UNITE Newsletter | Winter 2016

UNITE NEWSLETTER | WINTER 2016

Unite Forever Campaign Gains Momentum

UNITE FOREVER CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Grandchildren of Caroline Rose Hunt Donate $5 Million in Her Honor The grandchildren of Caroline Rose Hunt have committed a $5 million lead gift to United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas in honor of Hunt and her longstanding support and dedication to United Way and its Foundation.

The gift is the largest family gift to date to the Unite Forever Campaign, which publicly launched in February 2015 to raise $100 million for the Foundation. The campaign will establish a permanent financial base for United Way, positioning the organization to reliably deploy capital in perpetuity. It will also provide United Way the flexibility needed to invest in strategic partnerships and fund innovative community-wide solutions to new challenges as they emerge. Commitments to the campaign currently exceed $35 million.

Front: Storm Sands, Julia Sands, Caroline Rose Hunt, Haven Heinrichs, Bowmer Sands Back: Lowell Sands, Caroline Harrison, Clayton Sands

“Our past 90 years of service energize our vision of the future,” said Jennifer Sampson, United Way president and CEO. “Each generation in our history has been led by change makers like Caroline Rose Hunt, who not only believed change was possible but who made it happen. We are grateful to the Hunt family for this generous gift to honor Caroline and unite our community in creating a secure future for generations to come.”

Honorary Co-Chairs Lyda Hill Sally and Forrest Hoglund Caroline Rose Hunt Margot and Ross Perot Co-Chairs Ruth Sharp Altshuler Edward G. Galante Roger Staubach Vice Chairs Hal Brierley Kelly H. Compton Jason W. Downing Curtis M. FitzGerald Clint McDonnough Liz Minyard Dave C. Rader Carolyn Perot Rathjen Ray Wilkins

Caroline Rose Hunt has been involved with United Way for more than 50 years, starting when she went door to door soliciting donations. She served as co-chair of United Way’s Alexis de Tocqueville Giving Society in 1990 and 1994 and is currently honorary vice-chair of the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas. She also serves as an honorary chair of the Unite Forever Campaign, alongside Lyda Hill, Sally and Forrest Hoglund and Margot and Ross Perot.

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United Way Launches 91st Annual Campaign Fluor Corporation leads workplace effort with STEM focus United Way of Metropolitan Dallas launched its 91st annual workplace campaign with David T. Seaton, chairman and chief executive officer of Fluor Corporation, as Campaign Chair, and a special emphasis on increasing education in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math.

“United Way is mobilizing resources to create lasting, generational change in North Texas, giving people an education that leads to better jobs and

more secure futures,” said Seaton. “I look forward to building on the momentum and history that United Way has established with the generous support of Dallas-area business and industry.

Together, we’re committed to working extremely hard this year to ensure United Way’s continued community impact.”

On September 1, during an early morning rally at Victory Park Plaza in Dallas, Seaton and Jennifer Sampson, president and CEO of United Way, launched a Fluor volunteer effort to engage more North Texas students in STEM education, in celebration of Annual Campaign Kickoff Day. United Way is also partnering with Fluor and Dallas Afterschool in an exciting initiative to expand STEM learning opportunities to 22,000 students over the next two years. Volunteers from Fluor, Bank of Texas and other corporations

engaged Dallas elementary students with STEM activity kits. The kits are designed to encourage learning and education at Dallas Afterschool program sites, including Catholic Charities of Dallas, Girls Inc., Boys and Girls Club of Collin County and Readers 2 Leaders in West Dallas.

“United Way continues to make measured progress in providing all kids and hardworking families new opportunities and a new way forward, thanks to the boundless generosity of North Texans. I can assure you there’s no better return on investment,” said Sampson.

and United Way are committed to bridging the STEM skills gap for North Texas students, “ Fluor empowering a prepared workforce of tomorrow. - David Seaton, United Way Campaign Chair ” IN THIS

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Message from the CEO Pathways to Work

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Healthy Zone School Program Grows Community Impact Grants 3-Year Cycle in 2nd Wave

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GroundFloor Supports Innovation

Community Leaders

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Unite for Change presented by Texas Instruments

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Turning HOPE into Reality Save the Date Big Wins with Kotter Work

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Change a Child’s Story

MESSAGE from the CEO

Unite Forever Campaign (continued) In 2013, Hunt received the J. Erik Jonsson Award, United Way’s most prestigious honor.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our Unite newsletter! We hope you will find the newsletter a great way to stay connected with our work and engagement in the community. Let us know what’s of interest to you, and we’ll be sure to cover it.

