At United Way of Lake County, we are proud to work with an all volunteer Board of Directors and community volunteers who guide our strategic goals and activities through Committee positions. Below is our committee structure, followed by the description of each committee. If you're interested in serving on a United Way of Lake County committee, contact us.
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| Finance & Administration Committee |
Investor |
Success By 6 |
Youth Success Committee |
Women's Leadership Council |
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| | Find Help Sub Committee |
| SB6 Impact Funding Committee |
| YS Investment Committee |
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| | eBusiness Sub Committee |
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Additional Committees: |
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| Tocqueville Society Committee |
Forever Fund Committee |
Allocations Panels |
Nominating Committee |
Diamond Donor Committee |
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has the final authority in matters pertaining to the operation of the corporation. Responsibilities include establishment of organizational policies for governance and operation of the Corporation; election of officers according to by-laws; approval of the hiring of the President & Chief Executive Officer; approval of the distribution of funds related to program funding, organizational operations, reserves, and capital expenditures; and approval of the annual audit of the Corporation’s financial records conducted by a Board approved certified public accounting firm.
The Board of Directors is comprised of a minimum of twenty-one Directors representing the community served by the organization. The United Way of Lake County Board of Directors meet a minimum of five times per year.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of a minimum of eight Directors including the Chair of the Board; Chair Elect; President & Corporate Secretary; Chair, Finance & Administration/Treasurer; Chair, Resource Development; Chair, Community Services; Chair, Marketing/Communications Committee; and Immediate Past Chair. Additional Directors may be elected to serve as at-large voting members of the Executive Committee from time to time by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Chair of the Board with concurrence of the Nominating and Executive Committees.
The Executive Committee has the power and authority to act for the Board of Directors between regular Board meetings and in emergencies. The United Way of Lake County Executive Committee meets monthly.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee makes nominations for the election of Directors, Officers, and Executive Committee at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation and at other times as vacancies occur.
The Chair annually appoints a Nominating Committee, approved by the Board of Directors, of not fewer than five individuals including representatives not currently serving as members of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Nominating Committee is not a current Officer of the Corporation.
Finance and Administration Committee
The Finance and Administration Committee is a standing committee responsible for aiding and assisting the Board of Directors in the development and monitoring of policies in the areas of finance, office administration, purchasing and human resources.
The Committee meets quarterly, unless more frequent meetings are required. Each member serves on the committee for a minimum of two years. Membership is on a rotating basis to ensure consistency of membership.
Forever Fund Investment Committee
The Forever Fund Investment Committee is responsible for the investment of all endowment funds and the management of all assets of the endowment (Forever Fund) in accordance with the Forever Fund Investment Policy Statement; development of investment policies which will be presented by the Forever Fund Committee; monitoring of the Forever Fund investments on a quarterly basis and reporting to the board of directors semi-annually
The Committee consists of five members with a range of financial expertise as well as the Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee.
Investor Relations Committee
The Investor Relations Committee is responsible for developing creative communications and marketing strategies to increase corporate and workplace giving as well as increase donations from individual, non-workplace donors. The Committee oversees the strategic marketing efforts of various other United Way of Lake County sub-committees including the Tocqueville Society, Women’s Leadership Council, Diamond Donors, Find Help Lake County, and E-business.
The Committee is composed of marketing and communications professionals and meets quarterly as needed.
Tocqueville Society Committee
The Tocqueville Society Committee is responsible for planning, implementing and finalizing strategies for cultivating and engaging new Tocqueville members. Members of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society contribute $10,000 or more annually.
The Committee meets 4 times a year. Each member serves on the Committee for a minimum of one year.
Women’s Leadership Council Committee
The Women’s Leadership Council Committee is a coalition of women who raise money, increase awareness of needs in our community and to provide a forum to learn more about these needs.
The Committee meets eight times yearly, unless a special situation requires more frequent meetings.
Diamond Donor Committee
The Diamond Donor Committee is a coalition of loyal donors who have contributed to United Way in any community for 25 years or more. The committee will engage Diamond Donors before they leave the workplace and after retirement to provide opportunities to contribute towards society, life-long learning seminars and projects, purposeful social networking, fundraising and work with like-minded individuals. In addition, the committee will develop and execute a planned giving program.
The Committee meets 6-8 times a year.
