U N I T E D WAY O F C E N T R A L O K L A H O M A
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Our Mission United Way of Central Oklahoma’s mission is to improve the health, safety, education and economic well-being of individual families in need in central Oklahoma by connecting community resources with responsive and accountable health and human services agencies.
Our Vision To be the leading organization, building a stronger, healthier, and more compassionate community.
Our Core Values United Way of Central Oklahoma values health, education, financial stability, and quality of life. We believe these core elements are critical to our success as individuals, as families, and as a community. In order to achieve our vision of a stronger, healthier, and more compassionate community, we are working to provide access to these essentials to all people in central Oklahoma through five Focus Areas. 1. Strong Families Individuals and families have resources to achieve financial stability as well as access to counseling, debt management, education, job training, and housing. 2. Successful Kids Infants, children, and youth are nurtured and given the opportunity to succeed in school, develop life skills, and become productive citizens.
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4. Independent Living Older adults and the disabled are engaged in the community with access to independent living, job skills, volunteer positions, and dynamic relationships while their primary care givers receive respite and support. 5. Community Preparedness Our community is prepared to respond to individual and community emergencies.
3. Healthy Citizens Central Oklahomans have access to physical and mental health care and adopt healthy lifestyles. Important health research is funded.
When you give to United Way, the whole COMMUNITY keeps the change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 A Letter from the Chair 4 Accountability 5 Campaign Cabinet Members 6 Campaign Results 2012 7 Your One Gift at Work PARTNER AGENCIES
11 Community Investments 2012-2013 12 Volunteer Center 14 Community Partnerships 18 Media Partners 19 Board Members 20 Board of Trustees 21 Annual Events
LIVE UNITED
22 How Do You Want to LIVE UNITED?
Our Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities are available as an insert upon request.
A LETTER FROM THE CHAIR FRIENDS OF UNITED WAY, The United Way of Central Oklahoma’s mission works to help bring together the resources, leadership, and research to address the social services needs in central Oklahoma with the commitment of creating lasting positive change. Those who are not familiar with the United Way mission, may ask why is the United Way presence important to the Partner Agencies and our community as a whole? It is because many of our Partner Agencies may be lacking the staff, volunteers and/or resources needed to offer the vital programming to help our communities. Many of the needs within our community overlap and require services from multiple Partner Agencies to bring about a solution. This is when the mission of the United Way works as it provides the needed support, be it funding, expertise, leadership, research, partnerships, training, or volunteers. This is why your one gift to the United Way is the most efficient and effective way to address the overlap of social services needed to help individuals and families, allowing for a more holistic approach in meeting these needs and to supporting lasting change. Over the past year, your partnership with United Way of Central Oklahoma has enabled many programs including dental and medical care for low‐income families; raised awareness of teenage suicide; provided safe shelter and care giving for those who have been abused and neglected; and, an education program for homeless children. These examples are just a few of the many ways the United Way of Central Oklahoma has served as the community safety net of social services for thousands of central Oklahomans in need, and we thank you. As we reflect on all we’ve accomplished together, it has been my privilege to serve in partnership with you and the United Way of Central Oklahoma as the Chairman of the Board. The mission of the United Way works and your support is vital to its mission. It is my hope you will join me in supporting the well-being of our friends, families and neighbors, and continue to choose to LIVE UNITED in our community today.
Sincerely,
Doug Stussi Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores United Way of Central Oklahoma Board Chairman 2010-2012 3
ACCOUNTABILITY United Way of Central Oklahoma is committed to transparency and accountability with your donations. We believe in the efficient and wise stewardship of your contributions to ensure funds are directed to programs that are proven to positively impact our community. We successfully raise the needed funds to support qualified Partner Agencies. We ensure your contributions reach those in need through a dedicated team of approximately 200 donor volunteers from the community. This team spends over 4,000 hours reviewing all programs sponsored by our 62 Partner Agencies. Volunteers assess agency budgets, IRS Form 990s, and audits, as well as spend time at each agency to learn how their programs work and how they impact the well-being of our community. Following this extensive review, the volunteer team recommends funding levels to the Community Investment Committee. These recommendations are ultimately voted on by our Board of Directors. Once approved, United Way of Central Oklahoma distributes the funds to the designated Partner Agencies throughout the following fiscal year. United Way of Central Oklahoma continually exceeds the Standards of Excellence established by United Way Worldwide. We are committed to responsible stewardship and diligent in keeping our combined administrative and fundraising costs well below the national standard for nonprofit organizations. Our Partner Agencies are held to the same high standard, and are reviewed annually by our volunteer led Community Investment process. Our unique Community Investment system allows us to remain transparent and accountable, while allocating donations to our 62 Partner Agencies. Donors volunteer their time to make sure all facets of the system run smoothly and efficiently. This cycle ensures your contribution is invested in the best possible way.
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Community Investment Volunteers conduct follow-up evaluations as the new fundraising campaign begins.
United Way of Central Oklahoma raises funds.
Following approval from the Board of Directors, the funds are distributed among our Partner Agencies.
