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Student United Way Annual Report 2010 --2011

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Young people across the country are helping to improve their

local communities by giving, advocating and volunteering

in the areas of education, income and health. This powerful

force called Student United Way is a network of student-

led organizations committed to advancing the common good.

Students who participate gain: valuable leadership

skills; knowledge about critical community issues; new

perspectives on what role they can play as individuals

to create positive community change; genuine, lasting

relationships with their United Way colleagues; and much

more. As these students become leaders for their peers

and on their campuses, they develop an appreciation and

become catalysts for the United Way movement. When they

graduate, student leaders join an alumni network to keep

them involved in long-term community change.



Student United Way has engaged thousands of students by creating opportunities

to give, advocate and volunteer in their communities. The size of the movement itself has grown to

62 clubs in institutions of higher education in 32 states across the United States which includes:

four-year colleges and universities, junior and community colleges, technical and trade schools, and

high schools. There are also 55 United Ways working with Student United Ways in communities of

all sizes.

During the 2010–2011 academic year, the Student United Way movement, engaged 195 officers

and 1,680 club members and received 41 sponsor and 6773 individual donations, the Student

United Way movement also:

RRaised more than $112,916

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Organized 248 service projectsRParticipated in 239 service projects hosted by other agencies

R Volunteered for 32,257 hours, equaling 1,344 days of service and leveraging$689,000 in human capital

RRecruited 6,348 volunteers

RReached over 62,855 individuals through advocacy efforts

Student United Way has mobilized community members to give, advocate and volunteer

exponentially. For every individual who donated to Student United Way at least one volunteer

engaged in more than four hours of active service. For every volunteer that engaged in service,

Student United Way reached ten more individuals through advocacy efforts.



As students become leaders for their peers and on their campuses, they develop an

appreciation and become catalysts for the United Way movement. To support this individual

engagement and the growing movement of Student United Way, student leaders, United

Way representatives and campus advisors can take advantage of the following signature

programs when exploring more ways to LIVE UNITED.

Student United Way Leadership Retreat Each year, the Student United Way Leadership Retreat offers student leaders, campus advisers, and

United Way representatives from across the country a chance to connect with other schools, build

skills and share promising practices.

Anyone interested in Student United Way is invited to attend, creating a great mix of new and

seasoned student leaders, United Way staff and campus advisors every year. The retreat, held each

September at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, Virginia, dedicates more than halfthe agenda to direct interaction and club sharing. Students are able to ask questions and share

their knowledge, ideas and experience with one another. Participants also:

Build leadership skills

Attend hands-on workshops from campus-organizing pros

Develop relationships with student leaders, United Way professionals and campus advisors

Get an inside look at United Way and start (or grow) their own Student United Way

Learn how students can LIVE UNITED by giving, advocating and volunteering

Why should you consider attending?

Inspiration, networking and idea sharing

Training tips and techniques, ice-breaker ideas as well as materials for use

Workshops on club management, member recruitment and retention, social media

Learning about Student United Way goals, objectives and ways to get involved withsignature programs

Meeting new student leaders and learning new ideas, brainstorming, collaborating andconnecting with other students sharing the same purpose

For current information on the upcoming Student United Way Leadership Retreat visit

unitedway.org/student.

“I feel so inspired

to take back so

many ideas from

other campuses

and make our

own StudentUnited Way grow.”

– STUDENT UNITED WAY PRESIDENT

– UNITED WAY REPRESENTATIVE

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“Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate in the Student United Way Leadership

Retreat. We feel so fortunate – the event was amazing and we each gained so much from

the experience. The connections we made are important and we truly came away with the

understanding that United Way Worldwide staff are accessible and eager to be engaged in

the local work. More importantly, we left with a greater understanding of the power of the

movement as a whole and our interconnectedness.”



Join United Way to RecruitOne Million Volunteer Readers, Tutors and MentorsToday, two-thirds of American fourth graders can’t read at grade level and more than 1.2 million

students drop out of school before graduation each year, reflecting over $300 billion in lost wages,

taxes and productivity over their lifetime.

How can Student United Ways address this challenge? By getting involved.

United Way launched an ambitious goal to recruit and mobilize one million volunteer readers,

tutors and mentors because research shows that volunteers who engage children in reading have a

direct impact on their academic success. Reading together creates a fun learning opportunity and

Student United Ways are finding new and creative ways to contribute to this effort as individuals

and as a school. To explore ways that your Student United Way can get involved visit unitedway.org/

suwvolunteer , take the pledge to become a volunteer reader, tutor or mentor, find valuable stories,

research and tools on how to engage, like the United Way resource: Tools and Tips for Reading with

Children, and check out our online tool to search for volunteer opportunities near you.