Find Help Sub Committee
The Find Help Committee is responsible for reviewing site usage (http://www.findhelplakecounty.org/), tracking trends and recommending public education and awareness strategies to promote the site. This oversight committee consists of United Way staff as well as current funding partners and key data stakeholders.
The Committee meets quarterly.
E-Business Committee
The E-Business Committee is responsible for developing strategies to enhance web experience, grow email house file, online giving, and feedback communication.
The Committee is responsible for overseeing web strategies related to outreach, engagement, building action and loyalty as well as web usage measurement and monitoring.
Success By 6 Early Childhood Initiative Committee
Success By 6 (SB6) is a United Way of Lake County early childhood learning initiative which brings together leadership and resources to make sure that all children have the best opportunity to succeed when they enter kindergarten. After assessing the early education needs, Success By 6 Committee developed a detailed action plan and identified high priority actions that would greatly impact school readiness. This committee is responsible for identifying the priority programming and providing volunteer leadership to the initiative as well as program development and outcome measurement which is reported to the board for approval.
The Success By 6 Committee meets on an as needed basis and is devised of diverse members of the Lake County community; partners directly involved in the implementation of the plan to increase kindergarten readiness (current and future), donors and corporate investors and will report to the Children/Education Investment Committee.
SB6 Impact Funding Committee
The SB6 Impact Funding Committee consists of approximately 12 members and is responsible for making sure that the programs, to which SB6 supplies funds and other resources, provide the greatest impact in preparing children to start Kindergarten ready to succeed.
The Committee’s responsibilities fall into two main categories:
Managing the Funding of Existing Programs Review the function and impact of the programming currently receiving United Way of Lake County funding. Identify common indicators and measurement for programs in each focus area. Develop applications and reporting forms that allow us to collect information that effectively show the impact programs make. May involve working with groups of service providers and other United Way Committees.
Developing the Funding and Measurement of New Programming Once identified as a priority, members of this committee will develop the best funding process and measurement for each type of programming. They will work with grant collaborators to present a comprehensive solution and review proposals. Will involve working with other SB6 committees and community groups.
SB6 Community Engagement Committee
The SB6 Community Engagement Committee is responsible for developing high impact early learning programming that engages and provides resources for community groups such as libraries, schools and congregations.
The Committee is responsible for selecting projects and timelines based on the predicted impact on goals and objectives as set by the Success By 6 Committee. Once they identify the priorities, this committee will develop the best way to put programs/projects in place. This is done by identifying the basic details necessary to create the impact desired.
The Committee also consists of approximately 12 members and meets monthly or as needed. Occasionally the development of specific projects is done in smaller subgroups.
Youth Success Committee
Youth Success is a United Way of Lake County initiative which brings together leadership and resources to make sure that all youth have the opportunity to succeed in school and are prepared to enter the workforce. Youth Success has three core components that enable youth to be successful Academic Achievement, Making Positive Life Decisions and Career Development. This committee is charged with identifying the community outcomes that will focus these components and develop measurable indicators of success. They develop action plans and implement programming that will improve youth’s chances to succeed in school and life.
The Youth Success Committee is comprised of diverse members of the Lake County community; partners directly involved in the education and implementation of services to youth, donors and corporate investors. The Committee meets monthly or as needed. The responsibilities of this committee fall into three main categories:
Develop a plan of action to impact the issues identified in the investigation meeting. This plan will identify the focus areas, outcomes and indicators for the funding of programming to help youth succeed.
Identify unmet need and cutting edge programming that will help youth achieve academically, make positive decisions and expand their opportunities to succeed
Implement plans for new partnerships and programming that aggressively addresses these issues.
Youth Success Investment Committee
This short term committee is charged with identifying the community outcomes that will focus these components and develop measurable indicators of success. It is comprised of partners directly involved in the education and implementation of services to youth and corporate investors. The responsibilities of this committee fall into two main categories:
Focus and prioritize existing funding (currently over $600,000) to make the biggest impact on the greatest needs of youth
Identify common outcomes and measures of success
Allocation Panels
The Allocation Panels are responsible for making funding recommendations to the Investment Committee and Board of Directors on three-year funding grants. They also make management recommendations to programs applying for funding.
The Allocation Panels are made up of three committees. Each committee has at least 8 members. At least one co-chair serves on the related Investment Committee. The Panels have 10-12 meetings between January and April.
