Mission
The United Way of Northern New York's mission is to measurably improve the lives of all residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties through leadership, education and funding.
Ruling year
1942
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. James Cox
Main address
200 Washington St Suite 402A
Watertown, NY 13601 USA
EIN
15-0543356
NTEE code
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (T01)
IRS filing requirement
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The United Way of Northern New York is the critical linkage to align community needs, nonprofit programs, and targeted funding. Leadership: - Meet with key stakeholders from every village, town and city - Understand community pressure points and challenges - Provide critical thought to create achievable solutions - No cookie cutter approach - each community is unique Training: - Provide professional, educational forums through the North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence - Improve nonprofit performance, program effectiveness and financial efficiency - Equip nonprofit agencies with additional fundraising resources - Educate community on innovative and best practices - Foster intimate collaboration to enhance success Funding: - Targeted and focused funding through grants - Aligned with community priorities - Complements other funding sources - Multi-year commitments to create organizational stability
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence
The mission of the NCCNE is to create a professional nonprofit community in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties that maximizes limited resources to most effectively and efficiently serve the community through the education and utilization of best practices, collaboration, and specialized training.
ALICE
The United Way of Northern New York is a partner of the UNITED FOR ALICE effort, which focuses resources on Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) families. In Northern New York, nearly 40% of all households are either ALICE or below. ALICE families have no safety net in times of crisis; their income falls short of being able to pay for the essentials; and they work but are not earning enough to survive.
Community Impact
The United Way of Northern New York's Community Impact Program brings the UWNNY to the table with community leaders and stakeholders to understand each city, town and village's challenges and priorities. Together, UWNNY works with the community to develop realistic services and programs to aggressively solve the problems. In partnership with nonprofit organizations and corporate responsible companies, the services and programs are put in place, monitored, and adjusted to become more effective and efficient.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of hours of training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence provides professional training for nonprofit employees to improve organizational performance. Program commenced in Jan 2020. Measured in man-hours.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Community Impact
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Through UWNNY's Community Impact Program, the grant funding is laser-focused to address the prioritized challenges in each village, town and city.
Number of community initiatives in which the organization participates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Community Impact
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the number of communities in Northern New York that UWNNY partners to understand challenges and priorities, develop solutions, and to provide programs and services.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
United Way of Northern New York’s vision is to create the highest quality of life for all residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties, including economic, physical health, mental health, environmental, cultural and recreational.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Leadership:
- Meet with key stakeholders from every village, town and city
- Understand community pressure points and challenges
- Provide critical thought to create achievable solutions
- No cookie cutter approach - each community is unique
Training:
- Provide professional, educational forums through the North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence
- Improve nonprofit performance, program effectiveness and financial efficiency
- Equip nonprofit agencies with additional fundraising resources
- Educate community on innovative and best practices
- Foster intimate collaboration to enhance success
Funding:
- Targeted and focused funding through grants
- Aligned with community priorities
- Complements other funding sources
- Multi-year commitments to create organizational stability
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The UWNNY has a lean, highly talented staff that focuses on:
1. Community Relationships
2. Curriculum Development for Center of Nonprofit Excellence
3. Providing symposiums, workshops and seminars to train regional nonprofit organizations
4. Providing targeted grants to create the highest return on community investment
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
North Country Center of Nonprofit Excellence established January 2020
20 Workshops Scheduled and Funded
Partnered with NNY Community Foundation and North Country Council of Social Agencies
5 Current Partnerships with Villages and Towns
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK INC
Board of directorsas of 9/2/2020
Ms. Natalie Burnham
Walter Hammond
Laurie Gleason
John Johnson
Patrick Signor
Jeff Barnard
Jan Mosher
Jan Mcauley
Alicia Ruperd
Dan Sweeney
Courtney Bish
Dan Menapace
Leann West
Natalie Burnham
Keith Perry
Cathy Brodeur
Shawn Mead
Alex Hammond
Michael Besaw
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