SIOUX EMPIRE UNITED WAY INC

MARKETING OVERVIEW 5 VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON THE MARKETING DIVISION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNICATIONS BUILT ON TWO MAIN MESSAGES. WE HELP CHILDREN, VULNERABLE ADULTS, AND PEOPLE IN CRISIS. FUNDED BY UNITED WAY. THANKS TO YOU. (2024 CAMPAIGN THEME) EVENTS -KICKOFF WEEK: CELEBRATED THE WEEK WITH 6 DAYS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDED: OMONDAY: FREE COFFEE AT SCOOTERS (FREE COFFEE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS) OTUESDAY: DONUT DAY FOR AGENCIES (VOLUNTEERS AND BOD MEMBERS DELIVERED DONUTS TO PARTNER AGENCIES) OWEDNESDAY: AGENCY TOURS FOR VOLUNTEERS (WE PROVIDED BUS TRANSPORTATION TO VOLUNTEER GROUP TO VISIT THREE FUNDED AGENCIES/PROGRAMS). OTHURSDAY: UNITED WAY & SEVERANCE BREWING CO. LAUNCHED COLLABORATION BEER, -SEUW BREW" AT SEVERANCE TAPROOM. PROCEEDS BENEFITED SEUW. OFRIDAY: COMMUNITY MEAL SPONSORED BY FIRST INTERSTATE BANK. SERVED THE COMMUNITY BY GIVING AWAY OVER 300 WALKING TACOS AND ENJOYING LIVE MUSIC IN THE LAWN AT THE WASHINGTON PAVILION. OSATURDAY: YOUTH GEAR DRIVE HOSTED WITH SCHEELS. COLLECTED OVER 1,000 YOUTH FOCUSED ITEMS TO DONATE TO YOUTH PROGRAMS. -THANK YOU EVENT: APPROX 300 IN ATTENDANCE. ANNOUNCED TOTAL AND RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING NOMINEES AND AWARD RECIPIENTS. RELAUNCHED EMERGING LEADERS TO VOLUNTEER UNITED IN AUGUST 2023. CREATING A FREE AND MORE INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEER GROUP FOCUSED ON CONNECTING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEERING. IN 2023 A TOTAL OF 16 EVENTS WERE HELD, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 300 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE. VU SAW 71 NEW VOLUNTEERS JOIN EVENTS IN 2023. CAMPAIGN E-UPDATES WERE EMAILED WEEKLY DURING THE FALL TO 650+ VOLUNTEERS WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 48%. INFORMATIONAL EMAIL UPDATES WERE DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY TO 9,000+ SUPPORTERS WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 26%. WITHIN SOCIAL MEDIA: -INCREASED FACEBOOK PAGE VISITS BY 125% -INCREASED INSTAGRAM PROFILE VISITS BY 46% -INCREASED LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS BY 42% -INCREASED LINKEDIN REACTIONS BY 540% -CONTINUED SHARING IMPACT STORIES, NEWS OR RELATED INFORMATION IN COMMUNITY RELEVANT TO OUR FOLLOWERS, PROGRAMS AND DONORS.

COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION STRATEGIES THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION HAD APPROXIMATELY 60 VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN SIX DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. THESE SIX COMMITTEES INCLUDED: AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES, AT-RISK YOUTH/YOUTH OUTREACH, CHILDREN & YOUTH EDUCATION, DISABILITIES/SENIORS, MENTAL HEALTH/INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME. ONGOING FUNDING PROCESS: -HELD IN-PERSON REVIEW MEETINGS WITH ALL PROGRAMS THAT COMPLETED THE FULL APPLICATION. VOLUNTEERS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION, MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROGRAM, SOUGHT ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION (AS NEEDED), AND MADE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. -AFTER REVIEWING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE VOLUNTEERS RECOMMENDED FUNDING OF APPROXIMATELY 7.5 MILLION TO 75 PROGRAMS AND 34 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. -IN TOTAL, AN ESTIMATED 1,500 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE INVESTED IN THIS PROCESS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR ONGOING FUNDING PROCESS: -TRANSLATION/INTERPRETER FUNDS: OPROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO 18 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSLATION/INTERPRETER SERVICES. -AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) FUNDS: OPROVIDED MATCHING FUNDS TO 13 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PURCHASE AEDS. AS A RESULT, AN ADDITIONAL 19 AEDS WERE PLACED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.