SHELBY COUNTY UNITED WAY EXCEEDS UWA MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Iddy Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, announced that Shelby County United Way has successfully completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements satisfactorily and on time for 2007.  The requirements include:  Membership Requirements Certification, Membership Investment, and the Database 2 Survey of Total Resources Generated (a survey that captures the full extent of a community’s resource development efforts during the year). 

“The membership standards must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the United Way system,” stated CEO Iddy Andrews.  “It is important for us to maintain a high standard of accountability, and this is part of the process to document that our operations are transparent and meet and exceed United Way membership criteria requirements.”

The Board of Trustees of Shelby County United Way reviewed and approved the Membership Requirements Certification on February, 21, 2007.  The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 44 indicators that demonstrate a United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements. Shelby County also completed the UWA Self-Assessment during the month of April 2007.

“It is critically important that all United Ways meet the highest standards and verify on paper that they have conformed to the requirements of membership in the United Way system,” stated Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way of America.  “We applaud and congratulate Shelby County United Way for demonstrating their commitment by completing the recertification process.”

As an integral part of the community, Shelby County United Way provides services and funding through five impact areas as follows:

The Shelby County United Way is celebrating their 50th anniversary during 2007. The campaign theme is, “Celebrating 50 Years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors.” For additional information about the Shelby County United Way, call 492-2101 or visit the website www.shelbycounitedway.org.

The Shelby County United Way is part of a system of 1,300 United Ways.  Each local United Way must complete United Way of America’s requirements annually in order to retain its United Way of America membership.