobson Bill Kaiser Peg LeinenkugelHeidi Liedl Randy Linton, MDJim Pinter

Committee:Dave AndersonJanice AyresSteve BienBill BlackburnJohn DickeyLarry DoyleCharles Forster Chuck Frenette Tim Fries Reggie GeisslerJeff HalloinChris Hougen, DCMary JacobsonJeff Jones, DDS Jerry KuehlRick LambrechtDean Larsen Bob McCoyKarl Murch

Rick OlsonJohn PanzigrauPat QuinnBrian RoekerSusan Rowe, MDJ. Drew RybergPeter ScobieMike SwensonJim TheisenCheri WeinkeSteve Weiss, MDSteve Weld

2011-2012 Account Executives

Kelley BoyleGina GladwellCathy HatleliMelanie KoehlerTanya Malaney Peter Marinace Clint Markin Josh Odegard Shayna ReichertTabitha SeidlitzMary SteinkeKerri StonerTom ThorsnessValerie Wiese

2011-2012 Employee Campaign Coordinators

Beth PoirierCheryl ThienesCheryl ThiedeBetty OuelletteGreg GryskiewiczRodney DeatonGreg FahrmanKatie EvansKyle KrieglLinda Burgess

Jackie LeavesseurVirginia BilyeuGerri BergJolene SarauerTom PaquinCharles “Chuck” WellsCharles FalchJohn SatreTimothy BauerCraig MonsonSue StoikMaggie HansenRhonda HerrickJerry WilkieDanita JacobsonGary GilgerCarla PetersonRichard SageTim SheehanBob RitschAlyce CoyleMichelle HarrisMike HillMarnie HersrudBarb GaleKayla MidthunDonna LoewChad TrowbridgeAngie WalkerNancyRoshellKimberly BodohClaudia DempseyDave LemanskiJayne TaylorMaribeth WoodfordDiane MenardJolene FawcettRuth OliphantLeo CourtCharity SpeichLori BoeckTuri MillerConnie FreagonJaneen WhelihanMary RosenauKim Steinmetz

Laura DotyAnisa SchmidtNoliHadtCathy MarohlPhil FieberSadie HamillDenise BlackElain CarlsonDean MathwigRandy BoweJay AndressLaurieNewgardSheri MakiDavid GilbertsonMargene DuffyNancyOplandJames MartinMarlin SwensonAngela HiteMaria FedeleChrystal MillsBrian DoudnaPa ThaoDuff MartinKathyNuenkeRobert DeBruyckereJody KingMary Kay BrevigKelly ChristiansonDeb HaydenDeb MayerKelli JacksonLinda MartensonRick WallinTheresa BrommerEdna PerkinsRamona WaletzkiCindy JaspersJack HalbliebRick McClaflinBrook BergGeri SegalWayne JenningsThomas BilseEmily WershofenDiane Heck



Dave GordonDonorNancyGarbersAlly Clark PetersonMaria KuligLaura Weisenbeck DragsethJackie LuxfordSandy Boss-PeckMichelle PryseDianne MarquardtDiane SchemenauerLuke WrenKate AntonyAmanda SchaeferDenise EscherElizabeth TuckerLeigh TallmanTom GillettJim ZepaltasDiane MitchellLisa GillesMaureen KingDiane SteinmetzSharon CleminsJohn PedersonKristin EverettDave KlingerKim CesafskyMary HutchinsonBetty ReinkeJackie HagenbucherMary Pica AndersonSharri OlsenJulia LokkenNicoleLaskerMary Beth Kelley-LoweCarol AmentTed HakalaLeanne PfremmerMary McGlothlinPamela SpeckienApril DodgeVergene KnudsonKaren McMahonLee HeikeEve FischerLinda FrankPatty KingGeneva “Jenny” LogslettNicoleAndersonConnie LewisBrendaNelsonVanessa PetersenDana KnutsonRoxanne MowerCheryl Johnson

