Our Strategy In Action

We are proud to be building a community that shares responsibility for social good. Even though the pandemic required some shifts to addressing emerging needs, we remained focused on the vision and importance of our strategic plan, and incredible progress was made.

Strategic Initiative Highlights from 2022

Be the leader for social good.

Act as a community impact leader to coordinate plans and achieve social results.

Completed the launch of the new Community Impact Strategy, including the implementation of All That Kids Can Be, Healthy People Thriving Communities, Poverty to Possibility, Rural Communities, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion funding streams;

Issued 13 Community Action Grants to small projects or to support emerging needs

Continued to ensure Equity Diversity & Inclusion is at the centre of our work by updating HR policies, completing learning sessions with Board and staff, and reviewing our approach to fundraising and donor concerns

Prioritized moving our staff from 'surviving' to 'thriving' by strengthening our team communication norms, enhancing our well-being and learning to say ' no'!

Diversity Giving Channels

Move to year-round engagement to build new fundraising channels

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Successfully launched the Home For Good campaign, in partnership with the Guelph Community Foundation and the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination

Hosted the first annual Golf United event, raising over $30,000 Engaged new sponsors and small business in our work

Developed new community outreach initiatives, including the City of Guelph Tree Lighting and community-wide 50/50 raffle

Strengthen engagement of individuals who want to make a difference. Mobilize support for change by engaging stakeholders year-round through communications and participation in a shared purpose to strengthen our community.

Enabled donors with the choice to support issues they care about Further developed signature engagement opportunities that appealed to a diverse audience base, including Women United events, United In Conversation and Day of Caring

Build Credibility & Trust.

Increasingly achieve best practice operations and governance.

Updated Risk Management Policy, HR Policy and Executive Director Emergency Succession Plan

Launched new website and educational & informative social media education series

Worked on updating our organization's values to better reflect our current way of working (will be launched in 2023!)