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2007 Fund Distribution Process Summary

Text Box: Fund Distribution Committee
· Bob Elkin, Chair*
· Jay Bond
· Dan Davis
· Dona DeMarsh*
· Marilyn Chandler Ford*
· Rob Grossman*
· John Heidel*
· Mike Manning*
· Ron Nowviskie*
· Sue Patneaude
· Bill Ternent
*Board Members Participating in 2007 Allocations Process

Mission

To distribute the community’s unrestricted donated resources in response to identified community needs in an accountable and caring manner while honoring the wishes of the donor.

2007 Fund Distribution Process

United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties, Inc.’s Board of Directors has approved the distribution of $2,100,000 to local programs in Volusia & Flagler Counties. This represents an additional $40,000 in funding, or a 2% increase, over the previous year’s allocations.

The total $2,100,000 will go to health and human services at United Way’s 45 local partner agencies and 85 programs. Higher quality program scores were rewarded with increases, while lower quality program scores were given either flat funding or decreases in funding, depending on the severity of the low score. Seven programs received funding recommendations that exceeded the “model” funding. The Fund Distribution Committee felt that these were all exceptional programs that demonstrated the need for additional funding.

The process and criteria used for making Allocations decisions for the 45 partner agencies and 85 programs in 2006-2007 was essentially the same as in the previous three years. Funding decisions were based on the type of program, the quality of the services provided and the impact that the program has on its target population. New programs were not funded, unless the programs represented a redistribution of existing allocations, subject to United Way approval.

Programs continue to be classified according to the following categories:

Category 1- Essential Services- These programs provide for basic needs, which include food, clothing, and emergency shelter.
Category 2 - Critical Services- These programs provide services for crisis support such as: maintaining or obtaining employment (including child care support), crisis medical care, and crisis mental health services.
Category 3 - Treatment and Residential Services- These programs provide ongoing services for substance abuse, health, mental health, disabilities, and support.
Category 4 - Prevention, Education and Recreational Services- These programs provide services with long-term outcomes relating to prevention, education, recreation, and outreach.

Community volunteers involved with the Allocations Review Team made revisions to the Agency Ranking Worksheet to further enhance the process of evaluating program quality. The worksheet is now divided into three sections: Agency Management/Board Governance, Program Information, and United Way Partnership.

Section 1 covers:

Board Governance & Participation
Resource Development
Response to Prior Recommendations
Budget/Financial Resources

Section 2 covers:

Program Accessibility
Program Population
Outcome Measurements

Section 3 covers:

Performance as United Way partner
Compliance with funding requirements

The internal programs of United Way (First Call for Help, Volunteer Center, and Success by Six) were reviewed using a revised internal program application which focuses on outcome measures and demographic data. Additionally, allocations leadership met with program directors and a member of their respective advisory committee to discuss the program and its performance over the past year.

Allocations by Targeted Services

Allocation Summary

Summary of the 2007–2008 funding recommendations can be found below. The Fund Distribution Committee continues to focus its actions on meeting its mission statement.

Agency	07-08 Funding
American Heart Association	$31,000
American Red Cross	$154,052
ARC - Volusia	$91,406
Boy Scouts-Central Florida Division	$58,303
Boys and Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler	$68,109
Catholic Charities	$59,163
Center for the Visually Impaired	$27,568
Children's Advocacy Center	$108,884
Children's Home Society	$57,461
Community Legal Services	$12,551
Community Outreach Services	$37,669
Consumer Credit Counseling	$16,019
Council on Aging of Volusia	$91,680
Daytona Beach PAL	$27,747
Domestic Abuse Council	$38,296
Early Learning Coalition	$112,810
Easter Seals	$46,068
Family Life Center	$34,856
Family Renew Community	$38,484
Flagler Area Ministerial Association	$2,730
Flagler Summer Camp	$8,340
Flagler Volunteer Services	$4,053
Girl Scouts of Citrus Council	$40,067
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council	$5,092
Greater Daytona Beach YMCA	$116,100
Halifax Urban Ministries	$90,918
House Next Door	$42,415
Jewish Federation of Volusia-Flagler	$16,759
Mental Health Association	$22,999
Mid-Florida Housing Partnership, Inc.	$26,050
Neighborhood Center	$72,989
Outreach Community Care Network	$32,673
PACE Center for Girls	$12,992
Rose Marie Bryon Children's Center	$42,077
Salvation Army	$96,577
Second Harvest Food Bank	$27,866
Serenity House	$64,213
St. Gerard Campus	$17,952
Stewart-Marchman Center	$50,519
UCP of East Central Florida/WORC Inc.	$87,569
Volusia Literacy Council	$50,414
West Volusia PAL	$6,138
West Volusia YMCA	$50,372
GRAND TOTAL	$2,100,000

For more information, please contact Renee Gay, Director of Community Investments.

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