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A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & OUR PRESIDENT Dear Friends,
2010-2011 Board of Directors Anthony D’Angelo, Chair Greg Loh, Sr. Vice Chair Kimberly Boynton, Secretary Treasurer James Ennis, Vice Chair Tim Fox, Vice Chair Paula Freedman, Vice Chair Charles M. Sprock Jr., Vice Chair Patricia L. Stith, Vice Chair Randall Wolken, Vice Chair Rev. Kevin J. Agee Maritza Alvarado, M.D. Sally Berry Christine M. Bowers Lola Delans David Duerr Marion Ervin Charles J. Fennell Stephen J. Gorczynski Richard Hole Drew A. James Michael F. Melara Peggy Ogden Dr. Michael O’Leary Leola Rodgers Joseph L. Rufo Richard V. Simone Jr. Debra M. Stehle Kimberly Townsend Paul Tremont David Wall Martha Winslow
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Over the last 90 years, what began during World War I as one of the community’s first large-scale charitable campaigns has, with your help, proudly grown into the single largest annual fundraising effort in Central New York. When you look back on the number of people, companies and local organizations that have come together over the decades to help make United Way’s work possible, it’s very humbling. To you, the many thousands of loyal donors, companies, and many hundreds of volunteers that have supported us over these many years, we thank you. Thanks to your support and dedication last year: • 193,071 meals were provided to people of all ages suffering from hunger • 122,640 nights of safe shelter were given to individuals and families • More than 2,000 youths enrolled in college Over the decades, our community has gone through many changes. In many areas of need our human-service community’s work is more successful now than ever before. By funding 95 local programs within our four Focus Areas of Education, Income, Health and Safety Net services, we’re recognizing our community’s new priorities and taking a new, more strategic approach to identifying the most critical needs of those in our community as we begin our 2011 Community Campaign. We are proud to work with you to help make our community a more caring place to live, and we invite you to join us in the coming months, as we conduct our new campaign season, explore our history, take a look at where we are today, and how we can take the steps to ensure that we will live in a more caring community tomorrow. Thank you for Living United. Sincerely,
Frank J. Lazarski President
Anthony D’Angelo Board Chair
Frank Lazarski and Anthony D’Angelo
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Inside Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Financial Information.................... 3 Campaign Results.................... 4 Top 20 Companies.................... 5 Honoring Corporate Philanthropy.................... 6 Thank You Sponsors.................... 7 Events............... 8-10 Leadership............... 11-12 Leadership Giving 2011 Member Roster............. Insert Success By 6速 Highlights................... 13 Organized Labor Highlights................... 14 Keeping Kids Safe Highlights................... 15 Volunteer Center Highlights................... 16 Gifts In Kind Highlights................... 17 Remembering Philip Pinsky................... 18 Thank You for Your Support.............. 19-20 2011-2014 Community Program Fund.............. 21-22
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Statement of Financial Position year ending June 30, 2011 ASSETS Cash
$ 551,875
Receivables
3,948,777
Pre-paid Expenses & other assets Investments Property and Equipment Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization Total Assets
16,384 4,712,712 21,895 $9,251,643
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$ 130,471
Donor Designations Payable
2,014,664
Undesignated Allocations Payable
3,816,249
Deferred Revenue Note Payable to New York State Total Liabilities
193,686 98,375 $6,253,445
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Net Assets Gifts to the 2010 campaign helped children learn skills they need to succeed in school through programs like The Salvation Army Child Day Care Services, Huntington Family Centers, Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and Children’s Consortium.
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Permanently Restricted Net Assets
$186,797 2,748,939 62,462
Total Net Assets
$2,998,198
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$9,251,643
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2010 Campaign Results 2010-11 Community Campaign Achievement veme ent $7,887,933 The Community Campaign includes dollars raised eed d tthrough hrroug hro gh paig ign gn, the United Way of Central New York Annual Campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign, and the State EEmployee mplo oye yeee Federated Appeal.
United Way of Central New York Campaign mpaig gn $6,767,135 This campaign covers Onondaga County.
