Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Strong Anchorage Families
It is our goal that all Anchorage residents are housed, financially stable and have the opportunity to increase their income and save for the future – to build a sustainable and hopeful life in our community. When individuals or families are in financially precarious positions their health is impacted as well as their opportunities – being unable to afford healthcare or education options that could advance their career can keep them from achieving financial stability.
Successful Prepared Kids
United Way of Anchorage believes that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. Because about 80% of the factors for student success are community based, we build, support and sustain partnerships that create community solutions. Nearly a decade ago, we changed our business model and began pulling the community together with a key focus on youth success.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Mobilize cross sector entities to unite around shared goals and strategically align their practices for better results and continuous improvement.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We have had 201 organizations and businesses highly engaged in our 90% Graduation 2020 initiative, working on homelessness and financial stability, and working to improve access to healthcare.
Mobilize dollars and invest most strategically for positive change in our community.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total support received in fiscal year 2019, ended June 30, 2019.
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?
It is our goal that all Anchorage residents are housed, financially stable and have the opportunity to increase their income and save for the future – to build a sustainable and hopeful life in our community.
United Way of Anchorage believes that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. Because about 80% of the factors for student success are community based, we build, support and sustain partnerships that create community solutions. Our goals in this area include 90% graduation rate, 90% of children are kindergarten ready, 90% of 8th grade students are proficient in math - by the year 2020.
Within our health focus, our goal is to ensure that all Anchorage residents have access to healthcare, are supported in making healthy choices and are practicing healthy behaviors.
To support the basic needs of our community, we are focused on the big picture and all of the integrated supports needed to keep families warm, housed and fed.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We work to mobilize the community - businesses, government, agencies, faith based organizations, individuals - to leverage resources to solve the complex problems we face together. No one program or agency can solve the issues. By working together in networks, we can share data, develop solutions and reach more people to create positive change and improve systems that will lead to long term change.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our teams are focused in specific areas - education, income and health - staffed by individuals who are well versed in the challenges our community faces and competent in bringing the needed groups to the table to facilitate systemic changes, coordinate delivery of supports and solutions, and track data/outcomes. Our knowledge of the issues and relationships with the organizations needed to address them allow us to drive significant change at a level that could not be achieved otherwise.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The graduation rate in Anchorage has increased from 59% to 80.2% since 2005.
Saved 5,132 Anchorage residents an estimated $1,026,400 in tax prep fees in 2015.
Delivered an estimated $7.5 Million in tax refunds in 2015.
Increased the number of insured Anchorage residents by 7% last year.
Got the local and state government to make 'solving chronic homelessness' a priority.
Increased the number of elementary school children who are active at least 3 times per week by over 700%.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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United Way of Anchorage
Board of directorsas of 03/23/2020
Susan Parkes
Ayleska Pipeline
Term: 2017 - 2019
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