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When the funding balance is complete, the Community Investment Committee submits a final recommendation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s Board of Directors for approval.
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2 Approximately 200 Community Investment Volunteers, all of whom are donors, spend over 4,000 hours reviewing agency budgets, audits and other financial reports, program outcomes and performance histories.
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The Community Investment Committee operates within the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s Board of Directors to review and balance funding recommendations from the donor volunteers against the contributed funds available for allocation.
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Community Investment Volunteers visit Partner Agencies to see first-hand the work being accomplished with United Way funds.
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Community Investment Volunteers meet to discuss funding recommendations for each United Way program.
United Way of Central Oklahoma is committed to taking every dollar you donate and making it work just as hard as you do to earn it. 4
CAMPAIGN CABINET MEMBERS Mark Beffort M.T. Berry Kelly Blankenship Kelly Brander Martha A. Burger Dave Carpenter Robert Clements Ron Dye Carl Edwards Tricia Everest Mark Funke Jim Gebhart Bryan Gonterman John Harned David Jackson Mike James Bob Kendrick Robin Roberts Krieger Bruce Lawrence Donna Lawrence Dave Lopez Alan Marcum Ken Maulsby Mary Mélon
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Jenny Love Meyer Mark Mote Jeff Napoliello Pam Newby Cathy O’Connor Tim O’Connor Cynda Ottaway Katie Price Chris Reen Lindy Ritz Paul Sechrist Tony Shinn Natalie Shirley Perry Sneed Mike Snowdon Laura Land Ryan Stafford Doug Stussi Tom Sullivan David L. Thompson Jane Thompson Kevin Wellfare Chad Wilkerson
CAMPAIGN RESULTS 2012 We asked you to learn more about becoming engaged in supporting the positive outcomes we all need to improve education, health and economic well-being in central Oklahoma – and we thank you! Our “classroom” themed campaign offered our employee campaign coordinators opportunities to present teachable moments through our United Way Live Bus Tours of our Partner Agencies and workplace rallies on the positive outcomes of the important social services programs supported by United Way’s annual campaign dollars. Thanks to the leadership of our Campaign Chair Bryan Gonterman and all our Campaign Cabinet volunteers, we exceeded our campaign fundraising goal and reached $22.3 million! United Way’s annual fundraising drive includes six unique campaigns. We are proud to administer the Combined Federal Campaign, the Heart of the City Campaign, the State Charitable Campaign, the United Way of Canadian County Campaign, and the United Way of Logan County Campaign, in conjunction with the United Way of Central Oklahoma Campaign.
2012 CAMPAIGN TOTALS United Way of Central Oklahoma $17,757,500 Combined Federal Campaign $3,208,081 State Charitable Campaign $503,445 Heart of the City Campaign $553,235 United Way of Logan County $192,279 United Way of Canadian County $153,478
CAMPAIGN TOTAL $22,368,018 Bryan Gonterman AT&T 2012 Campaign Chair 6
YOUR ONE GIFT AT WORK United Way recruits people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources to meet the needs in our community. We invited you to commit, connect, and act to help solve our community’s most pressing problems. Thanks to your generous contributions, 131* programs at 62* Partner Agencies received much needed funding. Your one gift is providing solutions right here in central Oklahoma. On the following pages, you will see how contributions were allocated to programs at each of our qualified Partner Agencies. *There are 62 agencies and 132 programs on the following pages because Easter Seals voluntarily withdrew from the partnership effective July 1, 2012 and Central Oklahoma CARELINK and Health Alliance for the Uninsured merged effective January 1, 2013.
At United Way of Central Oklahoma, you can do more than just give to a good cause. You can actually cause something good to happen. 7
PARTNER AGENCY
2012/2013 FUNDING
A Chance to Change A Chance to Recover Succeed
$96,800 $60,700 $36,100
Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County, Inc. Memorial Park Boys and Girls Club
$160,000 $160,000
$223,239 $60,441 $35,253 $15,813 $77,181 $34,551
Calm Waters Center for Children & Families Center-based Support Groups School-based Support Groups
$70,000 $58,000 $12,000
American Heart Association Cause Initiatives Cultural Health Initiatives Quality Improvement Research State Health Alliances American Lung Association in Oklahoma Public Education American Red Cross, Central & Western Oklahoma Region Community Services Disaster Services Health & Safety SAF (Service to Armed Forces) Youth Services
$90,050 $90,050 $1,796,001 $255,000 $994,492 $303,050 $218,459 $25,000
American Red Cross, Heart of Oklahoma Chapter Armed Forces Emergency Services Disaster Services Health & Safety Services Management & General
$60,000 $3,500 $27,000 $4,500 $25,000
Areawide Aging Agency, Inc. Management & General
$42,400 $42,400
Arthritis Foundation, Oklahoma Chapter Patient and Community Service Public Health Education
$125,000 $86,000 $39,000
Bethesda, Inc. Girl’s Therapeutic Counseling Program
$30,000 $30,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, OKC Office One-to-One Mentoring
$190,000 $190,000
Boy Scouts of America, Last Frontier Council Comprehensive Youth Development Management & General Outreach
$537,639 $413,365 $42,788 $81,486
PARTNER AGENCY
2012/2013 FUNDING
Camp Fire USA, Heart of Oklahoma Council Management & General OKC CYD (CLUBS) OKC INSCHOOL CASA of Oklahoma County Case Management Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of OKC Family HOPE Holy Family Home Immigration OKC Counseling Sanctuary Women’s Development Center
$268,817 $27,387 $143,930 $97,500 $36,734 $36,734 $391,700 $100,400 $76,000 $193,000 $2,300 $20,000
Celebrations Preschool, Inc. Celebrations Preschool, Inc.