Jody SmoczykGina GladwellSandra SchemenauerLeRoy RushMary FoustMary PurvisDonna KazanSusan LuthyPatricia PopeJoy DanielsonWendy MittermeyerSusan SinetteJanice MelbergTim MurphyDan or Linda HuntRhonda ShufeltDebbie TiltonBecky BauerApril TimmAbbi OlsonAmy ForsbergJanet AndreaKris CrnicKim Lauterbach-KollerBarb KleistNancySimensonCheryl WirthTom EtmundNicoleWilsonVal WieseStacy WigfieldHeidi RoseDr. Joe TheisenChristy MockRita CampbellDale ZwiefelhoferDonna ShimodaTim OlsonAngie MothesJennifer SteinhorstPeggy SoukupDebra ZehmsSandy FranceGlen BushbeckAnita WarnkeChad EricksonBeth McGlothlinLori SchultzLinda EngedalMisti TrowbridgeLaurie KlomstadJoyce GajewskyKim EntenmannMary Clay SantineauMatt Brain

Matt KromrieKate SchuetzPam KozuchMarit WaackRachel KenistonAmanda RadleCraig ToycenRob PeitzmanJerry SalterLinda BurlingameRenae ChaseRuth GullerudCheryl KeeganJan PorathBarb BowersNickWestJen MoenTherese PershallJeff DarleyMary KnutsonCindy WiseJolene JensenBarb MichelsClint MarkinNaomiWoodsKarin SchulerThomas DoyleGloria SchleyGayleNewtonJeorgia SmithJolene SchmidtHeather HuntRenee RoycraftTarrah MooreShannon SeyforthAmy WintersLisa PatrowJames HankeJudy RingJennifer SherbinowKen VanEsJennifer Weigold

2011-2012 Event Committees 2011 Golf Tournament

Marg Feiler Chuck FrenetteAngieNiskaConnie BrennyMarilyn HarrisonDonna HogsethTerri HutsonHeidi LiedlGwen Steinmetz

2011 Day of CaringBetty OuelletteVicki Hoehn

2011 Shoebox ProjectApril Dodge

2012 Wine TastingNate SteffenhagenAndrew MartinApril DodgeCraig MonsonJessica WatersPaul KuligStavroula MarcellWendy Hollenbeck

2012 Taste of the Valley

Melissa BauerCatie CarlsonAlisa GoetchEmily LeDuc Brian SandyPamela SpeckienMark Willer

And, to the hundreds of other volunteers who step forward when called to help run United Way events, our most sincere thanks!


OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT MODELTraditionally, United Way has mobilized communities to improve lives by raising financial resources from businesses, their employees, and individual donors to support programs that improve the lives of their clients. This is important work, but it is not enough.

Despite the money raised and the services we and others have helped provide, many problems in our communities are growing. These problems have been affected by economic conditions, historical trends, public and private sector practices, disconnections among community systems, and a host of other community conditions.

Direct-service programs like the ones United Way typically fund generally focus on influencing individuals’ knowledge, skills, motivations, behavior, family dynamics, and resources. They do an outstanding job of positively affecting individual and family behavior and providing daily necessities, but most direct-service programs are not designed, resourced, or able to create changes in the conditions that are causing our communities’ pressing issues. Addressing these causes requires new approaches and additional partners. We need to deal with the conditions that created the issues in the first place, and are causing them to get worse.

United Way is adding to its traditional approach of mobilizing financial resources to support direct services by implementing our community impact

model based on the building blocks to a good quality of life: education, income and health. This new approach focuses on:

• Mobilizingthecommunity’speople,time,talent, relationships, expertise, technology, financial assets and other resources,

• Changingtheconditionsincommunitiesthatcreate so many problems for individuals and families,

• Improvingthelives,notjustofprogramclients, but of community populations.

In this way, we add the important emphasis on improving the quality of the community as an environment for individuals and families. In this way, we can help to provide a better quality of life for everyone in our communities.