“Our grandmother has been an extraordinary example of volunteerism and hard work,” said Haven Sands Heinrichs, trustee of the Rosewood Foundation and Hunt’s eldest grandchild. “To show our family’s love and appreciation for all she has done for United Way and the community, we are making a legacy gift in her honor. We are delighted to carry the torch and hope to inspire the next generation in our community to get involved.”

Each edition will cover two major reporting areas: progress on the fundraising campaigns and the impact of our work and investment in Metropolitan Dallas. We’re making impact on our focus areas of education, financial stability, health, and social innovation, and more money and services are becoming available, thanks to ever stronger support from the community.

Campaign Executive Committee in Place

With regard to resources, the Unite Forever Campaign, our first fundraising initiative for the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas, will enable United Way to make bold moves on behalf of its constituents with the availability of predictable and sustainable resources.

This year we will continue a series of volunteer engagement projects presented by Texas Instruments, connecting our corporate partners with people across the region who need their help. Thanks to the inspiring support of those who care about the future of Metropolitan Dallas, United Way is more active than ever in building collaborations that count.

“Join us as we define the future for United Way and create a boundless future for Metropolitan Dallas.”

Metropolitan Dallas is at a tipping point, and United Way, together with a number of corporate and community partners and service providers, intends to build a great city with a shared future that delivers on its promise for all. Join us—stay with us!—as we create that boundless future.

Heinrichs and her cousins made the gift through United Way Life, a life insurance program administered by United Way Worldwide and the Rosewood Foundation, which has provided generous matching funds to encourage others to make similar deferred gifts.

“Our grandmother has been a huge supporter of the [United Way Life] program,” said Heinrichs. “It is a truly ingenious, effective, and efficient way to support United Way’s future growth in the Dallas area.”

United Way also unveiled the names of an extraordinary group of civic leaders and longtime supporters who will spearhead the Unite Forever Campaign as members of its Executive Committee (see sidebar on page 1). Led by Co-Chairs Ruth Sharp Altshuler, Edward G. Galante and Roger Staubach, the committee will oversee gift solicitations and volunteer activity.

Distinct from United Way’s ongoing annual workplace campaigns, Unite Forever aims to strengthen the organization’s financial stability and smooth out fluctuations in its annual revenue cycle. The funds raised will ensure that United Way’s community impact work endures over time; that resources will always be available to meet the unforeseen needs of future generations; and that the organization is nimble enough to invest in creative advancements in its strategic impact areas.

“New and innovative approaches across Texas and the nation address challenges that our local community is also wrestling with,” said Co-Chair Edward G. Galante. “We want to be better positioned to bring these new solutions to Metropolitan Dallas. Through a multifaceted investment approach, we will be able to quickly direct funds and resources to opportunities that arise outside of our traditional three-year grant cycle.”

For more information about the Unite Forever Campaign or the United Way Life program, please contact Jill Stephenson, senior vice president of Major and Planned Giving/Unite Forever Campaign, at jstephenson@unitedwaydallas.org.

Pathways to Work Receives Support from JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase & Co. invested $500,000 to support Pathways to Work, a program led by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas that provides training in middle-skill jobs. Anne Motsenbocker, head of Middle Market Banking in Texas for JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Michelle Thomas, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s vice president of Michelle Thomas, Jennifer Sampson, Susan Hoff, philanthropy in Dallas, presented Anne Motsenbocker, John Stephens the grant to United Way’s Board of Directors on December 1 —globally designated as Giving Tuesday.

Yours gratefully,

“Middle-skill job training plays a critical role in the future of our community,” said Motsenbocker. “Together with United Way, we’re committed to bridging the skills gap to create job pathways—opportunities for hardworking Texans to start entry-level positions and move up the ladder. It’s a key strategy in helping thousands achieve financial stability.”