$155,000 $155,000
Citizens Caring for Children Resource Center
$104,525 $104,525
Coffee Creek Riding Center for the Handicapped Therapeutic Riding Program
$108,231 $108,231
Community Literacy Centers, Inc. LEAP Tutor Training
$83,015 $72,210 $10,805
Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) Education
$35,000 $35,000
Daily Living Centers, Inc. Adult Day Health Care Eldercare Case Management
$257,000 $217,000 $40,000
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PARTNER AGENCY
2012/2013 FUNDING
Dale Rogers Training Center, Inc. Adult Rehab Auxilliary Day Care Auxilliary Transportation Camp Tumbleweed Special Needs D-DENT, Inc. Management & General Preventative Restorative
$91,000 $10,000 $19,000 $62,000
EARC, Inc. The Trails
$76,800 $76,800
Easter Seals Oklahoma Medical Rehabilitation Therapy
$11,150 $11,150
Family Builders Child Abuse Prevention Violence Prevention
$214,020 $180,000 $34,020
Girl Scouts - Western Oklahoma Leadership Development
$323,400 $323,400
2012/2013 FUNDING
Latino Community Development Agency Community Development Riverside Community Center
$162,070 $144,445 $17,625
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. Oklahoma City Law Office
$135,000 $135,000
Mental Health Association of Central Oklahoma Core/Information & Referral Sunbridge Counseling TeenScreen
$130,434 $83,874 $16,560 $30,000
Metropolitan Better Living Center Adult Day Health
$95,000 $95,000
Moore Youth & Family Services Moore Alternative School and Treatment Program
$87,150 $87,150
Neighborhood Services Organization Housing & Community Development Management & General Palo Duro
$305,300 $231,000 $43,900 $30,400
Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma Job Connection Center
$54,000 $54,000
NorthCare Adult Services
$271,312 $271,312
Health Alliance for the Uninsured Central Oklahoma Project Access Cooperative Central Pharmacy
$62,895 $27,895 $35,000
Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled
$184,500 $184,500
HeartLine 2-1-1 24/7 Services Suicide Prevention The Homeless Alliance Capacity Building Resource Center Hospice of Oklahoma County Hospice of Oklahoma County John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center Hearing Aid Bank Language Preschool
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$157,806 $69,541 $6,996 $51,646 $13,212 $16,411
PARTNER AGENCY
$205,537 $173,037 $32,500 $87,500 $37,500 $50,000 $190,000 $190,000 $23,283 $14,283 $9,000
Oklahoma Halfway House Women’s Services
$2,612 $2,612
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Research Program
$140,000 $140,000
Oklahoma United Methodist Circle of Care Child SHARE
$26,515 $26,515
Positive Tomorrows Education Extracurricular Program Family Support Services
$214,394 $112,394 $16,000 $86,000
PARTNER AGENCY
2012/2013 FUNDING
Possibilities, Inc. Participatory Community Capacity Building RSVP of Central Oklahoma, Inc. Professional Volunteer Services Provide-A-Ride Transportation Telephone Buddies Volunteer Recruit & Placement Safe Kids Oklahoma Safe Kids Buckle Up Salvation Army, Central Oklahoma Area Command Boys & Girls Club Disaster Services Emergency Shelter Senior Citizens Social Services Skyline Urban Ministry Community Cupboard Food Pantry
$34,500 $34,500 $145,300 $4,200 $68,850 $6,500 $65,750 $30,435 $30,435 $1,039,915 $186,172 $37,500 $193,899 $387,000 $235,344 $33,000 $33,000
Special Care, Inc. Childcare-Special Needs Management & General
$385,000 $342,910 $42,090
Sunbeam Family Services, Inc. Contracted Foster Care (CFC) Counseling Services Emergency Senior Shelter Management & General OKC Educare Senior Companion Services
$813,589 $25,992 $181,400 $78,760 $19,800 $310,338 $197,299
TEEM, The Education & Employment Ministry Job Placement
$32,385 $32,385
Tinker AFB Youth Center Social Programs Sports Program
$27,810 $15,958 $11,852
Upward Transitions Community Outreach Program Management & General
PARTNER AGENCY
2012/2013 FUNDING
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City, Inc. Affordable Housing Children and Families Employment and Training Entrepreneurship Management & General Urban Health
$387,668 $43,520 $67,456 $143,500 $69,000 $43,520 $20,672
Variety Care Family Planning Obstetric Clinic Pediatric Clinic
$544,739 $50,048 $227,392 $267,299
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City Lincoln Park Senior Center School Age Child Care Teens
$135,000 $60,000 $45,000 $30,000
Youth & Family Services, Inc. Community Counseling Emergency Youth Shelter Management & General
$43,221 $20,000 $20,000 $3,221
Youth Cornerstone Art Shaping Character
$31,000 $31,000
Youth Services for Oklahoma County Supporting Kids in Independent Living (SKIL)
$43,000
YWCA Oklahoma City Crisis Advocacy & Residential Services (CARS) Management & General Youth & Adult
$43,000 $762,365 $670,000 $43,623 $48,742
$355,200 $330,000 $25,200
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PARTNER AGENCIES
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 2012-2013
(Based on 2011 Campaign Pledges)
