Redefining Partnership & Creating Opportunity for All Brian A. Gallagher President and CEO United Way Worldwide October 28, 2014 United Way Roundtable.

Redefining Partnership & Creating Opportunity for All

Brian A. GallagherPresident and CEOUnited Way Worldwide

October 28, 2014

United Way Roundtable on Philanthropy

United Way

United Way envisions a world where all individuals and

families achieve their human potential through education,

income stability, and healthy lives

Vision:

Mission:

To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of

communities around the world to advance the common good

• 1,800 local United Ways in 41 countries and territories

• $5.201 billion in total revenue 

• Nearly 11 million individual donors 

• 2.92 million volunteers 

• 25,000 individuals, $10,000+ annually (Tocqueville)

• 500 million dollar+ donors (Million Dollar Roundtable)

• 55,000 women’s leadership council members contributing $160 million

• 50,000 young leaders contributing $50 million

• $1 billion annually from nearly 100 Global Corporate Leader companies

United Way Worldwide Network

Africa $255K-96.1%

Asia $707.6M-4.3%

Caribbean$1.91M2.1%

Europe $22.1M23.2%

Latin America $19.9M13.2%

Canada$509.97M

-2.0%United States

$3.94B-0.8%

Worldwide Revenue $5.201 Billion

The Environment

Socio-Economic Landscape

Worldwide economic uncertainty

Growth in emerging markets

Considerable regional differences

Integration of global economy

Widening social inequality

Global population migration

Shifting demographics—Aging/Youth

High youth unemployment

Business role in social issues

Philanthropic Landscape

Global Philanthropy emerging; tax policies and incentives vary; US Philanthropy flat

High net worth individuals have outsized % of philanthropy/influence; More giving from fewer donors threatens culture of giving

Corporate Citizenship focused more broadly than philanthropy

Funding collaboration and outcomes vs. programs; Transparency/accountability

Social Media, technology, and mobile

Rise of youth engagement/affinity groups

Worldwide Platform

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Impact Growth Imperative:

To achieve our mission, we must

grow our position as the #1 platform

for community impact

Unique Positioning

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• Willingness to Embrace the Complexity

of Community Challenges

• Community Solutions at Scale

• Unparalleled Relationships Across Sectors

• Powerful Brand with Millions Engaged

Enterprise-Wide Strategy

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1. Commit to and implement a Single Business Model that drives

impact AND increases revenue

2. Create World-Class Individual Engagement experiences

with Mobile Capability

3. Formalize Community-Partner-of-Choice Agreements

with Top 100 Corporate Partners

4. Develop a new $10 Million Giving Society

5. Create a new Network Advisory Group on Enterprise-Wide Strategy

Issues Impacting All People

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Youth Unemployment

Empowerment of

Women and Girls

Human Trafficking