Jennifer Sampson President and CEO United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

Pathways to Work represents an opportunity for employers, funders and training providers to join forces in helping North Texans acquire post-secondary skills training and credentials that lead to better paying jobs. Middle–skill jobs require a high school diploma but not a four-year college degree. Job training and placement are key components of United Way’s community goal to move 250,000 North Texans out of poverty permanently.

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Senior Leadership Team Jennifer Sampson President and Chief Executive Officer Susan Hoff Chief Strategy, Impact and Operations Officer Wanda Mizutowicz Chief Financial Officer Kit Sawers Chief Development Officer

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“Leveraging powerful corporate and community partners, Pathways to Work is effectively addressing the growing need for a more highly skilled workforce,” said Susan Hoff, chief strategy, impact & operating officer of United Way. “We’re creating a platform for meaningful, long-lasting and well-paying careers for North Texas residents.”

Two of the areas with the greatest need for middle–skill workers in North Texas are healthcare and information technology. In 2013, middle–skill jobs accounted for 45 percent of all healthcare jobs and 32 percent of all IT jobs in North Texas. By 2018 the number of middle–skill healthcare jobs is projected to grow 21 percent and the number of middle–skill IT jobs is projected to grow 7 percent.

For more information on Pathways to Work, contact Greg Mangum, senior director of Community Economic Stability Planning and Coordination, at gmangum@unitedwaydallas.org.

Healthy Zone School Recognition Program Expands to 117 Schools Dallas Cowboys Legend Troy Aikman Joins Celebration Dedicated to battling the epidemic of childhood obesity and helping young Texans achieve better health and fitness, the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program® has expanded to 117 schools and increased its reach to 72,000 North Texas students in its fifth year.

The Healthy Zone School initiative is a partnership between United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and The Cooper Institute®. In July 2014, United Way’s 2014 Campaign Chair and President of Plano-based Frito-Lay North America, Tom Greco, announced a $700,000 grant to fund the expansion of the Healthy Zone School Program through the PepsiCo Foundation.

The program kicked off its new year September 24 at AT&T Stadium during an orientation for new coaches and educational staff, with help from Troy Aikman and Charlotte Jones Anderson, vice president and chief brand officer for the Dallas Cowboys.

During the kickoff orientation, nearly 100 students from Healthy Zone schools from across the region faced off against their P.E. coaches in a tournament of football skills. Aikman, three-time Super Bowl winning former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, took turns playing for each side.

“It’s amazing what schools and students can achieve when they have the support and encouragement of powerful partners like United Way and

The Cooper Institute,” said Aikman. “I’m proud to be part of the Healthy Zone program, inspiring kids to be leaders in improving their own health.”

Championed by Aikman since its inception in 2011, the program supplies qualifying schools in need of support with approximately $7,000 in funding for physical education equipment, health promotions and parent education tools to implement healthy practices on their campuses.

Schools are selected through an application process that evaluates the current level of their health and wellness programs and their capacity to improve. In 2014, Healthy Zone Schools and DairyMax Fuel Up to Play 60 launched a partnership to expand into Arlington ISD. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three children is considered overweight or obese, a statistic that has nearly tripled in the last three decades. Outcomes demonstrate the Healthy Zone School Recognition program is turning that tide. Results of FitnessGram®, a fitness assessment tool developed by The Cooper Institute, show that among students in the “Needs Improvement” categories at the program’s baseline measurement, 25 percent of students enrolled in a Healthy Zone School improved their BMI, and 31 percent of students improved their aerobic capacity during their first year in the program.

“The obesity epidemic we have seen in children for the past two decades has fueled unprecedented medical problems, particularly type 2 diabetes,” said Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, known as the ‘father of aerobics’ and founder of The Cooper Institute. “The program is proactively combating the trend, providing kids with better access to physical activity to help improve academic performance and instill healthy lifelong habits.”