State Employee Federated Appeal (SEFA) SEFA) $919,537 This campaign covers Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego sw wego an and nd Seneca Counties.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) $201,261
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pecial thanks to our 2010-2011 Community Campaign Chair, Susan Crossett, National Grid retiree and Vice Chair, Randall Wolken, president, MACNY - The Manufacturers Association. The dedication of our campaign leaders is a major part of what makes the United Way Community Campaign the largest annual fundraising campaign in Central New York.
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This campaign covers Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, rtland d Madison, Oswego, Seneca, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties. The following amounts are included in the achievement totals above.
Leadership Giving $2,531,882 Includes annual gifts of $1,000 or more from m members embe em be ers of the Hamilton White Society, and gifts of $10,000 0,00 0, 000 0 eviille e or more from members of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society. (These gifts come from donors to the Unit United ite ed ed Way, SEFA and CFC Campaigns.)
Step Up Challenge $624,732 Includes gifts from 8,948 participants in the Step Sttep U Up p Challenge prize promotion, new and increased gifts dg i ts if of at least $1 per week ($52 per year). Thanks tto our o ou ur grand prize sponsors: Alliance Bank, N.A.; Raymour ymour mo ou urr & Flanigan Furniture; SRC, Inc. and SRCTec, Inc.; c.;; Ti c. Time me e Warner Cable and Visual Technologies; and Wegmans.
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Randall Wolken Vice Chair
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Top 20 Organizations Top 20 Organizations in Total Giving
Top 20 Organizations in Per Capita Giving
1. Upstate Medical University
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1. Parsons & Associates, Inc.
2. IBEW Local 97/National Grid 3. Lockheed Martin and its Employees’ Federated Fund 4. Welch Allyn, Inc.
2. Pioneer Companies 3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 4. Eric Mower and Associates
5. Wegmans
5. US Dept. of Labor – Wage and Hour Division
6. Syracuse University
6. Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
7. SRC, Inc. 8. Carrier Corp. Employees/SMWIA Local 58 9. UPS and Teamsters Local 317
7. New York State United Teachers 8. Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society 9. US Small Business Administration
10. SRCTec, Inc.
10. Testone, Marshall & Discenza, CPAs
11. P. Drescher Co., Inc.
11. ParenteBeard LLC
12. Syracuse City School District
12. NYS Banking Department
13. Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
13. MACNY – The Manufacturers Association
14. Onondaga County
14. Selflock Screw Products
15. St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center 16. Cooper Crouse-Hinds/IBEW Local 2084 17. M & T Bank
15. Carlisle Company, Inc. 16. Bright House Networks 17. M. A. Bongiovanni, Inc.
18. The Post-Standard
18. SRCTec, Inc.
19. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York Region
19. Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C.
20. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
20. Countryside Federal Credit Union These rankings reflect information received by February 8, 2011.
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e are proud to recognize the philanthropy of local businesses and organizations. Please join us in thanking these exceptional community partners for their commitment and generosity. More than $250,000 IBEW Local 97/National Grid
$100,000 - $249,999 Welch Allyn, Inc.
$50,000 - $99,999 Lockheed Martin and its Employees’ Federated Fund SRC, Inc. SRCTec, Inc. Wegmans $25,000 - $99,999 Anheuser-Busch,Inc. Cooper Crouse-Hinds Carrier Corp. Employees IBEW Local 43 KeyBank N.A. M&T Bank Nationwide Insurance Company $15,000 - $24,999 Raymour & Flanigan Furniture UPS
$10,000 - $14,999 Bank of America BNY Mellon Constellation Energy Dot Foods INFICON Inc. Magna Powertrain/New Process Gear/ UAW Locals 624 & 2149 Nixon Gear, Inc. POMCO Group
$5,000 - $9,999 Alliance Bank, N.A. Anaren, Inc. Anonymous Anoplate Corporation Applied Concepts Inc. Brown and Brown Empire State Citizens Bank Dairylea Cooperative Inc./ Dairy Farmers of America, Inc./ Dairy Marketing Service Enterprise Rent-A-Car Gaylord Bros., Inc. GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies jcpenney Carousel Legrand/Pass & Seymour
Selflock Screw Products Shell Energy North America
$500 - $999 Abbott Laboratories American Granby, Inc. Best Buy Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Retirees Burns Bros. Cardinal Health Dannible & McKee, LLP Deluxe Financial Services Graybar Electric Company Inc. Guardsmark, LLC Intersurgical Incorporated Johnson Controls, Inc. L. L. Bean, Inc. Microsoft Corp. MONEY Federal Credit Union Olum’s/Ashley Furniture HomeStore RBC Wealth Management Sam’s Club Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C. State Farm Insurance Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Taylor Rental Center Tessy Plastics Corporation The Bon-Ton Thermopatch Corp. V.I.P. Structures, Inc.