DISTRIBUTION BASE: 2011 Campaign Pledges....................$22,215,347 Less Allowance for Pledge Loss............$1,508,200 Directly Paid Designations......................$535,000 Net Available for Distribution.............$20,172,147 A Chance to Change............................................. $96,800 American Heart Association................................223,239 American Lung Association in Oklahoma.............. 90,050 American Red Cross, Central & Western Oklahoma Region....................................... 1,796,001 American Red Cross, Heart of Oklahoma Chapter............................................................60,000 Areawide Aging Agency, Inc..................................42,400 Arthritis Foundation, Oklahoma Chapter..............125,000 Bethesda, Inc....................................................... 30,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, OKC Office.....................................................190,000 Boy Scouts of America, Last Frontier Council......537,639 Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County, Inc.........160,000 Calm Waters Center for Children & Families..........70,000 Camp Fire USA, Heart of Oklahoma Council....... 268,817 CASA of Oklahoma County....................................36,734 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of OKC...... 391,700 Celebrations Preschool, Inc.................................155,000 Citizens Caring for Children.................................104,525 Coffee Creek Riding Center for the Handicapped.................................................108,231 Community Literacy Centers, Inc.......................... 83,015 Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)........ 35,000 D-DENT, Inc......................................................... 91,000 Daily Living Centers, Inc..................................... 257,000 Dale Rogers Training Center, Inc.........................157,806 EARC, Inc.............................................................76,800 Easter Seals Oklahoma*........................................11,150 Family Builders, Inc............................................214,020 Girl Scouts - Western Oklahoma......................... 323,400 Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma............... 54,000 Health Alliance for the Uninsured**..................... 62,895 HeartLine........................................................... 205,537 Homeless Alliance, Inc. (The)............................... 87,500 Hospice of Oklahoma County, Inc....................... 190,000 John W. Keys Speech & Hearing Center...............23,283 Latino Community Development Agency............. 162,070 Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc................... 135,000 Mental Health Association of Central Oklahoma......................................................130,434
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Metropolitan Better Living Center.......................... 95,000 Moore Youth & Family Services.............................87,150 Neighborhood Services Organization.................. 305,300 NorthCare.......................................................... 271,312 Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled, Inc........ 184,500 Oklahoma Halfway House, Inc................................2,612 Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)......................................................... 140,000 Oklahoma United Methodist Circle of Care, Inc......................................................... 26,515 Positive Tomorrows............................................. 214,394 Possibilities, Inc....................................................34,500 RSVP of Central Oklahoma, Inc...........................145,300 Safe Kids Oklahoma............................................. 30,435 Salvation Army, Central Oklahoma Area Command.................................................. 1,039,915 Skyline Urban Ministry.......................................... 33,000 Special Care, Inc................................................ 385,000 Sunbeam Family Services, Inc............................813,589 TEEM The Education & Employment Ministry....... 32,385 Tinker AFB Youth Center.......................................27,810 Upward Transitions.............................................355,200 Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City, Inc...... 387,668 Variety Care........................................................ 544,739 YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City..........................135,000 Youth & Family Services, Inc................................43,221 Youth Cornerstone................................................ 31,000 Youth Services for Oklahoma County.....................43,000 YWCA Oklahoma City..........................................762,365
SUB TOTAL...................................................... $12,956,956 OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS: United Way of Logan County.......................... $272,979 United Way of Canadian County....................... 403,721 Other United Ways........................................... 229,632 Combined Federal Campaign Designations.... 2,556,556 Heart of the City Designations...........................195,447 State Charitable Campaign Designations........... 230,197 United Way Worldwide Dues.............................184,491 Resource Development..................................1,767,428 Organizational Administration........................ 1,374,740 Allowance for Pledge Loss............................. 1,508,200 Community Needs Grants.................................535,000
TOTAL..............................$22,215,347
*Voluntary agency withdrawal effective July 1, 2012. **Central Oklahoma CARELINK and Health Alliance for the Uninsured merged effective January 1, 2013.