For more information about Healthy Zone School Recognition Program®, contact Jessica Galleshaw, senior director of Health Impact Initiatives, at jgalleshaw@unitedwaydallas.org.

we’re creating, sustaining and scaling healthy school environments to grow the next generation “ Together, of higher-achieving students. ” - Jennifer Sampson, president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

GroundFloor Supports Innovation GroundFloor

United Way is leading the way in developing new and pioneering approaches to address challenges in our community and the region.

Social Innovation @ United Way

Launched in 2013 with an investment from AT&T, GroundFloor provides funding, expert mentoring and other resources to social entrepreneurs chosen through a competitive “pitch” process. Candidates are selected as fellows because of their innovative ideas in one of three areas: preparing students to succeed after graduation, improving financial stability, or improving health throughout the region.

“Too often, fledgling innovators lack the knowledge, resources and connections to take root and grow,” said Kate Knight, director of GroundFloor. “Today GroundFloor is effectively working to turn big ideas into big impact across North Texas.”

GroundFloor Fellows are comprised of both start-up organizations (entrepreneurs) and existing organizations (intrapreneurs) establishing new programs. Organizations submit business plans and then finalists are invited to a competitive pitch day, where teams present their concept and a tactical plan for execution to a panel made up of donors and mentors.

Based on their unique needs, GroundFloor Fellows are given customized “investment packages” made up of seed funding and in-kind support.

Each organization participates in eight months of intensive mentoring and coaching. United Way recruits experienced professionals from many fields – technology, marketing, law, academia, consulting, public policy – to serve as mentors. Fellows also have VIP access to curated educational and networking events throughout the year designed to cover a variety of topics that are valuable to early stage ventures, such as pitching, marketing, board development, legal structure, accounting, crowd fundraising and measuring impact.

For more information about GroundFloor, contact Kate Knight, director of GroundFloor, at kknight@unitedwaydallas.org.

Multi-Year Funding Makes a Positive Difference In November 2015, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas received more than 270 applications from community agencies seeking funding for a range of programs that address pressing needs in the areas of education, financial stability, and health in North Texas. More than 200 volunteers will evaluate the applications as part of United Way’s 2016-2019 Community Impact Grants Process and make funding recommendations to the United Way Board of Directors. Awardees will be announced in June 2016.

The Community Impact Grants Process moved to a three-year grant cycle in 2013. Since then, it has invested more than $20 million a year to 160 impactful programs. Grantees have used these funds to tackle critical community issues like preparing children for kindergarten, introducing financial capacity building to hard-working adults, and addressing pervasive social issues such as childhood obesity, substance abuse, and domestic violence.

“The opportunity to receive consistent, multiyear funding makes a positive difference in the capacity of service providers to implement, evaluate, and improve their programs,” said Mark Pollock, United Way’s director of Community Impact Operations. “We are excited to begin reviewing applications for our next round of funding, and we are grateful to the donors and volunteers who enable United Way to support the work of so many impactful local programs.”

For more information on Community Impact Grants, contact Ashley Brundage, senior vice president of Community Impact at abrundage@unitedwaydallas.org.

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Community Leaders $25,000 Circle of the Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ exclusive $25,000 Circle gathered on September 23 at DumpTop, the award-winning home of Mary McDermott Cook.

Jim Burke, Marti Burke, Laura Downing, Jason Downing

Jennifer Sampson, Chad Cook, Margaret McDermott

Leadership Society

The Leadership Society is made up of over 7,000 donors giving an annual gift of $1,000 or more. Leadership and Builders Society members kicked off the Annual Campaign year on September 2 at Meso Maya in Dallas and Seasons 52 in Plano.

Erica Barajas, Rene Dowl, Lauren Turner

Candra Sweat, Megan Wilson, Bill Fleming, Sara Palmer, Regan Rau, Ashley Jolly, Rene Dowl, Erin Gollhofer, Brandon Monteith, Poonam Mahale

Roger Staubach

Mary McDermott Cook, Gary Ahr, Sara Ahr

Young Leaders Society

Open to those 35 and under, who give an annual gift of $250, Young Leaders celebrated #GivingTuesday at Five Creeks Tavern by wrapping books for kids in need.

