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UNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY
2011 RESULTS FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR
In 2011, 23 staff and volunteers created United Way’s 2012-2014 Strategic Plan, elements of which you can see below in our new theory of change and updated mission and values. This strategic plan provides a framework for the focused, outcomes-based annual plans staff use to guide their work. In 2011, staff completed 128 annual plan activities - an impressive accomplishment yielding impressive results. The return on our $2.5 million 2010-2011 Community Investment Fund investment, for example, exceeded expectations. Instead of the 28,500 people we expected to see reach their goals, nearly 34,000 people successfully improved their conditions in Education, Income and Health. The Board of Directors applauds the high-quality work of our staff, volunteers and partners and looks forward to what we can accomplish together in 2012.
~ Tracy Buchanan
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THEORY OF CHANGE When we engage and mobilize people to give, advocate and volunteer, when we invest resources in and connect people to solutions in education, income and health and when we sustain and enhance the intellectual, financial and physical resources to carry out this work, then we can improve lives and advance the common good.
VISION
MISSION
A strong, caring community
Mobilize our community to help people improve their lives and care for one another.
VALUES
WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE UNITED
Collective Action
United Way is mobilizing people into collective action through Giving, Advocating and Volunteering in the areas of Education, Income and Health. We believe these are the building blocks of a good life for everyone.
Community Focus Compassion Innovation Integrity Responsiveness
By making results-based investments in our community, we support long-lasting, measurable change in people’s lives right here in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Results
INVESTMENT STRATEGY, EXPENDITURES, REVENUE & SERVICES 2011-2012 INVESTMENT STRATEGY
TOTAL EXPENSES - $6,159,891
Education - $701,150 Income - $721,285 Health - $1,034,596 2-1-1 of WNC - $124,865 Hands On Asheville- Buncombe - $71,959 Middle School Success - $100,000
Community Investment Fund and Designations - $4,900,836 (Includes Community Investment Fund, 2-1-1 of WNC, Hands On AshevilleBuncombe and Middle School Success, as well as outside designations.)
United Way Overhead - $822,225
(Overhead as a percentage of total revenue and services is 13.35 percent; Overhead as a percentage of campaign pledges is 15.5 percent.)
Reserved for Uncollectible Pledges $436,830
TOTAL REVENUE & SERVICES - $6,159,891 Annual Campaign Revenue - $5,303,027 Legacies and Bequests - $260,308 Grants - $329,341 Investment Income - $6,468 Net Building Revenue - $23,632 In-Kind Contributions - $237,115 In 2011, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County received an unqualified opinion of its audited financial statements.