VOLUNTEER CENTER
The United Way of Central Oklahoma Volunteer Center is a clearinghouse, connecting volunteers with our partner agencies and other nonprofit organizations that need their service. We connect people to quality opportunities to serve, build capacity for local volunteering, raise awareness of the value volunteers bring to our communities and mobilize volunteers to effectively and efficiently meet local needs.
Tutoring, Reading, and Mentoring Students The United Way of Central Oklahoma Volunteer Center takes an active role in shaping the future of students in Central Oklahoma. Our programs helped students in two local elementary schools. The Volunteer Center’s programming focused on providing tutors to second grade students at Kaiser Elementary School and to kindergarten students at Hayes Elementary School, both in Oklahoma City. We received a grant from CHASE Bank to support this program. The Volunteer Center also matches up service opportunities from our Partner Agencies to those desiring to volunteer via the www.VolunteerCentralOklahoma.org website connection center.
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Day of Caring Series Read Out Loud Day With the alarming statistics about our community’s reading proficiency; United Way of Central Oklahoma’s Volunteer Center is shedding light on the issue by bringing volunteers into area schools to read to students. Day of Action We partnered with our corporate partners at Pacesetter Games to collect schools supplies for local school districts. Day of Caring Day of Caring is the nation’s largest corporate volunteer event. Each year, companies and individuals here in central Oklahoma take the opportunity to make a difference in our community. Day of Caring 2012 took place on October 5 and 6, when more than 400 volunteers rolled up their sleeves and donated their time and energy to United Way of Central Oklahoma’s Partner Agencies. Some volunteers painted, some landscaped, and some spent their day with clients of our agencies. Each volunteer is proof that it takes everyone working together to make the big changes in our community. Holiday Help We partner with local non-profit organizations to connect volunteers with volunteer projects during the holidays.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS For over 85 years, United Way of Central Oklahoma has continued to be the community safety net of social services for thousands of Oklahomans in need. The United Way of Central Oklahoma expresses “community” by bringing together the resources needed to advance the greater good. Through the generosity of donors and volunteers like you, the United Way and its Partner Agencies addressed the health, education and economic well-being of our most vulnerable residents in central Oklahoma. Our partnership demonstrated how we can truly LIVE UNITED for the common good of our community. “Day of Hope” In response to the growing crisis of teenage suicide, United Way of Central Oklahoma partnered with HeartLine, Oklahoma’s Community Crisis Connection, and our local television station KOCO TV 5 to host a community event televised live on November 12, 2012, from United Way of Central Oklahoma called “Day of Hope” to focus on teenage suicide prevention. The event offered community resources, a panel of local experts in mental health and personal testimonies from those who have suffered the loss of a family member to suicide – all to help save lives.
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Special Community Needs From 2011 United Way Campaign dollars raised, $500,000 was utilized for the purpose of onetime funding. One-time funding is typically awarded for a specific need that does not qualify as either a New or Expanded program, or as an Emergency need. United Way’s one-time funding grants for special community needs were to be used only for operating purposes during the year in which they are provided. Funding was not to be used to finance fixed assets or capital expenditures. The United Way Board directed the funding for addressing research, basic needs, and gaps in community service areas. In December 2012, the United Way Board presented its first series of recommendations and approved a grant for the purpose of commissioning a study to determine the short and long term impacts of social services. While our local economy continued to thrive, there were signs the number of people in need of social services increased. A second grant was allocated to be distributed to four United Way Partner Agencies to supplement their existing rent and utilities assistance programs to low-income clients. Further recommendations have been presented for consideration and approval for funding grants in 2013 supporting gaps in services for oral and dental health care, homeless programs, in-home support for at-risk children to reduce entry into the Foster Care system, computer services for low-income, teen suicide prevention, senior citizens transportation services, services for military and veterans, and indigent medical care. United Way Conducts Community Research United Way of Central Oklahoma holds the distinction of one of the few in the United States to house a research department to help determine strategic initiatives addressing our community’s most pressing needs, supporting positive, sustainable change. We regularly share this research through our Vital Signs publication. United Way Provides Community Meeting Spaces Since United Way of Central Oklahoma moved into our new building, we have offered meeting spaces free of charge to Partner Agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Our community partners utilized the United Way meeting spaces by conducting over 500 meeting events in 2012 alone, including training, annual meetings, community forums, media conferences and many more. Target’s Share-A-Tree Brighten the Holidays Oklahoma City metro area Target Stores donated approximately 20 holiday display trees to United Way Partner Agencies. The holiday trees were various colors, shapes and sizes. Our Partner Agencies appreciated the donation from Target, which supported their holiday season efforts.