Deborah Arango, Carly Iannaco, Elise Sammarco, Craig White

Julian Mensah, Hannah Gluckstein

Candra Sweat, Flo Williams, Bill Fleming

Evan Wakefield, Regan Rau

Women of Tocqueville

Women of Tocqueville members invest $10,000 or more annually to help United Way improve education, financial stability, and health outcomes focusing on women’s intiatives in North Texas. The women kicked off the Annual Campaign year in September by putting together STEM kits for local after-school programs.

In December, they celebrated the holidays during the annual Mistletoe and Martinis gathering at the home of Kristy and Raymond Faus.

Christina Straggas, Shay Phillips, Lori Smith, Gaynelle Henger, Deborah Toney, Exa Whiteman, Lynnee Hopson, Stephanie Parker, Pamela Osborne, Cyndy Malone, Deb Rosene

Michelle Thomas, Sara Ahr, Katie Rose

Kristy Faus, Jennifer Sampson

Michelle Fraser, Deb SoRelle, Kristy Faus, Robin Bray, Yvonne Bosson

Michael and Lynnee Hopson, Rene and Gary Gadson

Jeff Murphy, Gail McDonald, Bill and Cathy Helmbrecht, Jan and Mike Sharry

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Caroline Rose Hunt Family Legacy Society

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The Legacy Society honors those who make the extraordinary decision to invest in the future of our community through planned and outright gifts to United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas. The Legacy Society gathered at the home of Carolyn and Karl Rathjen to celebrate the naming of the Legacy Society on October 27.

Carolyn Perot Rathjen, Margaret McDermott, Karl Rathjen

John Stephens, Pat Faubion, Carolyn Perot Rathjen, Karl Rathjen

Pete Kline, Caren Kline

Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society Second Tuesday Luncheon Series

The Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is a prestigious group of more than 900 local philanthropic leaders, who contribute $10,000 or more annually. The Second Tuesday Luncheon Series is a seasonal series of events for Tocqueville Society members and their guests.

September Second Tuesday Luncheon | Featuring David Seaton (CEO, Fluor Corporation)

Laura Downing, Carol March, Jessica Lee, Robbi Luxbacher, Gaynelle Henger, Scarlet Landry

David Seaton, Jennifer Sampson, Babe Laufenberg, Darren Woodson

Christopher Cervantes, Torrence Robinson

October Second Tuesday Luncheon | Featuring Ruth Sharp Altshuler, Margaret McDermott, Mary Templeton

Jennifer Sampson, Margaret McDermott, Rich Templeton, Mary Templeton, Ruth Altshuler

Lynn McBee, Debra Brennan Tagg, Nancy Gopez, Annika Cail

Harold MacDowell, Doug Hawthorne

November Second Tuesday Luncheon | Featuring Dale Petroskey (President and CEO, Dallas Regional Chamber)

Deb Sorelle, Jessica Lee, Ben Lee, Pilar Johnson

John Stephens, Jennifer Sampson, Dale Petroskey, Ralph Hawkins

Ralph Hawkins, Jan Madigan

December Second Tuesday Luncheon | Featuring Margaret Spellings (President, George W. Bush Presidential Center)

Sam Self, Valerie McMahan, Michael McMahan

Jennifer Sampson, Margaret Spellings, Jeanne Phillips

Debra von Storch, Susan Hoff, Gail McDonald

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Community Impact Series Kicks Off with STEM in the Schoolyard Unite for Change | October 2015

“It’s so cool to do a science experiment that feels like you are just playing,” declared a smiling Leonardo Fajardo, one of about 100 fifth-graders who participated in STEM in the Schoolyard October 19.

The morning of science education and fun at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet School in Richardson ISD was the first official event in the Unite For Change Community Impact Series, created through a partnership between Texas Instruments (TI) and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.

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STEM in the Schoolyard is designed to enhance students’ education in science, technology, engineering and math and to spark an early interest in STEM careers. Dallas Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett joined the team in the schoolyard to encourage students to take their education seriously—and not so seriously. “We Hamilton Park Student, Tony Dorsett want to get these kids involved in learning in a way that’s stimulating and also enjoyable,” said Dorsett.

