UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
United Way of Northeast Mississippi is fighting against problems related to poor educational outcomes, poor health outcomes, and unstable family situations.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grants
We make grants to 63 local nonprofit organizations.
Back 2 School Project
We provide school supplies to every pre-K through 6th grade school in our 8 counties.
Early Childhood Coalition
A community coalition providing information and programs for children from birth to age 8, focused on school readiness and grade-level reading scores.
Tupelo/Lee County Hunger Coalition
A coalition of community partners, food pantries, hot meals programs, and school food programs
Volunteer Northeast Mississippi
A regional volunteer hub connecting individuals to nonprofit volunteer opportunities and providing support and training for nonprofit organizations
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Better Business Bureau
United Way Member Agency
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Volunteer Northeast Mississippi
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Training our partner agencies on outcome measurement. Training allocations volunteers. Trainings for nonprofit organizations related to capacity building.
Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Grants
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Education coalitions, hunger coalition, volunteer hub
Average number of dollars received per donor
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Grants
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of unique website visitors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Facebook followers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people on the organization's email list
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of training events conducted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Grants
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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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 fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in Northeast Mississippi. Our goals are to increase health through access to care and education; increase educational attainment through parent and student support; and to increase family stability through access to basic needs and training for better employment outcomes.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To accomplish our goals, we seek out and fund programs that provide basic needs, health and wellness, emergency assistance, educational programs, and more. We also work to connect nonprofit, government, public service, educational, and private sector groups to work toward strengthening our families and communities for the greater good of everyone in our local region.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
United Way of Northeast Mississippi leverages our history in the community and our ability to connect diverse organizations in order to accomplish our goals. As one of the few nonprofits that can conduct workplace campaigns and work directly with our industry leaders, we are able to access donors and volunteers that can work with our nonprofit partners to fulfill our mission.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
United Way of Northeast Mississippi has been successful in creating partnerships among nonprofits, government, and private sector organizations. Our partner agencies are serving over 125,000 individuals annually through our grants, providing basic needs, educational programs, healthcare, and more. Clients are receiving services for emergency situations and long-term stability.
Our work will continue until we are able to serve every individual in need in our community. Our graduation rates, poverty rates, and unemployment rates are still at unacceptable levels in some communities, and we are working with our partners to meet the needs of the individuals in those communities.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INC
Board of directorsas of 01/22/2024
Mr. Jeff Moore
Phelps Dunbar
Term: 2024 - 2025
Kory Hunter
Renasant Bank
Brandi Abbott
First American National Bank
Carrie Coggins
Child Protective Services
Liz Cummings
Jennie Bradford Curlee
Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cathy Fitzpatrick
Renasant Bank
Beth Harrison
Toyota Mississippi
Bentley Nolan
Nolan Brothers Motors
Stewart McMillan
Tupelo Public School District
Jimma Smith
Millcreek of Pontotoc
Stacy Crowley
Renasant Bank
Ormella Cummings
North MS Health Services
Charlotte Pratt
Cadence Bank
Mitzi Presley
Monroe County
Debra Strawbridge
Amory Housing Authority
Eddie Wright
Nail, McKinney
Lynsey Robertson
Caterpillar
Kenneth Wheeler
Katie Rogers
McCarty Architects
Bruce Peters
BNA Bank
Jeff Moore
Phelps Dunbar
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
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- 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.