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Cool Zones Help Residents Escape the Heat Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) partnered with local nonprofits including United Way to establish more than 200 “Cool Zone” locations across central Oklahoma where anyone can go to escape the heat and avoid heat related illnesses. For seniors and others vulnerable to heat-related problems, a Cool Zone can be a lifesaver. Cool Zones located in structures such as libraries, churches, and senior citizen centers offered air conditioning and cold bottled water to those that don’t have access to these essential items. OG&E and local social service agencies first organized the Cool Zone program in 2001 to help raise public awareness about the health dangers caused by heat. Agency Trainings United Way of Central Oklahoma announced a partnership with Hall Estill, one of Oklahoma’s largest and most trusted law firms, to offer a series of five legal presentation sessions to United Way Partner Agency Executive Directors, Board Presidents, and staff. These presentations addressed current and important legal matters confronting nonprofit agencies on a regular basis, and offered valuable, free legal information and advice. Sessions included such topics as: Social Media, ADA, HIPPA, violence in the workplace, discrimination policies, and other topics including premise liability and intellectual property. Over 40 Partner Agencies participated in these sessions. Senior Summit 2012 In 2003, a partnership was formed between United Way of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma County government in order to bring more focus to senior issues in Oklahoma County. Since then, research and reporting contributed to the development a project called “Envision 2020.” AARP of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Homebuilders Association, Oklahoma County government, and United Way of Central Oklahoma hosted a Senior Summit on August 15, 2012, to explore the needs and concerns facing seniors, as well as discuss solutions to address those needs. The 2012 Senior Summit also featured a presentation from staff at Oakcreek Co-Housing Community in Stillwater and Epworth Villa Retirement Community in Oklahoma City. Approximately 100 community leaders and residents attended the 2012 Senior Summit.
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Central Oklahoma Turning Point Health and wellness initiatives gained traction in our community through the programs administered by Central Oklahoma Turning Point. A goal of increasing worksite wellness programming in organizations throughout central Oklahoma resulted in a Worksite Wellness Forum hosted at United Way on November 7, 2012, featuring guests from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, News 9, and the United Parcel Service. Presenters shared how to implement effective, low-cost worksite wellness programs and the explained the return on investment companies received through reduced insurance costs and employee absenteeism. Turning Point is a national initiative of the W.K. Kellogg and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations to transform and strengthen public health infrastructures, founded on the idea that diverse groups working together can better identify and influence the determinants of health. ReMerge ReMerge is a female diversion program designed to restore pregnant women and mothers facing incarceration into productive community citizens and reduce the rate at which women are incarcerated in Oklahoma County and interrupt the intergenerational cycle of incarceration and poverty. Oklahoma’s rate of female incarceration is more than twice the national rate and is increasing every year. ReMerge began its operations in May 2011 as a pilot program in Oklahoma County. United Way of Central Oklahoma incubated the program and provided administrative support. In 2011, Terri Woodland was hired as Executive Director of the program and Teresa Rose of Chesapeake Energy was appointed as Council Chair. During its first year, ReMerge had the capacity to serve a maximum of 25 clients with the goal of doubling the number to 50 women by 2013. To date, 78 women have been accepted into the program, impacting 171 minor children. The treatment model includes: Individual therapy, Substance abuse treatment, Motivational interviewing, 12-step recovery model, Thinking for Change, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Trauma-informed care, Dialectical behavioral therapy, Substance abuse process of change, and Family and parenting education with skill building. Other services provided are: mental health, trauma, domestic violence, and substance abuse counseling, housing, transportation, and medical, dental and vision expenses, education, work skills and job placement support, money management, health and wellness and parenting classes. ReMerge currently maintains an 88 percent success rate. 17
MEDIA PARTNERS United Way of Central Oklahoma believes sharing our message with the community is important. It’s a message of hope and an invitation to “Live United” for the common good. To help us broadcast our message, we rely on dedicated volunteers to secure donated media time and space throughout our communities. We are grateful to the following media outlets who generously donated more than $2 million in total media value.
MEDIA OUTLETS
We realize you work hard for your money. That’s why we make sure the money you donate works just as hard. We support 62 central Oklahoma organizations who are committed to making the big changes in our community that we all want to see. Be Because at United Way of Central Oklahoma, you can do more than just give to a cause. You can actually cause something to happen.
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Television
Cox Communications KAUT OK Freedom 43 KFOR KFOR-DT KOCO Channel 5 KOKH Fox 25 & KOCB WB 34 KSBI Channel 52 KWTV News 9 Tyler Media
Dan Quyen Newspaper Distinctly Oklahoma East Word News Edmond Life & Leisure The Edmond Sun El Latino American El Nacional El Reno Tribune & Mustang Times OKC Friday Journal Record Metro Family Magazine OKC Business Oklahoma Banker Oklahoma Gazette Oklahoma Nursing Times Piedmont Surrey Gazette Slice Magazine South OKC Chamber Southwestern Publishing The City Sentinel OPUBCO Communications Group The Point (Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce) The Tinker Take-Off The Tribune The Vista Yukon Review
Radio Citadel Communications Clear Channel Communications Cumulus Media Perry Broadcasting Tyler Media
Outdoor We realize you work hard for your money. That’s why we make sure the money you donate works just as hard. We support 62 central Oklahoma organizations who are committed to making the big changes in our community that we all want to see. Because at United Way of Central Oklahoma, you can do more than just give to a cause. You can actually cause something to happen.
