Mobilizing communities to advance
the common good.
Core Areas of Focus
On your behalf, we fight for a positive, community impact
by improving lives of others through quality education,
financial stability, better health, and access to services.
Our Value Proposition
We provide the donor access the broadest network of
people, expertise and resources to improve our community.
We provide
unmatched scale
of resources,
Support services
to address
immediate needs,
Develop strategies
for measuring
outcomes,
Proven long-term
success in lives within
our community
Three Core Functions of Support
There are three ways we provide value to our community.
Greatest Reach in Our Community
Unmatched Scale of Resources
• Raised more than $38,000,000 annually to
support 5 counties in 2015
• Work with 55,000+ donors and volunteers
• Effect positive change via 80+ Partner Agencies in
Central Alabama
• Engage 1,100+ organizations in work-place
campaigns
• Have 200+ partners in the Bold Goals Coalition
• Mobilize 5,100 volunteers to generate
16,000 service project hours
Filling Gaps in Service
Direct Services to Address Immediate Needs
• Support 680 homeless vets via Priority Veteran
• Manage Meals on Wheels program, serving 700+
daily meals to seniors
• Connect 25,000+ calls to services via 211
• Coordinate services for disaster recovery when
catastrophe strikes
• Improve early childhood learning via Success by 6:
56 classrooms | 900+ students | 100 Teachers
• Enhance financial stability via Individual
Development Accounts, Free Tax prep and more
Develop Strategies to Measure Outcomes
We Have Bold Goals to Solve Complex Problems
• More than 200 Bold Goals Coalition partners play a role:
o UWCA: is backbone organization
o Leadership Council: provide vision, mission & strategy
o Action Networks: execute strategy & drive metrics
o Lead organizations: work on specific projects
• Better results through a collective, coordinated effort
o Shared data and criteria for success
o Greater collaboration through specialized networks
o Sustainable results for the long-term
Develop Strategies to Measure Outcomes
We Have Bold Goals to Solve Complex Problems
• Education: By 2020, the graduation rate in Central
Alabama will be 90% and every student will graduate
prepared for college, career, and life.
• Health: By 2025, all Central Alabama counties will be
ranked in the top 10 in Alabama for health outcomes.
• Financial Stability: By 2025, increase the number of
households served through the Financial Services
Network by 50% or more.
Education
Health
Financial Stability
Prove Long-Term Success
Measurably Improve Lives & Our Community
• Served 800,000+ through partner agencies
• Distributed 9,300 children’s books
• Provided 9,644 people with insurance assistance
to gain access to low-cost prescription meds
• Created new opportunities via the Individual
Development Account program
o 47 homes purchased
o 8 new businesses started
o 30 degrees obtained
Prove Long-Term Success
Measurably Improve Lives & Our Community
• Prepared 3,539 tax returns generating $2,548,478
• Opened 13 new feeding sites, serving 2,255
children in 3 counties
• Connected 700 homeless people to services
• Helped organize non-smoking bill, reducing
adult smoking in Central Alabama by 19%
• Increased Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) completion from 1,400
to 9,064 high school seniors
Prove Long-Term Success
Measurably Improve Lives & Our Community
• Reached more than 8,700 students via Bold
Goals network
• Increased number of kids taking the
Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) from
200 - 1,000+ in Central Alabama
• Created truancy reduction project for
Fairfield, Birmingham and Tarrant systems,
impacting approximately 1,500 kids
Prove Long-Term Success
Measurably Improve Lives & Our Community
• Provided $4,100,000 in assistance to
disaster survivors
• Rebuilt or repaired 252 homes
When you invest in helping
others, who do you want as your
partner?