$2,500 - $4,999 Automatic Data Processing Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Cargill Animal Nutrition Carlisle Company, Inc. Cathedral Candle Co. Community Bank System, Inc. Coyne Textile Services FedEx Ground First Niagara Bank Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. Jaquith Industries, Inc. jcpenney Shoppingtown Kemper King & King, Architects LLP Liberty Mutual Insurance Company M.S. Kennedy Corp. Macy’s Main Street America Group/NGM Insurance Co. Stuart C. Irby Co. Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company Wal-Mart Xerox Corp. Young & Franklin/TACTAIR
$1,000 - $2,499
$100 - $499
Allstate Insurance Company Associated Spring-Barnes Group, Inc. AXA Equitable Brighthouse Networks Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC Eli Lilly and Company Eric Mower and Associates Fust Charles Chambers LLP Goetzmann & Associates, LLC Hayner Hoyt Corp. Koerner Ford of Syracuse, Inc. M. A. Bongiovanni, Inc. Metropolitan Life Foundation Midstate Printing Corp. Morse Manufacturing Company, Inc. National Government Services (Wellpoint, Inc.) ParenteBeard LLC Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. Price Chopper Russell & Associates Solvay Bank Syracuse Chiefs Baseball Club Syracuse Heat Treating Corp. Target/Camillus Target/Cicero Target/Clay Target/Fayetteville UnitedHealth Group Upstate Medical University
Ameriprise Financial Apple Roofing Corporation Atlantic Contracting & Specialities, LLC BJ’s Wholesale Club/Clay Bossong’s Commercial Delivery Burns Brothers Concrete Construction C & S Wholesale Grocers Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (CDM) Gasparini Sales Inc. Giovanni Food Company, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Gypsum by McCarthy, Inc. Honeywell Scanning and Mobility Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse Indian Springs Manufacturing, Inc. Irish-Millar Construction, Inc. MacDermid Mack Brothers Boiler & Sheet Ironworks Co., Inc. Maico Hearing Aid Service MassMutual Financial Group Merck Monro Muffler Brake Inc. New York Life Insurance Co. NRG Energy Peters & Associates Pfizer Inc. Ryerson es Siemens Building Technologies Valero Services, Inc. Valu Home Centers 6 XTO, Inc
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Thank You Sponsors 2010 Sponsors
Sponsorships are given as monetary support or in-kind contributions of goods or services.
2010 Billboard Sponsors INFICON Inc. National Grid Upstate Medical University
2010 Event Sponsors INFICON Inc. National Grid Upstate Medical University
2010 Media Sponsors Clear Channel Radio Syracuse NewsChannel 9 The Post-Standard
2010 Step Up Challenge Sponsors Alliance Bank, N.A.* AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes Avicolli's Pizzeria & Restaurant Bradley's Jewelers Canale's Restaurant Carousel Center Carrabba's Italian Grill Carrier Corporation Chris' Flowers Clear Channel Radio Syracuse Delta Sonic Car Wash Empire Vision Centers Expert Auto Detailing Fleet Feet Syracuse Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse 7
INFICON Inc. KeyBank N.A. Loretto Manlius Jewelry & Repair, Inc. M.O.S.T. (Museum of Science & Technology) National Grid Nationwide Insurance Company NewsChannel 9 Northeast Decorating & Exhibit Services Inc. Onondaga County RA-LIN Inc. Ramona's Dressing Raymour & Flanigan Furniture* RealtyUSA Red Lobster Rt 31 Riley's Rogues' Roost Golf & Country Club Rosamond Gifford Zoo Salsarita's Fresh Cantina SRC, Inc.* SRCTec, Inc.* Starbucks Coffee Company Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Sysco Syracuse The Post-Standard Time Warner Cable* Tully's Good Times Upstate Medical University Visual Technologies Corp.* Wegmans* * Denotes Step Up Challenge grand prize sponsor.
