Jack Walsh, President & C.O.O., announced that Valley United Way has successfully completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements by their respective due dates. The requirements include Membership Requirements Certification, Membership Investment, 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) and a report of the United Way’s annual income and expenses. Over and above the annual requirements, Valley United Way of completed a mandatory organizational self-assessment in 2006 as part of this process and is completing another in 2009.

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

The board of Valley United Way reviewed and approved the Membership Requirements Certification in June. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 44 indicators that a United Way demonstrates the intent of the membership requirements.

“It is critical 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,” said Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way of America. ““We applaud Valley United Way’s accountability efforts that support its important work to improve lives and build a stronger community.”

As an integral part of the Valley, United Way advances the common good by measurably improving the lives of people in our community through:

• Philanthropy – Raising dollars to invest in identified community priorities.
• Volunteerism – Inspiring people to make a difference by giving their time.
• Collaboration – Working with others to build coalitions that leverage resources to address identified community priorities.

Valley United Way is part of a system of  over 1,200 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.

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