Around the Hall of Fame running back, groups of students were immersed in activities ranging from creating polymers through a chemical reaction and interacting with TI robots, to measuring dribbling speed with basketballs equipped with TI microchips.

“United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is proud to partner with our presenting sponsor, Texas Instruments, on Unite for Change, a six-event community impact series,” said Susan Hoff, chief strategy, impact and operations officer of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. “United Way’s and TI’s histories of making change in North Texas have been intertwined since our inception, and United Way is grateful to be working alongside them. We know that we can accomplish much more together than alone!”

Focusing on United Way’s three impact areas of education, financial stability and health, the series will help United Way reach its 10-year community goals, including preparing at least 60 percent of students to graduate and succeed, moving 250,000 people out of poverty permanently and improving health across the region.

“It’s exciting to think that each one of you today has the potential to excel in math and science and become the scientists, engineers and inventors of tomorrow,” Scott Roller, vice president, system engineering and marketing at TI, told the assembled students. “Education is the key to making what you dream come true. If you work hard and study hard, you can change the world!”

American students rank 17th internationally in science and 25th in math, according to the U.S. Department of Education. For girls and economically disadvantaged students, the crippling skills gap is even wider. At the same time, STEM job growth is outpacing the economy by nearly 300 percent, with 700,000 STEM jobs projected in Texas by 2018. United Way and TI are committed to bridging the STEM skills gap for North Texas residents, empowering a prepared workforce of tomorrow.

Volunteers Help Veteran Have a Home of Her Own Unite for Change | November 2015

Breana Austin, a patient administrative specialist in the Texas Army National Guard, watched on Veterans Day as volunteers raised the walls of her new home.

“I’m overwhelmed,” said Austin, a veteran since 2010. “All these volunteers took time out of their lives and they don’t even know me personally.

I’m very grateful.”

Home ownership has long been a symbol of the American dream. But for too many of this country’s military heroes, the goal of becoming a homeowner is often out of reach. On Veterans Day, United Way partnered with Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Texas Instruments, La Quinta Inns & Suites, and Energy Future Holdings and its family of companies, including TXU Energy and Luminant, to build a home for Austin and her family, as part of the Unite for Change community impact series.

“United Way is committed to providing financial education and solutions to those who have served and sacrificed so much on our behalf,” said Jennifer Sampson, president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.

engagement manager. “Too many veterans and their families are unable to acquire an asset that serves as a foundation for financial stability. Breana Austin’s story is a perfect example. We think the men and women who work to safeguard our nation deserve a secure future.”

Darren Woodson, Breana Austin

“I’m proud to partner with United Way and Habitat for Humanity in providing a home for our heroes,” said Darren Woodson, Dallas Cowboys Legend, who joined the volunteers. “We’re coming together as a community to serve those who so bravely served us. They were there when we needed them and now it’s our turn to give back.”

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“Home ownership is an important milestone for any individual—one that promotes financial stability,” said Terri Grosh, TI’s worldwide employee

TI Volunteers Deliver 1,100 Meals on Giving Tuesday Unite for Change | December 2015

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas partnered with Texas Instruments (TI) to deliver more than 1,100 meals to hungry and homebound seniors and disabled people in Dallas and Collin counties on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving—designated Giving Tuesday.

The initiative, part of the Unite for Change community impact series presented by TI, drew 500 exuberant TI volunteers, who gathered at the company’s North Campus site in Dallas and the Spring Creek location in Plano to load up coolers filled with food and begin deliveries. The effort helped two area nonprofits—VNA Meals on Wheels in Dallas and Meals on Wheels of Collin County—stretch transportation budgets further.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to give back with our time to help change lives for the better and build stronger communities here in North

Texas,” said Terri Grosh, worldwide employee engagement manager at TI. “TI volunteers are not only investing with their hands and hearts today but also sharing our experiences online to encourage others to join us in giving back.”

Meals on Wheels recipient, Texas Instruments Volunteer

Texas has the 7th highest rate of hunger among seniors in the nation.

United Way service provider VNA delivers nutritious, freshly prepared meals daily to 4,000 Dallas County residents Monday through Friday. Meals are delivered to the hidden hungry—the homebound unable to access resources like food banks and grocery stores.