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8th Annual Kickoff Cookoff 8th Annual Kickoff Cookoff September 10, 2010 CNY Regional Market Sponsors: National Grid, Upstate Medical University and INFICON Inc.
First Place Dishes Appetizers Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Chicken Wing Dip
Chili Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Budweiser Chili
Marking the beginning of the United Way of Central New York campaign season, teams from 37 local businesses and non-profits competed for top honors in eight food categories, with a popular vote deciding the winners of the Cookoff. The event was emceed by Ted Long and Amy Robbins of “Ted & Amy in the Morning,� on 93Q. Music entertainment was provided by the CXtec, Inc. house band, The Dinosaurs. Campaign Chair Susan Crossett announced a 2010 campaign goal of $8.2 million.
Desserts - Chocolate Community General Hospital Chocolate, Banana & Graham Cracker Ice Box Cake
Desserts - Non-Chocolate Vera House, Inc. Apple Tarts
International CXtec, Inc. & TERACAI Corporation Causa Limena
Potato & Pasta The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services Cheesy Potato Bake
Vegetarian Loretto/Advanced Meal Pasta Fagioli
Wings Crouse Hospital BBQ Wings, Hot Bleu Cheese Wings
Participants from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. proudly display the trophy for their first place chili!
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Walk the Talk Walk the Talk
October 29, 2010 United Way of Central New York offices Sponsors: National Grid, Upstate Medical University and INFICON, Inc. They came on bicycles and in limousines; in bucket trucks and fire engines. Some ran miles; others biked less than a block. But, they all arrived with very special cargo: the total of the gifts given to United Way by the employees at their places of business. Once again, Central New York’s business, government and non-profit leaders “walked the talk” to publicly show their commitment to their community, and raise awareness that the United Way Community Campaign is in full swing, with plenty of opportunities still available to participate. More than 40 teams braved the weather and brought their campaign energy and ingenuity to Walk the Talk 2010.
Representatives from St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center dressed up for the occasion!
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Campaign Chair, Susan Crossett delivers National Grid’s campaign results via bucket truck!
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Achievement Celebration
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACHIEVEMENT!
2011 Achievements in Caring April 13, 2011 The Palace Theatre
Spirit of Caring Organized Labor Award Recipient: New York State United Teachers Special Recognition: SEIU Local 1199 at Crouse Hospital; Workforce Development Institute
Spirit of Caring Gifts-In-Kind Award Recipient: Carrier Corporation Special Recognition: Huntington Family Centers; INFICON, Inc.
Spirit of Caring Volunteer Service Award
The annual Achievements in Caring Celebration was held in the spirit of Hollywood, complete with a red carpet and local celebrity guest presenters. The event celebrates the community’s generosity, honors the outstanding achievements of corporations and individuals in the community and announces the Community Campaign total. An outstanding evening was had by recipients, nominees and guests alike. Judge Jim Cecile and humorist, Jeff Kramer (pictured below) surprised the audience by donning costumes for their presenting duties.
Recipient: Welch Allyn, Inc. Special Recognition: Eric Mower and Associates; Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York Region
Spirit of Caring Leadership Development Award Recipient: Upstate Medical University Special Recognition: Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.; Nationwide Insurance Company
Spirit of Caring Campaign Excellence Award Small-to-Medium-Sized Companies Recipient: Selflock Screw Products Special Recognition: Hillside Children’s Center; Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
Spirit of Caring Campaign Excellence Award Large Companies Recipient: Wegmans Special Recognition: Lockheed Martin Corporation and its Employees’ Federated Fund; Magna Powertrain/ New Process Gear/ UAW Locals 624 & 2149
Campaign Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient: Margie Johnson, Syracuse University Humorist, Jeff Kramer and Syracuse City Court Judge, Jim Cecile, arrived in costume for their guest presenting duties.
