United Way of Butte and Anaconda
Live United
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The communities that United Way of Butte and Anaconda serve have 13.2% (4,638) of our citizens in Butte-Silver Bow existing at the poverty level or below and 17.9% (1,686) in Anaconda-Deer Lodge. We have seen a pull back on governmental support for a number of our citizens and non-profit agencies have had a number of grants not renewed. A number of businesses that employ unskilled labor have also cut back. Our donations help support fourteen-sixteen non-profit agencies annually. The 2019 median household income figure for our area is $43,769. Of those served through the efforts of United Way of Butte and Anaconda and our partner agencies 83% exist at or below the poverty level. Another 11% are in the 51-80% range. For some of these agencies we are the sole source for funding. For others we fund supplemental programs that enhance their programs but are not covered by grants and governmental support.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
United Way of Butte and Anaconda Allocation
United Way of Butte and Anaconda advances the common good in our communities by funding other non-profits that dedicate their time and efforts directly to their clients. Donations received are distributed to these agencies that have presented their program proposals to a group of community volunteers
Dress a Child
Dress a child-grade school children from low income families receive clothing at the beginning of school. Each child goes shopping with a volunteer and chooses their own clothing withing required categories.
Stone Soup
The proceeds from our Stone Soup events are given to our local food banks for distribution to their clients.
Volunteers come together bringing ingredients to make nutritional Soups in a Sack .
Day of the Child
Local non-profits come together one day a year to provide free, fun, educational activities for school-age children K-6. Each year United Way of Butte and Anaconda choses a different theme and the non-profits follow that theme with their chosen activity.
Day of Caring
This event bring volunteers together to provide "sweat equity" for the benefit of our communities.
We have painted houses; cleaned gutters, provided supplies & that "sweat equity" in the building of our local carousel, We helped our local Kiwanis Club paint bunk houses and prepared the grounds for their summer camp, Built a ramp for a veteran at his home & painted the home of a navel nurse, and prepared the site of our local Museum for the summer visitors.
Where we work
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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?
Our Goals include:
1. Improved fund raising
2. Allocate the funding
3. Community Impact involvement
4. Committed volunteerism
5. Ensure efficient and effective management team
6. Strengthen the United Way image
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Improved fund raising-Set a realistic and challenging annual campaign goal and raise enough funding to meet or exceed that goal.
2. Allocate the funding-allocate funding to various qualified agencies that promote programs following the three pillars of Education, Income
and Health.
3. Community Impact involvement-continually strengthen community partnerships with program agencies, local government, school districts
and other non-profits with similar missions.
4. Committed volunteerism-recruit, train, and retain dedicated and caring voluntters who will provide the necessary skills in leadership and and
will to voluntarily work for the United Way of Butte and Anaconda.
5. Ensure efficient and effective management team-Complete/update Job descriptions for officers, Board Members, and support staff,
promote career development and perform annual financial audits.
6. Strengthen the United Way image-continue the high visibility through various impact events.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Board member engagement within their workplace through contacts and promotion of United Way will increase
Visits and contacts to currently participating business will continue.
New business contacts
Board and Executive Director will work together to identify new funding sources.
New collaborations with other organizations within the community will be established.
New partnership with other Montana United Ways, meeting every other month.
Continue Community events and seek new opportunities
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
New board members added, average attendance increased by 16%
80% in New Givers
Updated website, post partner agency activities
Achieved campaign goal
Funded 10 agencies at asking level
United Way of Butte and Anaconda is in collaborations with our local Continuum of Care Coalition, working on solving the local Homeless population, and the Zero to five Butte Silver bow collaborative, working on reducing the number of children in foster care in BSB by 75 % by 2025 by support families as a community.
75 volunteers helped clothe 99 children during our annual Dress a Child evet
3 volunteers read Christmas stories to two Day cares and one Head Start class.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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United Way of Butte and Anaconda
Board of directorsas of 02/09/2023
Mr. Scott Parini
KBOW/KOPR Radio
Term: 2020 - 2023
Regan Bartholomew
DPHHS
Tom Haffey
Retired Clergy
Tanner Kump
Northwestern Energy
Kim Labreche
Montana Standard
Karen McCarthy
Community Member
Jennifer Plute
RE MAX
Donna Rowling Rowling
Opportunity Bank
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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Equity strategies
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- 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 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 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 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.