Our goal is to help develop thriving and nurturing communities wherever people live, work, participate, raise families, or grow old. We do this by influencing personal networks, neighborhood environments, community attitudes, as well as public, private, and nonprofit organizations, and community systems, which will improve the lives of individuals and families. This is being accomplished by bringing together experts in the fields of education, income and health to form three volunteer advisory councils. Each will pool their resources, expertise and passion to create community action plans that will lead to real, lasting change in the greater Chippewa Valley.


COMMunITy IMPACTOur Community Impact Model -

Education -Income -Health -

Community Conversations -


EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

InitiativeVision

All children in the Chippewa Valley will enter school ready to succeed.

Target Population

Children ages birth to five, in households below 200% of poverty guidelines.

Desired Outcomes

Children from the target population will enter school with age appropriate development in the following areas:

1. Health and physical well-being. Children will:

•Haveadequatenutrition.•Utilizemedicalanddentalcare.•Engageinappropriatephysicalactivity.•Experiencehealthyroutines.

2. Social and emotional development.Children will:

•Beabletoexpressandrespondtoemotions.•Expressagoodself-concept.•Experiencepositiveinteractions.

3. Language and general knowledge.Children will:

•Beabletoproblem-solve.•Beabletolistenandunderstand.•Beabletospeakandcommunicate.•Haveexperiencesinearlyliteracy.

Adult Outcomes-Adults in our community will:

• Understandtheimportanceofappropriatechild development, and its relationship to success in school and in life.

• Ensurethatallchildrenhaveopportunitiesthat help them reach optimal development in each of the three child outcome areas.

• Areawareofinformation,servicesandsupports that are available to assist children and their families.

•Have the knowledge and skills to support optimal child development.

•Provideanenvironmentthatsupportsandnurtures children.

•Understandhowpositivedailyinteractionsaffect a child’s development.

•Haveknowledgeandaccesstohighqualitychild care and education services.

•Worktogethertopromoteandimprovechilddevelopment.

ProgressThe Education Advisory Council plans to release its comprehensive plan by Spring of 2013.

UpdatesHeidi White, Director of Early Learning at the Eau Claire Area School District, joined the Council in late summer of 2012, replacing Dr. Ron Heilmann.

COMMunITy IMPACT

Education Advisory Council Members

Arlene Wright (Chair)Independent Education Consultant

Claudia DempseyDirector of Pupil Services/Special EducationChippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Dr. Ron HeilmannSuperintendant, Eau Claire Area School District

Kitty Rahl, M.S., R.N.Director of Nursing,Eau Claire City-County Health Dept.

Ka Vang, M.S.Former Clinical Instructor & Hmong ScholarUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Larry WinterDirector, Chippewa County Dept. of Human Services


INCOME ADVISORY COUNCIL

InitiativeIn the past 25 years, the cost of living has more than doubled. There have been significant increases in the costs of housing, health care, transportation and other expenses. To make ends meet, families are borrowing more, and relying more heavily on credit cards to cover their living expenses. With rising debt outpacing wage increases, many people are living paycheck-to-paycheck—some barely getting by, and others reduced to poverty levels. This leaves many families unable to save, making them vulnerable in a crisis, and unable to provide for their own long-term financial stability.

To address the obstacles that prevent hard working families from getting ahead, the Income Advisory Council was formed to investigate and identify key issues affecting the financial well-being of our community members and devise a comprehensive plan to address these issues.

VisionFamilies and individuals will have the necessary skills and support systems to obtain financial stability and independence, and to be contributing members of the community.

Outcomes:•Eligiblefamiliesutilizecommunityresources

to acquire basic needs, while working toward increases in income capacity.

•Familiesandindividualscanadequatelymeet basic needs, without public or private assistance.

•Familiessetandreachpersonalfinancialgoals that contribute to long-term financial stability.

•Familieshaveadequatesavingstoweatheremergencies and changing economic conditions, without increasing their debt.

•Familiesbuildassetstoensurelong-termstability.

UpdateWe welcomed Jacque Hogan, Department Director for Western Dairyland and Wayne Jennings, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor for FamilyMeans to the Income Advisory Council in the late Summer of 2012.