United Way Alternative Spring Break For more than seven years, United Way has provided students with an opportunity to give back

during their spring break. Through this unique collaboration between United Way and Deloitte,

nearly 2,500 students have traded in their swim suits for tool belts and participated in Alternative

Spring Break in dozens of communities across the country, contributing more than 77,000 hours of

volunteer service. In 2011 alone, nearly 500 students provided 13,500 hours of service valued at

more than $288,300.

Participating students indicate that the Alternative Spring Break experience has inspired them to

improve their communities, as a leader and volunteer, when they return home. It has also been thecatalyst for the development of numerous Student United Ways and continues to support student

participation in this unique program. For information on upcoming United Way Alternative Spring

Break opportunities visit unitedway.org/asb.

“The most valuable

part of this retrea

was meeting

other people who

are interested

in advancing the

common good.”

– STUDENT

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Student United Way, on more than 60 campuses across the country, is working hard to

advance the common good by giving, advocating and volunteering. All of this hard work

has not gone unnoticed. Academic institutions have recognized Student United Way

members as exceptional student leaders on campus and communities have recognized

Student United Way for its active promotion of the movement to LIVE UNITED.

This is why in March 2011 United Way

Worldwide launched its inaugural awards

program to draw attention to the collective

efforts of every Student United Way across

the country and to highlight: outstanding

individual leadership; exceptional Student

United Way organizations; savvy social

media skills; and successful program

efforts that bring LIVE UNITED to life.

Brian Gallagher, president and CEO of United Way Worldwide, presented Student United Way Awards

at the annual United Way Staff Leaders Conference on Friday, May 6, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. More

than 1,800 local representatives from the United Way network were present to witness the inaugural

awards presentation.

2011 STUDENT UNITED WAY AWARD WINNERSStudent United Way Campus Organization of the Year ....Cornell University (NY)

Student United Way Leader of the Year ............................Alexandria Lee, Saint Louis University (MO)

Student United Way Campus Advisor of the Year ............. Kathy Kotecki, Montana State University Billings (MT)

Innovation Award ..............................................................Kansas State University (KS)LIVE UNITED People’s Choice Award ................. ................ 1st Place Binghamton University (NY)

........................................................................................... 2nd Place Sault Area High School (MI)

LIVE UNITED in Action Awards.......... EDUCATION Montana State University Billings (MT)

INCOME University of Florida (FL)

HEALTH University of Florida (FL)

GIVE Florida State University (FL)

ADVOCATE University of Louisville (KY)

VOLUNTEER Northern Michigan University (MI)

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With the union of today’s young leaders’ energy, talent

and innovation and United Way guidance, resources and

support, Student United Ways have organized novel events

that not only engage a diverse range of community groups

in efforts to give, advocate and volunteer, but also makesignificant contributions to advance the common good in

their communities.

EDUCATION

In the focus area of education the

Student United Way of Montana

State University Billings (MT) cre-

ated the innovative “Jacket Pals”

program. Student United Way mem-

bers forged relationships with a fewlocal elementary schools and cor-

responded via email throughout the

semester with the school children –

3rd and 4th graders, and kids with

special needs. In creating the Jacket

Pals Program, the Student United

Way of Montana State University

Billings focused on encouraging

higher education and better com-

munication skills at a young age, in

hopes of lowering the community’shigh school drop-out rate in the future.

INCOME and HEALTH

The Student United Way of Univer-

sity of Florida creatively focused

on the areas of income and health,

by leading production of low cost

cradles made from affordable items

proven to be safe sleep alternatives

to traditional more pricey cribs.The cradles were then donated to

expecting parents for the purpose

of curbing the doubling of infant

deaths in Alachua County in the last

two years caused by unsafe sleep-

ing conditions. University of Florida

also helped feed elementary school

children, whose parents otherwise

have difficulty affording a sufficient

nutritious diet over the weekends,

with a Weekend Hunger Backpack

Program. Student United Way of Uni-

versity of Florida volunteered to stuff

backpacks on Wednesday mornings

on a biweekly basis year-round, also

helping to raise funds and collect

216 pounds of food.

GIVE

The exemplary fundraising efforts of

the Student United Way of Florida

State University contributed to the

well-being of the community. As

a result of their various GIVE pro-

grams held throughout the year,

the Student United Way of Florida

State University has managed to

raise their own campaign dollarsfrom students on campus which it

then disburses to campus and lo-

cal agencies. One signature GIVE

program, now in its second year,

was the Krispy Kreme Challenge – a

fun donut-eating challenge that en-

gaged a few hundred volunteers and

raised more than $5,000.

ADVOCATE

The Student United Way of Univer-

sity of Louisville (KY) had a unique

approach to spreading the word and

gaining public awareness for their

causes with the 4FTIN Challenge,

which stands for 4 Free Tickets in

November. This social media contest

used Facebook to encourage students

at the University of Louisville to ad-

vocate and spread the LIVE UNITED

message on campus. The students

who participated in the contest had

the opportunity to earn points to win

four free tickets to a University of

Louisville Men’s Basketball game

and limo ride to and from the game.