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Arnold Outdoor Chesapeake Energy Corporation Lamar Outdoor Tyler Media Stellar Outdoor Whistler Outdoor Advertising
Production Ackerman McQueen McNeese Fitzgerald Associates National Cinemedia
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BOARD MEMBERS 2012 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Chairman of the Board Doug Stussi Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Chairman Elect David Thompson InvesTrust and Asset Services Company Secretary/Treasurer Lee Symcox First Fidelity Bank Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Shane Wharton Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.
2012 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Administration Committee: Matt McGuire Heritage Trust Company Audit Committee Chairman: Mark Wood Ernst & Young LLP Campaign Chairman: Bryan Gonterman AT&T Community Investment Chair: David Schroeder Retired FAA Ethics Committee Chairman: George E. Young Holy Temple Baptist Church Human Resources Chair: Cathy O’Connor The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, Inc. Labor Chairman: Perry Sneed AFL-CIO Legal Counsel: Cynda C. Ottaway Crowe Dunlevy Marketing Chair: Hillary Farrell Ackerman McQueen Research & Community Initiative Chair: Eric Eissenstat Continental Resources, Inc. Special Events Chair: Bev Binkowski Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
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2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tom Adams, Adlife HomeCare Susan Angel, Positive Tomorrows* Chris Anoatubby, Chickasaw Nation/ Sovereign Medical Solutions John Armitage, M.D., Oklahoma Blood Institute Joy Reed Belt, Ph.D., Joy Reed Belt & Associates/Joy Reed Belt Search Consultants MT Berry, City of Oklahoma City James Bertsch, Bank of Oklahoma Bev Binkowski, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Martha Burger, Chesapeake Energy Corporation David Carpenter, American Fidelity Assurance Company Robert Clements, Clements Foods Mike Coats, IBC Bank Jim Curry, Oklahoma State AFL-CIO Mark Davies, Ph.D., Oklahoma City University Pete Delaney, OGE Energy Corp Pat Dennis, OPUBCO Todd Dobson, MidFirst Bank Steve Eddy, City of Moore Todd Edmonds, HSE Architects Carl Edwards, Price Edwards and Company Eric Eissenstat, Continental Resources, Inc. James Elder, Mock Schwabe Waldo Elder Reeve & Bryant Hillary Farrell, Ackerman McQueen/ Videodigm Larry Flowers, BCTGM Local 366G Mark W. Funke, Bank of Oklahoma Jim Gebhart, Mercy Hospital Steve Gentling, Gentling Enterprises* Bryan Gonterman, AT&T Julie A. Gosdin, United States Postal Service David Harlow, BancFirst Debbie Harrison, OK Environmental Management Authority* Mary Hendrick, Community Leader Cliff Hudson, Sonic, America’s Drive-In Marsha Ingersoll, City of Oklahoma City* David Jackson, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA Michael E. Joseph, McAfee & Taft Bob Kendrick, U. S. Postal Service* Steve Kreidler, University of Central Oklahoma Bradley Krieger, Arvest Bank
D.E. “Rick” Lippert Jr., Lippert Brothers, Inc. Linda Litchfield, Community Leader Alan Marcum, Devon Energy Edmund Martin, Ackerman McQueen Steve Mason, Cardinal Engineering Matt McGuire, Heritage Trust Company Kenneth N. McKinney, Tomlinson, Rust, McKinstry & Grable, P.C. Mary Mélon, The Journal Record J. Larry Nichols, Devon Energy Corporation Polly Nichols, Community Leader Dee Niles, KPMG LLP Cathy O’Connor, The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, Inc. Tim O’Connor, Central Oklahoma Labor Federation, AFL-CIO Mike E. O’Neal, Oklahoma Christian University Cynda C. Ottaway, Crowe Dunlevy Elizabeth Pauchnik, INTEGRIS Health Kristin Peck, Cox Communications Gregory A. Phillips, Oklahoma Natural Gas Lindy Ritz, FAA Pat Rooney, First National Bank of Oklahoma Nick Samarripas, Citizens Bank of Edmond David Schroeder, Retired FAA Paul Sechrist, Ph.D., Oklahoma City Community College Tony Shinn, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Natalie Shirley, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Perry Sneed, AFL-CIO - Sheet Metal Workers Local 124 Chuck Spicer, Children’s Hospital Karl Springer, Oklahoma City Public Schools Doug Stussi, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Lee Symcox, First Fidelity Bank David Thompson, InvesTrust and Asset Services Company T. Scott Towery, SAIC Jean Wallace, Buttery Company LLP Shane Wharton, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Lori Wohl, The Addison Group Mark Wood, Ernst & Young LLP George E. Young, Holy Temple Baptist Church *Ex-Officio member
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012 ADVISORY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ray Ackerman, Community Leader* William Bryles, AFSCME Local 2406 Richard H. Clements, Clements Foods Company Luke R. Corbett, Corbett Management and eZulu Game Reserve Jim Couch, City of Oklahoma City Kirkland Hall, The Fred Jones Companies G.P. Johnson Hightower, Stillwater National Bank & Trust Company Susan V. Hillis, KPMG LLP James A. Hyde, Community Leader Dennis Jaggi, EnCap Flatrock Midstream Leann Jenkins, Oklahoma Federal Executive Board Linda P. Lambert, LASSO Corp. C. Bruce Lawrence, INTEGRIS Health Robert O. Lorenz, Community Volunteer Gregory Meacham, SAIC (formerly known as The Benham Companies, LLC) Wes Milbourn, KFOR-TV Channel 4 and KAUT Channel 43 David Ortloff, Dillingham Benefits K. Randy Roper, MidFirst Bank Jim Roth, Phillips Murrah P.C. Robert W. Toler, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - OKC Branch Chad Wilkerson, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - OKC Branch Ron Williams, Community Volunteer Roy Williams, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber *With grateful hearts we remember Ray Ackerman, August 7th, 1922 - October 17th, 2012
