FUNDING

Priorities

United Way of Jackson County's focus areas are education, income, health and transportation.  The board of directors adopted these areas at the end of 2008. Some strategies are being implemented while others will be developed over the coming years with many opportunities for stakeholder input.  Education is about helping every child to achieve their own fullest potential.  Income strategies are about financial stabilization of individuals and families.  And health is about reducing risky behaviors and increasing wellness.  Transportation aims at removing related barriers to working, pursuing an education or job training, and good health.

Programs will be reviewed through this lens.

Application

2011 FUNDING APPLICATION CYCLE CLOSED

NEXT APPLICATION RELEASE: JANUARY 2013

 2011 United Way Application Form (PDF)

2011 United Way Funding Application (MS Word)

 DUE DATE:  TBA 

 Enclosures: application document includes checklist and definitions pages, client demographic information form, board list, budget sheets for agency and program, and logic models for each year.

  United Way contact:  Jan Sanderson Taylor, 773-5339  

  jan@unitedwayofjacksoncounty.org

Site Visits

A volunteer panel will visit each program applicant.  At visits an Agency Evaluation form will be used. scoring in the areas of:  fitting a United Way priority and involvement/collaboration, mission and program, governing body, conflict of interest policy and practice, human resources, financial and legal, fundraising, and public affairs/public policy/openness.   They will not have time to specifically ask you for information on each of these topics.  Please be sure to provide some narrative that answers each item specifically at the site visit.  They are instructed to score at zero any areas for which information is not provided. 

Eligibility Requirements

United Way of Jackson County Standards of Agreement

For an agency to be eligible for affiliation with United Way of Jackson County, it must meet all the criteria below.  The agency must remain in compliance with the criteria at all times.  All agency affiliations are subject to final approval by the United Way of Jackson County board of directors.

Funded Partner Minimum Requirements Policy superseding any previously approved minimum requirements:

• Be a 501(c)3 organization or other tax exempt organization.
• Be governed by a board of directors or an independent governing body.
• Have tax exempt status in effect for two years prior to application to United Way.
• Have a paid executive director or the demonstrated capacity for evaluation of continuity, responsibility and accountability.
• Be primarily involved in providing programs that are education, personal financial stability, health or transportation related that directly serve Jackson County, OR and surrounding areas residents’ and employers’.
• Maintain policies and practices for the protection and safety of vulnerable populations (children, people with disabilities and seniors) served by funded program.
• Maintain a nondiscrimination policy or plan that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, Veteran status, sexual orientation or status as a person with disabilities.

Responsibility and Accountability

United Way Funded Partners are responsible to follow the agreements in contracts and to report progress toward outcomes and goals from the logic models used in funding applications.

Use of United Way brand mark as a demonstration of the Unied Way partnership is encouraged.  Use is to be within United Way Worldwide branding guidelines and within the Licensure Agreement use principles.