As a result of the Challenge, more

than 350 students became fans of

the 4FTIN page on Facebook and

over 70 students were involved in

the contest. It grew membership in

the Student United Way significantly

and increased the awareness of

LIVE UNITED and Student United

Way on campus.

VOLUNTEER

The Student United Way of North-ern Michigan University has dem-

onstrated its devotion to ongoing

and consistent efforts to make a

difference in the community through

various activities throughout the

year promoting volunteerism.

Though there are several noteworthy

examples, one of the first initiatives

this Student United Way became

involved in was at a veteran’s fa-

cility. Northern Michigan Universitydonated old laptop computers to the

facility, and Student United Way

volunteers would visit to help teach

the veterans how to get online and

receive and send email. To an elderly

veteran, living alone and with little

family contact, this was life chang-

ing for many of them.

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United Way Day of ActionUnited Way Day of Action is a strategic volunteer program created to help advance the common

good on issues of education, income and health. It mobilizes volunteers on the same day every

year, June 21, in a highly visible way, to inspire people to channel their passion into lifelong action.

It is an opportunity for United Ways to build on their strategies to improve education, income and

health. Day of Action allows people to make the connection between their efforts – whether it’s

reading to children, improving financial literacy, or getting more kids in motion – and how it will

lead to a stronger community. The vision of one person, volunteering on one Day of Action, and

being inspired to take action on other days throughout the year, is powerful. The idea of thousands

of people in hundreds of communities being inspired to action is how we LIVE UNITED.

This past year marked the fourth annual United Way Day of Action with a specific focus on education

and the official launch of United Way’s goal to recruit one million volunteer readers, tutors and

mentors to help improve the academic success of young people across America. 258 United Ways

across 50 States participated in Day of Action, engaging more than 20,000 participants with more

than 1,235 community projects and activities in education, income and health. More than 240,000

individuals benefited from United Way Day of Action.

Mark your calendar for June 21 and register an event, or to learn more about how your Student

United Way can get involved visit online.unitedway.org/dayofaction . Be sure to register to get counted.



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Student United Way continues to inspire young people across the nation to LIVE UNITED.

They not only learn about issues affecting their communities, but they make a difference

in the lives of the people within the communities, while developing as leaders of

tomorrow. United Ways that work with the Student United Way have formed genuine

relationships with them in advancing the common good, and assisting them through

guidance and volunteer engagement.

For more information or to access additional resources:

Email [email protected]

Visit the public webpage at unitedway.org/student or online.unitedway.org/student

Follow Student United Way on Facebook at facebook.com/studentuw

“I feel so inspired to

take back so many

ideas from other

campuses and make

our own Student

United Way grow.”

– STUDENT UNITED WAY PRESIDENT



Start a Student United Way The following are five easy steps to help you start a Student United Wayclub on a campus near you.

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LEARN MORE Go to online.unitedway.org/student where a number of resources are available for downloadto help you start and register your club. Resources include: Starting Your Student United WayGuidebook, Student United Way Recruitment Guide and the Student United Way Annual Report2011 to name a few.

❑ At any point in the process feel free to reach out to United Way Worldwide for help withbrain-storming, trouble-shooting and to answer questions at: [email protected] .

❑ Access the public webpage unitedway.org/student .

❑ Follow Student United Way on Facebook at facebook.com/studentuw to stay informed.

START PLANNING ❑ PREPARATION - Consider how young people can become active contributors to advance

your community objectives. Student United Ways are most successful when they areintegrated in the big picture and then engaged appropriately.

❑ BRAINSTORM - Conduct mini-focus groups with students to gauge their interest andperspective on how they can contribute through Student United Way.

❑ RESOURCES - Determine the types of resources needed to develop and sustain a StudentUnited Way. Get creative – leverage volunteers, interns, Americorps and sponsorships toestablish your program. Student interns and volunteers are a proven asset when it comes toproviding insight, offsetting resource constraints while gaining valuable staffing resources.

IDENTIFY LEADERS

❑ Identify a lead staff person at your United Way, who is inspiring and energetic, tosupport the student group.

❑ Identify a student leader(s) who are enthusiastic, organized and passionate to help leadthe charge in establishing a Student United Way on their campus.

❑ Help the students identify a potential advisor on campuses by leveraging your localrelationships.

REGISTER The students will need to conduct research at their school to determine how to establish anofficial campus club. This can take more time than expected so anticipate two semesters beforeregistration will be complete.

Once this is accomplished, register the newly founded Student United Way with United WayWorldwide. By doing so the Student United Way will be included in national records; networkedwith other Student United Ways across the country; get plugged in to ongoing communicationsand exclusive opportunities. Go to online.unitedway.org/student and click on “Register aStudent United Way.”