For more information about the Unite for Change community impact series, contact Amanda Whitelaw, vice president of New Business Development, at awhitelaw@unitedwaydallas.org.

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Turning HOPE Into Reality The statistics for our state are heartbreaking: • more than 3 children die from abuse or neglect every week; • 182 are confirmed victims daily; and • more than 7 are maltreated every hour.

Clearly, these children experience profound suffering—but child abuse impacts us all. Estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control show that over Texas’ victims’ lifetimes, a year’s worth of child abuse and neglect costs the state a staggering $14.1 billion.

Madeline McClure

The solutions are within our reach and we can’t afford not to pursue them. Education and support for families are key, much needed components for ensuring the health and well-being of our youngest and most vulnerable children.

There is no greater advocate for these children than Madeline McClure, founder and CEO of Dallasbased TexProtects—the Texas Association for the Protection of Children. Her tireless efforts and unprecedented advocacy have resulted in increased awareness, support, and effective action on behalf of millions of children across the state.

In the fall of 2015, United Way joined forces with TexProtects and a consortium of partners to submit a proposal for a Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES) grant to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. The result of this collaborative effort was a grant award of $3.4 million to increase protective factors for at-risk Dallas county families in order to effectively reduce the incidences of abuse and neglect.

“I project that in the next 10 to 20 years, we will look back at the Dallas HOPES project as the single most impactful two-generation game-changer in elevating the trajectory of our highest risk populations,” said McClure. “Under the capable leadership of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we will show that this intensive suite of evidence-based programs targeting families with young children in a well-coordinated, supportive ecosystem, will result in improving parent and child health, reducing child neglect and maltreatment, increasing the education and well-being of both generations, and ultimately, save taxpayer dollars.”

The HOPES grant, the largest ever received by United Way, will develop and implement systems level, county-wide efforts aimed at increasing community awareness and outreach, coordinating and aligning child abuse and abuse service providers, and ensuring health care providers are trained to identify early signs of maltreatment. The project will also provide effective, evidence-based prevention programs for families in high need West Dallas neighborhoods.

We will tap into the vast network of North Texas stakeholders from health care, nonprofit, faithbased, school systems, and the public sector, to help guide the development of the project, developing common goals and coordinated interventions. Progress and outcome evaluation will be led by the Institute for Urban Policy Research at The University of Texas at Dallas, providing continuous feedback to guide our work.

Child abuse and neglect are neither acceptable nor inevitable. Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a safe and loving environment and every family needs a supportive and caring community in order to thrive. We are committed to turning “HOPE” into reality.

SAVE THE DATE Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society Second Tuesday Luncheon Series Nationally recognized keynote speakers highlight current issues related to education, financial stability and health.

February 9, 2016 l AT&T Featuring John Stephens Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of AT&T May 17, 2016 l TBD Featuring Michael Johnson 13-Time Olympic and World Championship Gold Medalist Unite for Change | Community Impact Series Presented by Texas Instruments Dr. Seuss Reading Day March 2, 2016 l Across North Texas Hundreds of volunteers will read to students in more than 700 classrooms.

Register: unitedwaydallas.org/ccs

Health & Wellness Fair / Music in the Park April 9, 2016 l Klyde Warren Park An active and fun day in the park for the whole family! Klyde Warren Park will come alive with healthy activities for kids of every age, followed by an evening concert.

Supporting Sponsors: Cigna & Energy Future Holdings Portfolio of Companies

Giving Society Events Women of Tocqueville Mentoring and Social February 17, 2016 | Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Women of Tocqueville will mentor students and help them with college applications and scholarship interviews.

United Way Night with the Dallas Mavericks | March 7, 2016 Dallas Mavs vs. L.A. Clippers Celebrate a love of learning and reading as we wrap up Change a Child’s Story digital campaign.

Purchase tickets: unitedwaydallas.org/ccs

United Way “Wins” Big with Kotter Work United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has joined seven other large-market United Ways in implementing Dr. John P. Kotter’s groundbreaking Accelerate (XLR8) model, which teaches organizations to prepare for, embrace, and drive organizational change. This is achieved by mobilizing the power of cross-functional leadership teams in coordination with traditional hierarchical structures.