COMMunITy IMPACTIncome Advisory Council Members

Scott Hodek (Chair)Economist, Office of Economic AdvisorsWisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development

Brian Doudna Executive DirectorEau Claire Area Economic Development Corp.

Mary GinderFinancial Education Coordinator Royal Credit Union (RCU)

Mark Nelson Manager, Economic Support DivisionChippewa County Dept. of Human Services

Doug Olson Business & Industry Training ManagerChippewa Valley Technical College

Charlie Walker President/CEOChippewa County Economic Development Corporation


HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

InitiativeThe Health Advisory Council will focus on identifying key factors affecting the health and wellness of the Chippewa and Eau Claire county population. A comprehensive, strategic plan will be laid out which will focus on education and awareness, prevention, and access to essential care for both physical and mental health.

VisionCommunity members participate in healthy lifestyle choices and access adequate health care.

ProgressRhonda Brown, Regional Director of Community Health Development, HSHS Division Western WI and Director of Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership, accepted the position as Chair of the Health Advisory Council.

UpdateRecruitment of dedicated volunteers began in earnest in late summer of 2012 and the first meeting ofcouncilmembersoccurredonNovember15,2012.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONSEngaging the general public is a key initial step in identifying key issues in the community. That is why, during our 2011 campaign year, our mobilization staff and volunteers, along with Clear Vision Eau Claire and Vision 2020 Chippewa Falls, planned to hold public forums in the communities of Augusta, Bloomer, Cadott, Chippewa Falls, Cornell, Eau Claire and Lake Hallie during the summer of 2012. These “community conversations,” would be open to the public and the information gathered help United Way’s community mobilization and its emphasis on addressing issues affecting education, income and health in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. (Results of these conversations can be found at www.uwgcv.org/yourvoicematters)

Community Investment

COMMunITy IMPACT

Community Conversation at Eagles Club with Program Partners in Spring 2012


COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

In 2011, United Way provided more that $1.5 million in grants to its partner agencies who provide needed programs and services throughout the Chippewa Valley. The decision to fund these programs was guided by our core initiatives to focus on education, income (financial stability), and health in our community. Applications were reviewed by staff and board members, and motioned for approval by a board quorum.


SuPPORTED PROGRAMSCommunity Investment -

Return on Investment to Community -

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION $226,345 IN GRANTSAgency Program

BigBrothersBigSistersofNorthwesternWisconsin Agencywide

Boy Scouts of America-Chippewa Valley Council Agencywide

Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin Building Families

Chippewa Area Mentor Program Chippewa Area Mentor Program

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District Remedial Summer School Busing

Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County Parents as Teachers

GirlScoutsoftheNorthwesternGreatLakes Agencywide

L.E. Phillips Senior Center Educational Programs

Literacy Volunteers-Chippewa Valley Adult Literacy; Family Literacy

Lutheran Social Services Birth Parent Program

REACH Parent Child Program

United Cerebral Palsy of West Central Wisconsin ParentNurturing

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN INCOME $254, 776 IN GRANTSAgency Program

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse Emergency Services/Housing Counseling

Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Employment Program

EauClaireInterfaithHospitalityNetwork Family Homeless Services

Family Means Consumer Credit Counseling Services

L.E. Phillips Career Development Center Supported Employment; Agencywide

Great Rivers 2-1-1 Information/Referral/Crisis Line Services

Senior Citizens Employment & Training Job Development for Older Workers

Starting Points Intake Worker for Homeless Program

The Community Table Agencywide

The Salvation Army General Community Assistance/Food Pantry

Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Fresh Start; Haven Homeless Program


SuPPORTED PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN HEALTH $929,251 IN GRANTSAgency Program

AIDS Resource Life Care Services

American Red Cross, Chippewa Valley Chapter Disaster Services; Health & Safety; Agencywide

BigBrothersBigSistersofNorthwesternWisconsin Community-Based Mentoring; Site -Based Mentoring

Bolton Refuge House Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Boy Scouts of America-Chippewa Valley Council Traditional Scouting

Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley Health&LifeSkills;Nutrition&Fitness

