Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Summarized our bold goals are Successful Children, Healthy Families & Self-Sufficient Residents.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Improving Early Childhood Development & Mentoring Programs
Long-term solutions to the toughest challenges our community faces begin with supporting our children’s development and education. That’s why our number one Bold Goal at UWNCO is a community filled with successful children. We bring together agencies and organizations who are fighting to improve early childhood literacy rates, providing positive mentorship opportunities, and increasing rates of kindergarten readiness and high school graduation.
Where we work
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Our results
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Number of organizations applying for grants
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Total number of grants awarded
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of Facebook followers
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Direction of Success
Increasing
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?
Collective community impact through RBA (Results-Based Accountability) begins with common understanding of the problem, a shared vision for change, and an agreement for data collection and measurement.
Together with community leaders and local social service agencies, we identified three Bold Goals for our community and decided on data indicators that will help us measure success.
Every program, collaboration, and initiative we facilitate or fund with donor dollars impacts one or more of these Bold Goals: Successful Children, Healthy Families, & Self-Sufficient Residents.
To view our Community Partners and Program Dashboards, go to our website at https://unitedwaynco.org/community_partners_programs/.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Collective community impact through RBA begins with a common agenda – common understanding of the problem and a shared vision for change – and an agreement for data collection and measurement. Together with community leaders and local social service agencies, UWNCO identified four statements that describe our shared vision for the future of our community and decided on the data indicators that would measure success.
Our bold goals include...
Improving Early Childhood Development & Mentoring Programs
Long-term solutions to the toughest challenges our community faces begin with supporting our children’s development and education. That’s why our number one Bold Goal at UWNCO is a community filled with successful children. We bring together agencies and organizations who are fighting to improve early childhood literacy rates, providing positive mentorship opportunities, and increasing rates of kindergarten readiness and high school graduation.
Healthy Families & Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods
Healthy communities are successful communities. Every person in our region deserves a safe, warm place to live, dependable access to nutritious food and other necessities, and healthcare services for mind and body. At UWNCO, we leverage funding and resources for organizations working for safe and affordable housing, increased quality of life, and vibrant neighborhoods for our community.
Self-Sufficient Residents
Enhanced Workforce Development & Leadership Opportunities
Families and individuals in our community are facing financial obstacles that prevent a good quality of life. Collaborations convened by United Way of North Central Ohio are fighting to put every person in our community on the path toward financial empowerment and self-sufficiency. This work starts with access to services, job training, and credit counseling and money management programs.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our drive to implement bold solutions to achieve bold goals for the community is powered by our commitment to Results-Based Accountability, or RBA.
RBA is a common-sense process that helps us and the organizations we fund challenge and overcome the assumptions that can be barriers to progress. It builds collaboration and consensus across the community, and most importantly, it uses data and transparency to ensure accountability for the performance of our programs. Using RBA ensures that United Way leverages funding in the most effective way, helping the most people.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our progress is tracked online at https://unitedwaynco.org/community_partners_programs/.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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United Way of North Central Ohio Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/08/2023
Sara Craig
OhioHealth
Term: 2022 - 2024
Aaron Rollins
POET Biorefining
Susan Kent
Ohio Mutual Insurance Group
Gary Branson
Marion Public Library
Logan Kirk
Dostal & Kirk
Kerr Murray
Marion County Commissioner
Jackie Peterson
Logos Christian Ministries
Nicolle Wampler
Marion Correctional Institution
Mike Ring
Marion County Council on Aging
Rhonda Burggraf
Marion County Family Court
Marty Stansbery
Baker Financial Group
Matt Orians
Mizick Miller & Co.
Erica Kaple
Kegler Brown
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.
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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 disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- 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 use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- 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 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.