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Leadership Leadership Giving at United Way of Central New York
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nited Way of Central New York has two Leadership Giving Programs that recognize generous individuals and couples who make an annual gift of $1,000 or more to the community through United Way. The societies are: the Alexis de Tocqueville Society for annual gifts of $10,000 or more, and the Hamilton White Society for annual gifts of $1,000 - $9,999. Over 1,400 individuals and couples are members of our Leadership Societies. Leadership donors are recognized throughout the year at our Leadership Reception held in May and through our annual Leadership Roster.
In 2010-2011, United Way of Central New York completed its funding review and allocations process for the 2011-2014 funding cycle. Through this process it became evident that our Leadership donors are not only generous with monetary gifts, but also with gifts of their time. Numerous leadership society members volunteered to participate in the review process, speaking to their outstanding belief in our mission and our vetting process. We asked six participants in the review and allocations process to share their experiences. The answers are compelling and highlight the value of making a gift to United Way as well as insight as to why choosing to make a leadership gift to United Way is a solid investment. As a current board member and former agency executive director, Randall Wolken found that reviewing the program funding applications gave him a firmer understanding and perspective of the decision-making process. Having gone through the process he says “now I see the full picture and it is impressive.” Paula Freedman has been involved in making United Way funding decisions since 1984 when she was with the Youth Bureau and saw first-hand how important
this funding is to maintain effective programs in our area. “The programs United Way funds are an important way to prevent some of the problems from happening in the community, like keeping kids in school and out of jail. Look at who we are helping and understand that those of us who are in a position to help must act,” says Freedman. United Way enlists hundreds of volunteers to participate in the review process. Victor DiSerio notes “this [the allocations review process] is a very effective process because it involves people from all corners of the community who bring a variety of perspectives to the discussion. The result is a thorough vetting of the programs so that the best programs available receive funding.” Community members volunteer to be a part of this process for many reasons. Rebecca Bostwick got involved to learn more about the programs United Way funds and to be able to assure other donors about the fidelity and value of the process. “Because of my involvement I can tell other Leadership donors that their gifts are invested wisely as a result of the holistic approach to program funding that United Way uses,” says Bostwick. Volunteering with United Way is a great way to see your dollars at work. Opportunities to get involved are available year-round. The allocations review process for the 2014-2017 funding cycle will begin in 2013, and all of our the participants shown at right would encourage donors of any level to take part in the process. As Leola Rodgers noted, “there is nothing like being on the ground floor of an undertaking like this. It’s an opportunity to see from the donor’s point of view the quality of the programs seeking funding and to insure that the donors’ gifts are used well.”
