Thursday, May 19, 2005

Suffolk News Herald Online

Suffolk News Herald Online: "More bang for the charitable buck, May 18,2005

By Andy Prutsok
Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:25 AM CDT



Local United Way agencies are likely squirming a little in the wake of a meeting Tuesday.

Dr. Susan Shi of the Greenville, S.C. United Way told a gathering of local United Way officials, corporate officials, businesspeople, civic leaders and agency representatives about the amazing turnaround their organization has experienced following a reassessment and restructuring of its mission and objectives.
In a nutshell, the Greenville organization is going to stop just soliciting money and turning it over to the same agencies it has year in and year out. Beginning with its allocation this year, it began phasing in its new allocation process with 25 percent of its funding being shifted from the traditional agencies to programs that have a direct impact on the five specific agenda items the community identified as the biggest needs."

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