Purpose and Strategies
2008 Goals
Programs

2020 COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN

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PURPOSE AND STRATEGIES

The Collaboration’s purpose is to increase involvement and investment in proven programs/practices that will have a positive impact on key quality of life indicators around poverty. We accomplish this through an annual process of:

  • Research and identify “what works,” or the Collaboration’s “Blue Ribbon programs,” to impact various aspects of poverty. These programs will fall into the United Way’s three impact areas of a) learning, b) empowering, and c) caring. More specifically, the Collaboration is promoting best practices in the following areas:

    1. Affordable, quality childcare
    2. Youth mentoring and character development
    3. Financial counseling and homeownership assistance
    4. Job training and placement assistance
    5. Family counseling and support
    6. Affordable health care alternatives

    The Collaboration believes that these activities represent key critical support programs needed to help low-wage working families today.

    United Way staff and other outside experts assist the Collaboration in selecting six model program annually. The selection process focuses primarily on program processes and outcomes.
  • Bringing Valley leaders together at an annual summit to highlight the issues associated with poverty and profile our Blue Ribbon programs of excellence. A call for experienced corporate managers will be made to engage in a process designed to promote community service/awareness.

  • Engage select civic leaders to go through a year long community engagement program where business professionals are linked with the Collaboration’s Blue Ribbon programs. Each participant, working in teams, will partner with these agencies to help them focus on improving an identified weakness in their organization. Results will be highlighted at the next annual Leadership Summit. Civic leaders will also engage in conversations around community values and involvement. The project is being facilitated by faculty and staff from the University of Phoenix.

  • Solicit broader community action by reaching out to members of the business, faith, government and philanthropic community (in particular, emphasizing the Collaboration’s Blue Ribbon programs).

  • Facilitate collaborative relationships that link those with resources to needs.

GOALS

  • Build partnerships to assist our most effective service agencies. This includes encouraging investment and srengthening the capacity of programs that are making a difference along with forging public/private partnerships that meet basic needs.

  • Develop leaders with a commitment to social responsibility. This includes hosting an annual leadership summit and providing meaningful leadership engagement and community involvement opportunities.

CURRENT PROGRAMS

AZ LeaderForce

The purpose of this leadership development initiative is to strengthen our community through an innovative partnership involving the business community and non-profit organizations. This program began with a leadership summit in 2006 where several pre-selected non-profit programs, with a proven record of making a difference impacting poverty, were highlighted.

2007 AZ Leaderforce Annual Report (pdf)
AZ Leaderforce FAQ Sheet (pdf)
2008 AZ Leaderforce Schedule (pdf)

We call experienced corporate senior managers to engage in a yearlong development process designed to promote community service and awareness. Each participant, working in teams, partners with a community-based agency to help them focus their mission of service in the Phoenix area. The project is being facilitated by faculty and staff from the University of Phoenix

Good News Partnership (non-profit capacity building)

The Collaboration has been working in partnership with three cities ( Knoxville, Memphis, and Tacoma) that form a network of agencies affiliated with the Leadership Foundations of America. The Good News Partnership in Phoenix offers capacity building assistance to local faith and community-based organizations. Training and individualized technical assistance is provided to selected organizations that provide various human services. Technical assistance focuses primarily on financial management, fundraising, board development, strategic planning, marketing/public relations and volunteer recruitment.

2008 Technical Assistance Workshop (pdf)
CNC 2008 Registration Form (pdf)

September 2006 City of the Future 2020 Summit

Thanks to more than 300 of you who joined us on September 15 at Camelback Inn for an exciting City of Future 2020 Summit! We have posted media news, conference information, and Frequently Asked Questions since we will host summits annually.

E-mail us at the Contact Page, providing both home address and e-mail, to be added to our mailing list for future events.

February 2008 City of the Future 2020 Summit

Thanks to the more than 150 of you who joined us on February 29 at the Tempe Center for the Arts for our second annual City of the Future 202o Summit!

We have posted media news, conference information, and Frequently Asked Questions since we will host summits annually. E-mail us at the Contact Page, providing both home address and e-mail, to be added to our mailing list for future events.

 

 

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