United Way of Southeast Alaska

1.	United Way of Southeast Alaska is unique among nonprofit organizations
	We are a volunteer-driven, grass-roots movement that creates lasting change in our communities by bringing together the people and resources to address community-wide issues.
2.	United Way of Southeast Alaska has a history of service
	Incorporated in 1979, we still serve several of our original member agencies, such as the Glory Hole, A.W.A.R.E., the Boy Scouts and Hospice.
3.	United Way of Southeast Alaska is independent yet connected to a national movement
	In 1984, United Way of Southeast Alaska joined the United Way of America system that includes nearly 1,400 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by local volunteers. In recent years, United Ways across the country have collected more than $3.5 billion to help build stronger communities.
4.	United Way of Southeast Alaska strengthens our nonprofit infrastructure
	Today, we count 38 nonprofits as United Way member agencies. For a current list, click onb Partner Agencies in the menu above. United Way convenes monthly meetings of the Nonprofit Leadership Council, to help nonprofits communicate and collaborate more effectively. Our Volunteer Center works to match agency needs with community members' skills and interests.
5.	United Way of Southeast Alaska builds partnerships
	We bring together people from all across the community -- people from government, business, faith groups, and nonprofits, as well as not-so-ordinary citizens -- to tackle the issues that matter most. What sets us apart is our ability to help diverse groups share knowledge and resources for the benefit of our community.

6.	United Way of Southeast Alaska is focused on community impact
	We invest community contributions strategically in programs that nurture children and youth, care for the elderly and people with special needs, strengthen families and individuals, and meet the basic needs of people in crisis. We bring our communities together to look at our most urgent needs and do what it takes to improve lives.
7.	United Way of Southeast Alaska leads
	Our style of leadership is to encourage and motivate. We strive to inspire and empower others in the community by our spirit and actions.
8.	United Way of Southeast Alaska links donors to the issues they care about
	The most important resource we have is people -- those whom we serve and all of us who volunteer, who work, who invest, and who care about making a long-term change in community conditions. Compass II, our community-wide research project, helps us identify local perceptions of our most important community assets and most urgent needs. United Way works with partners to focus on these issues and get results.
9.	United Way of Southeast Alaska is a good steward
	The contributions donors and volunteers make through United Way are investments in their communities. You trust us to be effective, efficient and good stewards of your investments. overhead of 17% is well below the 35% threshold recommended for nonprofits by the Better Business Bureau.
10.	United Way of Southeast Alaska is results-oriented
	Your gift to United Way is multiplied by donations from individuals, organizations, and foundations. Together, we have far more power to improve our community than we do alone. At United Way, we hold ourselves accountable not just for action but also for bottom-line results -- the lives we change and the communities we shape.