A renowned Harvard Business School professor and New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Kotter and his colleagues at Kotter International leverage decades of award-winning research to help large-scale organizations establish inclusive and agile leadership models.

Accelerate (XLR8), Dr. Kotter’s most recent book, discusses how to direct collective energy and urgency toward an organization’s “Big Opportunity” for change and offers a step-by-step process for successfully capitalizing on such opportunities.

At United Way, Kotter’s tools and framework empowered employees to develop new collaborative strategies and initiatives. These strategies are improving cross-department coordination, increasing volunteer and donor engagement, and enhancing information sharing across the organization.

In true Kotter fashion, United Way celebrates both the value of the process and the benefit of the outcome as big “Wins” for the organization.

Gratitude April 9, 2016 l Klyde Warren Park The annual Gratitude event recognizes and thanks donors for their leadership, dedication and generous contributions to United Way. Gratitude provides an opportunity to personally honor our philanthropic leaders for the impact they have made in North Texas.

United Way Awards Dinner June 2, 2016 | Gilley’s Dallas United Way’s culminating event will highlight the significant corporate support and incredible volunteer commitments made during the 2015-2016 campaign year.

Presented by Fluor Corporation

For more information about United Way events and volunteer opportunities, contact Susan Hutcheson, director of Events, at shutcheson@unitedwaydallas.org.

Project Sponsor: Celanese

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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Directors | 2015-2016 John Stephens AT&T Chair Anne Motsenbocker JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Deb Gibbins Mary Kay, Inc. Treasurer

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Manny Fernandez KPMG, LLP Audit & Ethics Committee Chair Edward G. Galante Community Volunteer Governance Committee Chair Cecily Gooch Energy Future Holdings Pete Lerma Richards/Lerma Laura MacNeil Wells Fargo Clint McDonnough Retired EY Bill Morrison Tenet Healthcare Governance Chair Torrence Robinson Fluor Corporation Marvin Sweetin Atmos Energy Debra Brennan Tagg Brennan Financial Services Community Impact Committee Chair Debra von Storch EY Tocqueville Society Chair Kelvin Walker RLJ Equity Partners Terri West Texas Instruments Resource Development Committee Chair

Book by Book, Change a Child’s Story

Clif Webb Fluor Corporation Chris Wyse Frito-Lay North America & PepsiCo Americas Foods

United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Directors | 2015-2016 Curtis M. FitzGerald Retired Exxon Mobil Corporation Chair Jason Downing Deloitte Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Caroline Rose Hunt The Rosewood Corporation Honorary Vice Chair Blaine L. Nelson Retired Deloitte Treasurer/Secretary Jennifer Sampson United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Millie Bradley Retired Exxon Mobil Corporation Hal Brierley The Brierley Group David Cabrales Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP J. Patrick Faubion Comerica Bank - Texas Market Barry A. Fromberg Creekpoint Capital LLC Edward G. Galante Community Volunteer Carol Glendenning Strasburger & Price LLP H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA HKS, Inc. Sally Hoglund The Hoglund Foundation Peter Kline Kline Family Interests Bill Lively Retired The National Geographic Society P. Mike McCullough Thompson & Knight LLP Erle Nye Retired TXU Michael Peterson Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal LLP UWFMD General Counsel

We all remember the books that made us love reading as kids. We escaped into magical worlds and read about happily ever afters. We built our foundation for all future learning through every word of every story. Without books, we wouldn’t be living the stories that we are today.

Our decades of work in education have shown us the power of reading and the doors it opens, but there are thousands of children living in North Texas who do not own even one book.

Help us give our local children the exact same advantages that we had by donating, pledging to read or volunteering to read. You can also join us at the Dallas Mavericks game March 7 to celebrate your love of learning and reading.

Stanley A. Rabin Retired Commercial Metals Company Dave C. Rader Retired Frito-Lay, Inc. Carolyn Perot Rathjen The Perot Foundation Philip J. Ritter Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute EMERITI DIRECTORS: David W. Biegler Southcross Energy Becky Bright Civic Leader Liz Minyard Community Volunteer

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