redefining community
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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