NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Callaway County United Way
Local Contact: Kathy Richey Liddle
573-642-0536
Kathy@callawayunitedway.com
Membership Requirements Completed
Fulton, MO (7/18/08) – Kathy Richey Liddle, Executive Director, announced that the Callaway County United Way has successfully completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements by their respective due dates. The requirements include Membership Requirements Certification, Membership Investment, the Database 2 Survey of Total Resources Generated (a survey that captures the full extent of a community’s resource development efforts during the year) and a report of the United Way’s annual income and expenses. Over and above the annual requirements, the Callaway County United Way completed a mandatory organizational self-assessment in 2006 as part of this process.
“The membership requirements must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the United Way,” stated Ms. Richey Liddle, “It is important for us to maintain high standards of accountability, and this is part of the process to confirm that our operations are transparent and meet or exceed United Way membership requirements.”
The United Way Board reviewed and approved the Membership Requirements Certification at their March meeting. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 44 indicators that a United Way demonstrates the intent of the membership requirements.
“It is critical that all United Ways meet the highest standards and verify on paper that they have conformed to the requirements of membership in the United Way system,” said Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way of America. ““We applaud the Callaway County United Way’s accountability efforts that support its important work to improve lives and build a stronger community.”
As
an integral part of Callaway County, the Callaway County United Way advances the
common good in the traditional way -- raising money every year that is then
distributed by an all volunteer board to local agencies addressing basic human
needs – and in a non-traditional way called “Community Impact.” The board of
directors is currently looking at the conditions in Callaway County that make
services providing basic human needs necessary. President
Cathi Harris explains, “We want to not only address homelessness, we want to
eradicate it.”
The Callaway County United Way is part of a system of 1,286 United Ways. Each local United Way must complete United Way of America’s requirements annually in order to retain its United Way of America membership.
The mission of the Callaway County United Way is to improve, consistently and measurably, the quality of life for all the people of Callaway County by raising and distributing funds, mobilizing community resources, and encouraging innovative solutions to the community's health and human service needs.