Center for Independent Living Independent Living Skills Training; Agencywide

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin Child & Family Counseling; Child & Family Group Counseling

Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center Agencywide

Chippewa Valley Free Clinic Primary health Care to Low-Income Adults

Chippewa Valley Ostomy Association Rosebud Review; Agencywide

Chippewa Valley Technical College Foundation (fiscal agent) CVTC Dental Clinic

Community Health Partnership Improving Oral Hygiene for People with Disabilities

Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Building Bridges for Hmong Youth

Eau Claire YMCA Strong Kids Scholarship

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin Client Services; Agencywide

Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County MATCh

Family Support Center/River Source Family Center Domestic Abuse Services; Parent Education Classes

GirlScoutsoftheNorthwesternGreatLakes CampNawakwa;Membership

Literacy Volunteers–Chippewa Valley Adult Literacy/One-to-One Tutoring

Lutheran Social Services Behavioral Health Counseling; Behavioral Health Services; Positive Avenues

Mobile Meals of Chippewa Falls Agencywide

Special Friends-Chippewa County Agencywide

The ARC Eau Claire Advocacy; Corporate Guardianship

The Community Table Agencywide

The Open Door Clinic Agencywide

The Salvation Army SummerYouthServices&Nutrition

The Wellness Shack Mental Health & Advocacy

Triniteam Caregivers

United Cerebral Palsy of West Central Wisconsin Building Our Inclusive Community; NeurodevelopmentEvaluation;RespiteCare&Respitality; Public Education/Equipment Loan/Community Living

Volunteer Caregivers Program Agencywide

Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Oral Health for Head Start Kids

YMCA-Chippewa Valley Family Scholarships; Programming for Seniors & People with Disabilities


RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO COMMUNITYUnited Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley’s 2011 campaign supported vital services in our area that advance education, income (financial stability), and health to Chippewa Valley residents. Below, you can see some of the primary programs supported and the number of people served:

SuPPORTED PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS PARTNER AGENCIESPEOPLE SERVED

Mentoring for Youth Big Brothers Big Sisters 255

Boy Scouts 2758Girl Scouts 2229Chippewa Area Mentoring Program 288TOTAL SERVED: 5530

Family Education, Family Resource Center 1262Training & Services Family Support Center 1290

REACH 179United Cerebral Palsy 64Children’s Service Society 275Special Friends 615The Arc Eau Claire 185Triniteam 1530Center for Independent Living 129American Red Cross 260TOTAL SERVED: 5789

Basic Needs/ American Red Cross 368Emergency Services Bolton Refuge House 1829

Catholic Charities 1335InterfaithHospitalityNetwork(BeaconHouse) 142Starting Points 2610The Salvation Army 6667The Community Table 5000Mobile Meals 9299Great Rivers 2-1-1 4399Western Dairyland 75Volunteer Caregivers 104TOTAL SERVED: 31,828

Employment Hmong Mutual Assistance Association 35& Training Career Development Center 125

Senior Citizens Employment & Training 64Western Dairyland 10Literacy Volunteers of the Chippewa Valley 56TOTAL SERVED: 290

Financial Catholic Charities 1335Management/ Family Means 757

Counseling L.E. Phillips Senior Center 156Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center 100TOTAL SERVED: 2348


RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO COMMUNITY (Continued)

SuPPORTED PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS PARTNER AGENCIESPEOPLE SERVED

Prevention, AIDS Resource Center 46

Education & American Red Cross 10471Counseling Lutheran Social Services 526

L.E. Phillips Senior Center 2456Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center 379United Cerebral Palsy 148Wellness Shack 158TOTAL SERVED: 14184

Health Care & Chippewa Valley Free Clinic 751Educational Services Open Door Clinic 689

Ostomy Association 446Epilepsy Foundation 2573TOTAL SERVED: 4459

Youth & Family YMCA - Eau Claire 3716Services YMCA - Chippewa Valley Family 869

The Salvation Army 1597Hmong Mutual Assistance Association 150American Red Cross 7605TOTAL SERVED: 13937

TOTAL SERVICES PROVIDED: 78365

Great Rivers

www.greatrivers211.org

Providing free, confidential community information, referrals, and crisis line services 24 hours a day.

