Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking
UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC
We fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community in Washington County
Mission
United Way of Washington County, MD inspires collaboration to impact community improvement
Notes from the nonprofit
We are a small organization in a small community. We strive for excellence and work toward equity. We will continue to do so through our leadership.
Ruling year
1959
President and Chief Executive Officer
Heather Guessford
Main address
83 W. Washington St. Suite 101
Hagerstown, MD 21740 USA
EIN
52-0691704
Cause area (NTEE code)
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (T12)
Fund Raising Organizations That Cross Categories includes Community Funds/Trusts and Federated Giving Programs) e.g. United Way (T70)
Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
There are many organizations working on similar, if not the same, issues in our community. We bring agencies together to work to address important human service issues in health, education, financial stability and basic needs by funding collaborative efforts of multiple organizations and providing non-monetary resources to the collaboratives.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Day of Caring
Day of Caring is Washington County’s single largest community service effort. By engaging people in volunteerism, United Way works to create positive change in Washington County. The Day of Caring is only possible with the help of hundreds of volunteers and assistance from local sponsors and businesses. This is an event that mobilizes over a thousand volunteers (1,804 volunteers in 2019) to work on a variety of service projects at local nonprofit organizations (46 nonprofits in 2019) and homes of the elderly and/or disabled and military veterans (69 homeowners in 2019). United Way facilitates the much-needed projects performed in the community, at no cost to the homeowners. The additional resources and volunteers allow nonprofit organizations to continue focusing on serving the needs of Washington County.
Youth United
Youth United (YU) is a high school club in which members work together to help further the mission of United Way of Washington County in their high school and local community. YU members find creative ways to raise awareness among their peers and the public about pressing issues in our community and the important work of United Way. YU members get involved in activities that help them develop and practice leadership skills, including public speaking and the importance of advocacy.
Financial Literacy Program
Working with multiple nonprofit and for profit partners, provide financial education fo members of out community.
Where we work
Accreditations
United Way Worldwide membership standards 2019
Awards
Nonprofit of the Year, Finalist 2019
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Affiliations & memberships
United Way Worldwide 2019
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students who exhibit kindergarten readiness
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Infants to preschool (under age 5)
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
WCPS has shown a sharp increase in how well students are prepared when they start kindergarten, 1618 students who were assessed demonstrated readiness, which is up from previous year's 37% and lower.
Number of youth programs offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents (13-19 years)
Related Program
Youth United
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Youth United has been a way to involve our rising high school students in the community with volunteer and leadership opportunities. We have increased to three participating high schools.
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents (13-19 years),General/Unspecified
Related Program
Day of Caring
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Day of Caring Volunteering continues to rise, with over 1020 Volunteers in 2017 to 1520 volunteers in 2018 and 1,804 in 2019, each volunteer averages 6 hours on this single day of caring.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Charting impact
Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
A strong human service community to meeting the needs of our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We have developed a strategic plan with goals and focus on: 1. Increase revenue and widen the scope of funding sources, 2. Increase Collective Action activities to bring more collaborative action, 3. increase the use of multiple data sources to determine the needs of the community and whether our supported collaboratives are performing as intended, 4. Increase community engagement to support our collaborative efforts, and 5. Increase the recognition of United Way of Washington County, MD, Inc as the key resource provider to non-profit human service agencies in Washington County through marketing and brand development.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a strong cadre of volunteers that help us raise funds, develop resources and determine who should receive those resources. We utilize technology and volunteers to leverage our capabilities. We invest in better ways to respond to the needs of our community in the best way at the right time.
How will they know if they are making progress?
We review program data of collaboratives we fund every quarter. We compare the data received to the goals of the collaboratives. We offer assistance if goals are not being met. We want all of our collaborative efforts to be successful for everyone involved.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have multiple collaborative efforts in areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs. We have 3 year grants for funding in these areas with annual grants in the area of basic needs. We provide bimonthly meetings to help professionals in human services develop administrative and management skills. We are undertaking a two year program to increase the strength of all levels of leadership in the field of human services and the agencies within the field to improve the viability of services provided in the community.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC
Board of directorsas of 3/23/2020
Chuck Eichelberger
First United Bank & Trust
Term: 2019 - 2020
Chuck Eichelberger
First United Bank
Greg LLoyd
Jamison Door
Karen Boyer
Patriot Federal Credit Union
Erin Clark
SEK CPA's & Advisors
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
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 08/26/2019Policies and practices developed in partnership with Equity in the Center, a project that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems within the social sector to increase racial equity. Learn more
- 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.
Keywords
Education, Health, Financial Stability, Basic needs, funding, resources
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