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Heart of Florida United Way
Investing in Results
9th Annual FPP Statewide Training Conference
Heart of Florida United Way’s
Investing in Results
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Investing in Results
• Goal is to create lasting, measurable change.
• Program outcomes remain an important measure at the
intervention level.
• A shift in focus is required to include measures of community
impact—We want to “move the needle” at the community level.
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Aspirational Goals
Increase high school graduation
rates and post-secondary success.
Education
Increase the
number of
youth and
adults who are
healthy and
avoid risky
behaviors.
Health
Income
Increase the
financial stability of
low-income
families.
Reduce the number of
hungry and homeless
individuals and
families.
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Volunteer Structure
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Investing in
Results Council
Alleviating Hunger
& Homelessness
Building Safe
Communities
through Education
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Improving
Financial Stability
Financial Review
Developing
Healthy Children &
Families
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Eligibility / Minimum Criteria to
Apply
•
Is a not-for-profit organization, has Articles of
Incorporation and exemption from federal
income tax under Section 501(c)(3).
•
Has most recent annual certified audit or
financial statements and annual report.
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Has IRS Form 990 or 990EZ.
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Has current fiscal year budget.
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Serves Orange, Osceola, and/or Seminole
County.
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Eligibility / Minimum Criteria to
Apply
Program must demonstrate:
•
Alignment with HFUW’s investment area
goals.
•
How the investment area activities/outputs
and corresponding outcomes/indicators
listed in HFUW’s RFP apply to the proposed
program.
•
The geographic area that will be served.
•
The target population for services.
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Issues to Note
Programs have not been selected for
funding because:
•
The applicant agency did not meet the
minimum criteria to apply.
•
The proposed program did not strongly align
with HFUW’s investment areas.
•
Incomplete and/or insufficient detail was
provided.
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Issues to Note
Programs have not been selected for
funding because:
•
The application did not match what was
proposed in the LOI and/or did not align with
HFUW investment area goals.
•
The applicant did not demonstrate the
capacity to provide the proposed program
services.
•
Insufficient detail was provided about the
program’s structure and how services will be
provided.
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Issues to Note
Programs have not been selected for
funding because:
•
The proposed program was not backed by
evidence based practices.
•
Specific outcomes that align with investment
area goals were not identified.
•
The linkage between program activities and
HFUW outcomes/indicators was not clear.
•
The program budget was not clearly
explained.
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Issues to Note
Programs have not been selected for
funding because:
•
Though millions of dollars are available for
grant funding, sometimes there are more
worthy programs than there is grant dollars.
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Thank you!