Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are fighting for people to get better jobs and achieve financial stability, students to graduate high school ready for college and careers, and individuals to lead healthier lives.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Education
Helping children and youth achieve their potential.
Where we work
Awards
Non-Profit of the Year 2022
Denison Area Chamber of Commerce
External reviews

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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
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This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Non profit agency partners
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
United Way of Grayson County surrounds our community’s most critical problems and we fight. We are able to fund specific programs with nonprofit partners to achieve better outcomes for our community members.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We raise funds to meet community member's immediate needs while moving the mission forward and creating long-term change.
Consistently raise revenue to fund nonprofits programs to improve outcomes for individuals and the community as a whole.
Work collaboratively with all organizations to reduce duplication of efforts.
Conduct a Community Needs Assessment to assess, monitor and improve our community's outcomes to meet long-term goals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The United Way of Grayson County’s 25 Board of Directors provides the leadership necessary to achieve the goals and vision set by the community for the organization. Their leadership is critical for setting the direction in community responsibility and ensuring the desired results.
In addition, the Board represents United Way of Grayson County in the community and brings community voice to United Way decision-making.
Finally, the Board is charged with stewardship and accountability to maintain the trust of the community.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Ongoing Community Needs Assessment are conducted and raised revenue is dispersed to nonprofits to operate programs to meet those needs.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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UNITED WAY OF GRAYSON COUNTY INC
Board of directorsas of 04/03/2023
Kelly Haley
Wolfspeed
Term: 2023 - 2021
Dr. Molly Harris
Grayson College
Term: 2022 - 2023
Jason Kupferschmidt
Ameritex
Deron McCraw
Steven Michaels
Texas Instruments
Sarah Bigham
Grayson County Sheriff's Department
Amy Coffman
Wilson N. Jones
Jeff Butts
First State Bank
Mike Daugherty
Atmos Energy
Andru Gilbert
Denison ISD
Nathan Graham
KwikChek/ McCraw Oil
Wayne Grover
Tyson
Mike Gudgel
Denison PD
Robert Muse
Caterpillar
Carlos Rivas
Rivas Law
LaTasha Savage
Emerson
Leigh Ann Sims
Teresa Smith
Spectrum Brands
David Turner
City of Southmayd
Rodney Williams
Van Alstyne CED
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.