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Front Row: Randall Wolken (2010 Community Campaign Vice Chair and 2011 Campaign Chair), Victor DiSerio Back Row: Debra Stehle, Rebecca Bostwick, Paula Freedman, Leola Rodgers
“Leadership donors should know that there is rigor in the investment choices we made. There is still much to do and I would encourage everyone to get involved at some level to address the challenges our community faces.” - Debra Stehle Assistant Vice Chair – Community Impact Cabinet Member, United Way of Central New York Board of Directors
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Success By 6® 2010-2011 Highlights
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uccess By 6® is a community initiative that works to ensure that kids in Onondaga County are ready for success in school and life. The initiative is led by United Way of Central New York, and works in partnership with many local business, non-profits, and community members. • Eighty business leaders, legislators, educators, and community members joined us at the Policy Breakfast on October 1 to learn about QUALITYstarsNY, a new strategy targeted toward enhancing child care services in New York State with keynote speaker, Anne W. Mitchell, president of Early Childhood Policy Research. • The 11th annual Children’s Book Fest at Hughes Elementary School on October 23 gathered hundreds of children and families to engage in literacy activities and learn about the environment, recycling, and protecting the earth. “Read! Reuse! Recycle!” • The 12th annual ‘Bring on the Books!’ Book Drive collected over 11,000 children’s books. Ninety-seven child care providers, schools, youth programs, and health and human service agencies received children’s books to stock their shelves. Many thanks to UPS for their help storing and sorting the books. • Over 120 children and families enjoyed activities at the inaugural Kids Get Fit Fest, a free, community-wide event offering children and families hands-on activities centered on physical fitness and nutrition. The event was hosted at the Syracuse Northeast Community Center on April 18, 2011 and initiated a year-long effort to combat childhood obesity in our community. • Thank you to the following organizations that awarded grant funding during fiscal year 2010. Zonta Foundation’s Ursula Pettingill Grant Amount: $3,000 Will be used to fund the 2012 Kids Get Fit Fest
Mark Wladis, Success By 6® Policy council chair, helps his son create a book.
Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County Central New York Community Foundation Amount: $3,600 Used to expand our Squeeze In Time to Read Sites (SIT Sites) to the Northside
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Organized Labor 2010-2011 Highlights • Over 1,100 women, children and men throughout Central New York received much needed food and clothing distributed by the brothers and sisters of organized labor and 72 volunteers. • Members of organized labor throughout Central New York acted as advocates for community members in need while experiencing a transition in their lives. Hundreds of our friends and neighbors received assistance in navigating resources available to them to ensure they would continue to receive utility service. • The annual Stuff-a-Bus event, held in January, helped assure teachers and administrators that students would have access to the supplies necessary to successfully pursue their education. • The generosity of organized labor in Central New York represents 20% of the dollars raised through the United Way of Central New York Community Campaign.
Thank you to the brothers and sisters of Organized Labor for your generous support of our community.
A volunteer sorts clothing at the 2011 Martin Luther King Day Clothing drive.
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Keeping Kids Safe 2010-2011 Highlights
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eeping Kids Safe was organized because of recent tragedies involving one of our community’s most important assets - our children. The initiative brings together agencies, the community and faith based organizations to provide young women and their families the tools and resources necessary to succeed.
• The Keeping Kids Safe coalition created a resource guide to help the community better understand child abuse and the local resources available for prevention and treatment. • In 2010 three local organizations, Success By 6®, the Syracuse City School District, and Children’s Consortium, agreed to collaborate in order to successfully pilot the Ready, Set, Parent! program to pregnant and parenting teens in Nottingham High School during the spring semester. This program, open to both females and males is designed to reduce the incidences of child abuse and neglect, decrease dropout rates, decrease teen parents in the juvenile justice system, and reduce the number of subsequent pregnancies. • During the summer of 2010, United Way of Central New York granted the Syracuse City School District a modest amount of money to keep an advocate for Pregnant & Parenting students working in the summer to be a resource and confidante to the girls when school was not in session.
Keeping Kids Safe resource guides are widely used throughout Onondaga County and are available at www.unitedway-cny.org
Keeping Kids Safe works to provide children with a safer future.
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Volunteer Center 2010-2011 Highlights
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here’s more than one way to LIVE UNITED and one of the easiest ways is through volunteering. Whether you’re a nonprofit looking for volunteers, an individual looking for opportunities, or a corporate group looking to give back to the community, the United Way of Central New York Volunteer Center is here to serve you.