ONGOING SUPPORT

Provide ongoing support to your newly established Student United Way including: help withmarketing, promotion and student recruitment; as well as program and volunteer ideas thatadvance local community impact goals.



COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CITY STATE UNITED WAYAthens State University Athens AL United Way of Athens- Limestone CountyThe University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL United Way of West AlabamaUniversity of Arizona Tucson AZ United Way of Tucson and Southern ArizonaUniversity of California, Riverside Riverside CA United Way of the Inland ValleysAims Community College Greeley CO United Way of Weld CountyUniversity of Northern Colorado Greeley CO United Way of Weld CountyAlbertus Magnus College New Haven CT United Way of MilfordAmerican University Washington DC United Way of the National Capital AreaWesley College Dover DE United Way of DelawareSanta Fe College Gainesville FL United Way of North Central FloridaUniversity of Florida Gainesville FL United Way of North Central FloridaFlorida State University Tallahassee FL United Way of the Big BendSpelman College Atlanta GA United Way of Metropolitan AtlantaUniversity of Iowa Iowa City IA United Way of Johnson CountyCollege of Lake County Grayslake IL United Way of Lake County

Joliet Junior College Joliet IL United Way of Will CountyAugustana College Rock Island IL United Way of the Quad Cities AreaLincoln Land Community College Springfield IL United Way of Central IllinoisAnderson University Anderson IN United Way of Madison CountyIndiana University Bloomington IN United Way of Monroe CountyBall State University Muncie IN United Way of Delaware CountyPurdue University West Lafayette IN United Way of Greater LafayetteKansas State University Manhatten KS United Way of Riley CountyUniversity of Kentucky Lexington KY United Way of the BluegrassUniversity of Louisville Louisville KY Metro United WayEastern Kentucky University Richmond KY United Way of the BluegrassUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor MI United Way of Washtenaw CountyUniversity of Michigan Dearborn Dearborn MI United Way for Southeastern MINorthern Michigan University Marquette MI United Way of Marquette CountySault Area High School Sault Ste. Marie MI United Way of the Eastern Upper PeninsulaSt. Cloud State University St. Cloud MN United Way of Central MinnesotaUniversity of Missouri Columbia MO Heart of Missouri United WayHarris-Stowe State University St. Louis MO United Way of Greater St. LouisSaint Louis University St. Louis MO United Way of Greater St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO United Way of Greater St. LouisThe University of Mississippi Oxford MS United Way of Oxford-Lafayette CountyVicksburg High School Vicksburg MS United Way of West Central MississippiMontana State University Billings Billings MT United Way of Yellowstone CountyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC United Way of the Greater TriangleFayetteville State University Fayetteville NC United Way of Cumberland CountyEast Carolina University Greenville NC United Way of Pitt CountyNorth Carolina State University Raleigh NC United Way of the Greater TriangleUniversity of Nevada-Reno Reno NV United Way of Northern Nevada and the SierrasBinghamton University Binghamton NY United Way of Broome County, Inc.Tomkins Courtland Community College Dryden NY United Way of Tompkins CountyCornell University Ithaca NY United Way of Tompkins CountyIthaca College Ithaca NY United Way of Tompkins CountyThe University of Akron Akron OH United Way of Summit CountyUniversity of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH United Way of Greater CincinnatiThe Pennsylvania State University University Park PA Center County United WayUniversity of Rhode Island Kingston RI United Way of Rhode Island

College of Charleston Charleston SC Trident United WayMiddle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro TN United Way of Rutherford and Cannon CountiesUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton TX The United Way of Central Texas, Inc.West Texas A&M University Canyon TX United Way of Amarillo & CanyonUniversity of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX United Way of El Paso CountyTexas Tech University Lubbock TX Lubbock Area United WayStephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches TX United Way of Nacogdoches CountyBrigham Young University Provo UT United Way of Utah County

James Madison University Harrisonburg VA United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham CountyRoanoke Valley High Schools Roanoke VA United Way of Roanoke ValleyUniversity of Wisconsin - Marinette Marinette WI Tri-city Area United WayMilwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee WI United Way of Greater MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls WI United Way St. Croix ValleyConcord University Athens WV United Way of the Virginias

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“It is so refreshing and

encouraging to seepeople involved and

have drive for this

cause. It really fuels

and motivates me to go

back to my school and

get ready for action.”

– STUDENT UNITED WAY PARTICIPANT



United Way Worldwide

701 North Fairfax Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 U.S.A.

UnitedWay.org/student

For more information contact:

MEI COBB

Vice President

Volunteer and Employee Engagement


[email protected]

KIREN BANSAL

Director

Volunteer and Employee Engagement


[email protected]

Documents

VEE-1211 Student United Way Annual Report Single