2012 United Way of Central Oklahoma Senior Staff Debby Hampton, President & CEO Nina Daylor, Executive Vice President Blair Schoeb, Vice President, Research, Initiatives, and Community Investment Linda Tharp, Vice President, Human Resources and Volunteer Programs Kimberly Johnson, Vice President, Finance & CFO Barbara Royce, Vice President, Labor Participation & Legislation 20
ANNUAL EVENTS United Way events are unlike those of other nonprofits in that they are not fundraisers. United Way hosts events to show appreciation to donors and volunteers or provide a service to the community. VOLUNTEER AWARDS RECEPTION January
PACESETTER GAMES Summer
Whether you’re a donor, an advocate, or a volunteer, each of us has an important role to play in strengthening our community. By working together, our impact is far more significant.
Pacesetter Games offer an afternoon of teambuilding, food, fun, and games for Pacesetter companies. The event serves as a competitive and enthusiastic kickoff to the Pacesetter Campaign involving corporate teams and United Way Partner Agencies.
Each year, United Way recognizes individuals whose commitment to our community and our organization exceeds the ordinary. We do so through three prestigious awards named for community leaders who modeled exceptional dedication and generosity in a special reception held prior to the annual Snowflake Gala. The following awards are presented at this elegant event: Ray Ackerman Leadership Award John Rex Community Builder Award Richard H. Clements Lifetime Achievement Award
SNOWFLAKE GALA January This elegant event celebrates the accomplishments of donors and volunteers in the annual United Way of Central Oklahoma’s fundraising campaign. The total dollars raised during the campaign will be announced. The evening consists of dinner, award presentations and entertainment. More than 600 guests typically attend.
LEADERSHIP RECEPTION May United Way’s Leadership Reception is a members-only event held to thank Leadership donors who contribute $500 or more annually. These special guests are treated to hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and entertainment.
PACESETTER LUNCHEON June CEOs, Employee Campaign Coordinators and campaign committee members are invited to enjoy lunch while they learn and share effective ways to run their Pacesetter campaign. To be considered a Pacesetter company, workplace campaigns must meet certain criteria and complete their campaign by a predetermined date.
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CAMPAIGN KICKOFF September The annual Campaign Kickoff is a community-wide public event at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark featuring a free pancake breakfast cooked by community leaders who serve as our “Celebrity Chefs.” The festivities include a pancake flipping contest and the announcement of the United Way campaign goal. The public is also invited to enjoy a free family movie night under the stars later that evening.
DAY OF CARING October One of the country’s largest national volunteer events where volunteer teams prepare meals for the homeless, refurbish playgrounds for children and play bingo with the elderly during United Way’s annual Day of Caring. Locally, hundreds of volunteers open their hearts and lend their muscles at this event while wearing LIVE UNITED Day of Caring t-shirts.
EARLY BIRD CELEBRATION November This reception honors companies that complete their employee campaign by the deadline and Loaned Executives that companies have provided to assist United Way in our fundraising efforts. Total dollar amount raised to date is announced along with distributing awards to employee campaign coordinators who have gone above and beyond.
For more information about our events, please contact us at (405) 236-8441.
LIVE UNITED
HOW DO YOU WANT TO LIVE UNITED? Become a United Way volunteer? To sign up, call 405.523.3581 or please visit www.unitedwayokc.org/help/volunteer-center. facebook.com/UnitedWayofCentralOklahomaVolunteerCenter @volunteerOKC
Start a United Way Workplace Campaign? Please call us at 405.236.8441 or visit www.unitedwayokc.org we’ll help you get started!
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2013-2014 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SENIOR STAFF Debby Hampton, President & CEO Nina Daylor, Executive Vice President Randy K. Macon, Vice President, Research, Initiatives, and Community Investment Linda Tharp, Vice President, Human Resources and Volunteer Programs Kimberly Johnson, Vice President, Finance & CFO Barbara Royce, Vice President, Labor Participation & Legislation 22
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA P.O. Box 837 Oklahoma City, OK 73101 Phone: 405.236.8441 Fax: 405.235.2011 Web: unitedwayokc.org