• 4,651 volunteers spent 49,579 hours building our community and making it a better place to live. The Volunteer Center registered 201 new volunteers on the 1-800-Volunteer database system. Additionally, 186 individuals were referred to volunteer opportunities directly through the web site. • 5,427 hours of volunteer service were provided by nine companies and groups that participated in Day of Caring projects this year. 1,256 volunteers offered their time, energy, and dedication to landscaping, painting and clean-up projects, serving meals, sorting donations, and working with children. • The Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) purchased and distributed 1,440 English and 72 Spanish dictionaries, 168 atlases and 96 thesauruses to every third grader in the Syracuse City School District during their annual Dictionary Day project. • For their 2010 Signature Project, the CVC worked with the Samaritan Center to combat hunger in our community. Twenty companies donated their time and resources to serving thousands of meals, donating over 150 pounds of hygiene products, making 2,550 sandwiches, as well as donating children’s books for the guests of the Samaritan Center. Three-hundred seventyone volunteers contributed 1,308 hours to this project. • United Way of Central New York is honored to be a recipient of a $50,000 grant from the New Yorkers Volunteer, State Office of National & Community Service. This grant will expand the Volunteer Center to five counties: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego. Through this grant it will be possible to increase individual volunteer activity, corporate volunteer activity, and volunteer management training opportunities. Shari Constantine, senior vice president, Wegmans, lends a hand painting on the Wegmans Day of Caring in July 2010.
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Gifts in Kind 2010-2011 Highlights
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ocally run, our Gifts in Kind program manages large-scale donations of goods from both local and national companies, matching those gifts with member nonprofit agencies that can use them best. This support helps nonprofits hold down overhead costs, expand capabilities, and ultimately serve more people in the community. The program also promotes environmental stewardship through the reuse and recycling of goods in the community. • Gifts in Kind International, our worldwide partner for gift in kind donations rebranded itself as Good 360. The program remains the same. • 56 organizations received $103,388 worth of goods through the Gifts in Kind program and affiliation with Good 360. • Numerous local organizations benefited from the nearly $12,000 in commercial kitchen equipment and furniture donated by Carrier Corporation. For more information, please contact Bob Frateschi, Coordinator, at 315-428-2223
Gifts in Kind Coordinator, Bob Frateschi, and Vito Lovecchio unload a delivery of goods donated by local companies.
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In Memoriam Remembering Philip C. Pinsky In July 2011, United Way of Central New York lost treasured advocate and supporter, Philip Pinsky. Phil served the organization for many years as the corporate counsel. He was actively engaged in the development of many of United Way’s policies and procedures, both internal to the organization and external to the many nonprofits that receive funding. His expertise in nonprofit law was outstanding and his advice and counsel to United Way Presidents and United Way Boards of Directors over many years was truly valued and respected. Phil was also an engaged and generous leadership donor to United Way. He served as the chair of the Hamilton White Society of which he was a member for nearly 25 years, including joining the highest level of voluntary community service and personal giving, the Alexis de Tocqueville Society.
Philip C. Pinsky 1939-2011
Corporate Counsel Advocate Loyal Supporter
Phil is survived by his wife Marilyn, who played a prominent role in the formation of Success By 6 in the early 90’s. Together Phil and Marilyn embodied the spirit of United Way by giving of their time, talent and financial resources and advocating for the common good in our community. We honor and thank Phil Pinsky for his superior dedication to the United Way and his community.
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THANK YOU
Corporate Volunteer Council Dictionary Day
Led by Home Headquarters the annual Block Blitz brought volunteers, including Eric Mower and Associates, together to clean up a Syracuse neighborhood in need
Christmas Bureau 2010
Cameron Allen (left), Step Up Challenge Grand Prize Winner, with Michael Melara, Catholic Charities of Onondaga County executive director
Cooper Crouse-Hinds picnic
POMCO’s campaign kickoff included a dunk tank and carnival atmosphere
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Welch Allyn Polar Plu
Children learned about at Kids Get Fit Fest
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Representatives from Testone, Marshall, Discenza CPAs, Dermody, Burke and Brown, CPAs, LLC, and Parente Beard, now known as The Bonadio Group, came dressed as Star Wars for Walk the Talk
SRC, Inc. Ice Cream Eating Contest
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Carrier Corporation employees included a corporate soccer game in their campaign events
UPS Golf Tournament
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Over 1500 people attended the 8th Annual Kickoff Cookoff
Hiscock Legal Aid Campaign Tractor Pull
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FOUR FOCUS AREAS
Introducing the 2011-2014 Community Program Fund
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April 2011 United Way of Central New York announced the names of 95 local programs that will receive $4.5 million in funding annually for the next three years. These programs hail from 35 nonprofit agencies in Onondaga County. How did we get here?
