TitleJanuary 16, Welcome 2015 United Way Campaign Summit

TitleJanuary 16, Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, MD President & CEO United Way of the Mid-South

TitleJanuary 16, A Little Bit About Me Involved with UW for over 24 years Married for 36 yrs; twin daughters, both MDs Graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Medical School and Vanderbilt Divinity School Consultant, Public Health Policy Advisor to Mayor of Shelby County, Chair of “Healthy Shelby” Governor’s Cabinet as Tennessee’s Commissioner of Health ( ) Pastor and CEO of St. Andrew AME Church Founder of The Works, Inc., a UW Partner Agency

TitleJanuary 16, A Little Bit More About Me Nationally accredited early childhood education and K-5 elementary school Financial Literacy for hundreds, and Housing for 114 low-income families, including 34 new homeowners Medicine & Public Health – Community Health, Infant Mortality, Healthy Eating

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way of the Mid-South The only thing constant is change A look in the mirror… UW needed something new New vision, new energy, new direction New Viability, Visibility, Value!

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way We asked – you answered 1. Better communications 2. Improved customer service 3. More recognition Our goal – to meet your expectations!

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way In a unique position, unlike any other organization At the intersection of government, business, nonprofit agencies, faith- based organizations and the community Uniting to work together on the important issues in the Mid-South United Way Government Nonprofit agencies Community Business Faith

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way 3 Core Focus Areas: 1. Education 2. Health 3. Income Priorities in each

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way Education o Kindergarten Readiness o Third Grade Reading o College / Career

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way Health o Healthy eating and active living o Child abuse and Domestic violence prevention o Priority health issues in the community such as infant mortality

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way Income o Family Sustaining Employment o Family Sustaining Finances UWMS is taking a leadership role in this area!

TitleJanuary 16, Today’s United Way The Mid-South faces many challenges No one organization, agency or group can solve them on its own UNITE! We have to UNITE! Live United. Solve it Together.

TitleJanuary 16, Greg Gibson 2015 Campaign Co-Chair, International Paper

TitleJanuary 16, Campaign - UNITE New energy with the campaign; building on a great foundation Campaign history past five years Mid-South faces with many challenges Our challenge o Tell our story better o Respond to our customer sooner o Recognize everyone for their gifts of time, talent and treasure

TitleJanuary 16, Campaign - UNITE My challenge to you: o Talk to our donors about the value UW adds to this community o Tell them of the problems we’re helping solve in the community o Ask them to donate – money stays in our community o Volunteer for Day of Caring, tell your employees to volunteer too o See first hand the works of the United way o Live United. By doing so, we will solve it together

TitleJanuary 16, Stephanie Butler Chief Strategy Officer/United Way of the Mid-South

TitleJanuary 16, What’s New For You: Communications

TitleJanuary 16, What’s New For You: Customer Service & Recognition ECM Training – It’s about YOU o Begin a dialogue, engage you in Solutions Campaign Representatives specialized to include o Campaign Speakers o Campaign Auditors Feedback opportunities for you Website area devoted to ECMs Primary focus of THANKS from United Way to Leadership Givers o Within 2 weeks of our receiving donation information o We need your help in accomplishing this goal

TitleJanuary 16, Day of Caring September 11 Day of Caring Fri., September 11

TitleJanuary 16, Vicki Carayiannis United Way of the Mid-South

TitleJanuary 16, Instructions For Round Table Discussion 4 Round table sessions taking place #1 United Way – Making a Difference #2 Fun in Fundraising #3 Running a Successful Campaign #4 United Way – More than a Campaign You will visit each of them Each session is 30 minutes: o 10 minutes sharing o 20 minutes discussion

TitleJanuary 16, Instructions For Round Table Discussion We want to hear from you o Participate o Engage The only way we can improve is to let us know your needs Look for the dot… We will return to this room at 12 noon for lunch. o Seats assigned o Look inside your dot for table assignment