•SupportGroups

•Community/CulturalEvents

•ParentingConcerns

•AdultandChildAbuse

•Relationship/FamilyConcerns

•AlcoholandDrugAbuse

•ShelterandFoodResources

•SuicidalThoughtsandFeelings

Calls Taken in 2011Eau Claire County: 3,552Chippewa County: 833

Type of CallInformation and Referral/Supportive Listening 59.0%Information 24.0%Crisis 7.0%Misc. (Directions, Call Back, Time, etc.) 8.0% Follow-up 1.8%Business 1.0%

2011 Website StatsWebsite Pageviews 16,436WebsiteVisits8,227



FInAnCIAl HIGHlIGHTSStatement of Financial Position -

Endowment Fund -Functional Expenses -

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION12 Month Period Ending June 30th, 2012

ASSETS

Current AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents $ 878,540

Certificates of Deposit 211,686

Investments 1,904,822

Promises to Give 613,855

Accounts Receivable 7,644

Prepaid Expenses 7,254

Total Current Assets 3,623,801

Equipment 29,310

Total Assets $ 3,653,111

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent Liabilities

Designations Payable $ 23,190

Accounts Payable 52,019

Accrued Liabilities 16,626

Grants Payable to Organizations 1,524,353

Total Current Liabilities 1,616,188

Net AssetsUnrestricted

Board Designated 70,556

Undesignated 154,676

TotalUnrestrictedNetAssets 225,232

Temporarily Restricted 1,811,691

TotalNetAssets 2,036,923

TotalLiabilitiesandNetAssets $ 3,653,111

ORGANIZATIONUnited Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organized, voluntary effort toward improving the quality of life by assuring the delivery of human services in an economical and effective way to the entire community.


UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY ENDOWMENT CORPORATION

Included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is the United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Endowment Corporation (herein referred to as Endowment). Of the temporarily restricted funds reported, $1,189,232 is the Endowment.

The Endowment is a supporting organization of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Inc. and was created to improve and perpetuate United Way, its successor, or other organization with similar mission in greater Chippewa Valley, or to assist with the area with needs from a catastrophic event, through distribution of its income. Contributions to the organization are determined annually by the Endowment Corporation directors. Contributions are to be used to offset administrative expenses of the organization so more campaign contributions can be allocated to programming. The assets are managed by the Community Foundation of Chippewa County.

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSESUnited Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley and our board of directors are continually conscious of operational costs as we strive to provide opportunities for a good quality of life for everyone in our community. To this end, 88% of 2011 contributions were invested back into our communities.

76% percent of 2011 dollars went directly to supportagencies serving our population. 12%, referred to as program expenses, supports our community impact work and volunteer mobilization to address key issues in our community and create real and lasting change.

Our 12% operational costs are broken down between administrative and fundraising expenses. Beyond normal operations, these costs support additional volunteer recruitment, community engagement, and various events and drives that further serve our community through the immense support volunteers.

FInAnCIAl HIGHlIGHTS

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

PROGRAM EXPENSES(INCLUDING AGENCY ALLOCATIONS)

7%5%

88%

United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Endowment Corporation Directors at Large

Chippewa Eau ClaireTom Kell Bill KaiserJerry Jacobson Dave MarkquartJake Leinenkugel Duane Dingman

Board members because of position: Dave Gordon, UW Board PresidentChuck Frenette, UW Treasurer/Tournament Chair

Ex-officio non-voting member:Jan Porath, UW Executive Director

Don and Donna Whiting had the vision many years ago to have a golf outing to raise money to be set aside so that the earnings from this money could be used to offset the costs of running our United Way. This means that more of the dollar that you give to United Way goes directly to the community instead of having to pay the cost of raising that dollar. We hope that eventually, as the endowment grows, more of its income can be given to United Way for operational costs. ~ Jerry Jacobson, Director, United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Endowment Corporation

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