The 2011-2014 cycle introduces United Way of Central New York’s new funding model that features a standardized reporting system in which programs are required to report on specific, pre-defined outcomes and indicators. Under this new system, it will be possible to not only track improvements made in individual lives, but also community-level improvements overtime. With the help of over 100 volunteers, the United Way Community Impact staff completed the 2010 Community Needs Assessment, exploring the current needs of the community to develop goals for improvement. The information gained through this assessment would allow United Way of Central New York to invest in the very best programs that meet the critical needs of the community. As a result of this study, the 2011-2014 Community Program Fund will allocate funds to programs addressing needs in four Focus Areas: Education, Income, Health and Safety Net. Beginning in July 2010 nonprofit agencies seeking United Way program funding submitted applications for a Fiscal & Management Review, in which an agency’s financial soundness and management capacity were evaluated. This review is done by community volunteers whose expertise is in the financial, legal and business industries. Agencies that successfully passed the Fiscal & Management Review were invited to submit proposals for program funding within their appropriate Focus Area. These applications were reviewed by community volunteers and approved for funding by the United Way of Central New York Board of Directors.
2011-2014 United Way Agencies
AIDS Community Resources American Red Cross of Central New York ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc. AURORA of Central New York, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse Catholic Charities of Onondaga County Center for Community Alternatives Child Care Solutions Children’s Consortium Contact Community Services, Inc. Elmcrest Children’s Center Exceptional Family Resources Food Bank of Central New York Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc. Hillside Children’s Center Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Huntington Family Centers, Inc. InterFaith Works Jewish Community Center of Syracuse Learning Disabilities Association of CNY Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site On Point for College, Inc. P.E.A.C.E., Inc. The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services Samaritan Center, Inc. Spanish Action League of Onondaga County, Inc. Syracuse Jewish Family Service Syracuse Northeast Community Center Transitional Living Services of Onondaga County Vera House, Inc. Welch Terrace Housing Development Fund, Inc. Women’s Opportunity Center YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County More information regarding the allocations process as well as the agencies and programs receiving funding in the 2011-2014 cycle, can be found by visiting our website www.unitedway-cny.org.
118 volunteers dedicated 5472 hours of their time during the allocations cycle. As a result, 95 programs will receive $4.45 million per year, awarded to 35 agencies throughout Onondaga County. www.unitedway-cny.org
Our 2011-2014 Focus Areas As a result of what was learned through the Community Needs Assessment, United Way of Central New York has organized its funding for the 2011-2014 Community Program Fund around four Focus Areas.
EDUCATION
INCOME
HEALTH
SAFETY NET
Educate people to help them reach their full potential.
Advance financial stability and economic self-sufficiency.
Improve people’s overall well-being.
Provide for the community’s basic needs.
24 programs funded
12 programs funded
34 programs funded
25 programs funded
• Services to help children, teens and young adults succeed in school
• Supportive services toward economic independence
• Services to combat violence and drug activity
• Emergency rent/mortgage/ utility assistance
• Job placement and retention
• Mental health services
• Education / awareness of community issues
• Stable housing
• Character/civic development
• Food pantries and meal programs
• Financial education
• Senior programming
• Disaster assistance
• Planning for a financial crisis
• Abuse prevention
• Crisis management skills
• Goal: Individuals attain job readiness/retention skills
• Goal: Seniors increase their personal safety / well-being
• Goal: Individuals/families in need of food receive assistance
• Results: seniors who demonstrate new skills to live safely at home and/or in the community
• Results: individuals receiving food assistance
Supports programs such as:
• Improving child care Examples of goals and results
• Goal: Children and youth make progress towards age-appropriate physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills at developmental milestones • Results: children and youth will be socially and emotionally adjusted and ready for school
• Results: individuals will develop a career or vocational plan
“We’re not about a ‘hand out’ but ‘leg up.’” Community Expert Survey respondent
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