SAFETY NET COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING

Philosophy Statement:

A strong community has a system of quality non-profit agencies that offer health and human services that improve the quality of people’s lives.  The United Way supports a system of quality agencies.  United Way of Siouxland is still about funding results (outcomes).  The new process that will be followed by the “Safety Net” Community Impact Team will allow volunteers to review an agency’s capacity to produce its intended results.   

In 2007 the United Way of Siouxland developed the Quality Standards to be used by the Safety Net Community Impact Volunteers to:

• assure United Way donors that their contributions are efficiently utilized to help people in need;
• assist member agencies in structuring themselves in a manner conducive to providing consistent, effective, needed, and continuously improving services to the community; and
• encourage sustainability, growth, and development of non-profit organizations and serve as a catalyst for coordination and cooperation between non-profit agencies. 

Each nonprofit organization exists to help people.  These Quality Standards will be used as indicators of an agency’s capacity to provide the most effective services.  At the end of the day it is the change in the client’s life that counts.  These Quality Standards will not only attempt to measure that impact, but also look at other indicators that predict an agency’s ability to serve the community.  These Quality Standards are intended to reflect United Way’s philosophy of how nonprofit organizations should operate.  For more information click UWS Quality of Standards Philosophy.

Safety Net Funding Applications for 2008/2009 are due by NOON on Friday, March 21, 2008.

Safety Net Application Guidelines

Safety Net Cover Sheet

Safety Net Quality Standards Self-Assessment

United Way Agency Accomplishment Sheet

US Patriot Act Compliance Form