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Sponsored by: United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
October 22, 2021 Giving Guide 2021

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

MISSION:

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s mission is to engage and bring together people and resources committed to the well-being of children and families in our community.

GOALS

  1. Children are ready for school and stay on track, graduating on time prepared for college or career.
  2. People learn financial skills and qualify for good-paying jobs with opportunities for advancement.
  3. Promote access to quality health care and wellness opportunities for children and families.
  4. People who are going through tough times get the assistance they need, such as food and shelter.
  5. Reduce racial disparities in educational, economic and health outcomes for people in central and northeastern Connecticut.
  6. Help families recover from the long-term economic and educational impacts of COVID-19.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES

THE Commercial Real Estate and Building Industry Breakfast: Building Foundations

This signature event for the commercial real estate and building industry raises resources to prevent children and families from slipping into homelessness and to secure stable housing for those currently living in shelters.

United Way LIVE UNITED Golf Tournament

The LIVE UNITED Golf Tournament is an opportunity to bring local companies, organizations, and donors together on the golf course to help address immediate needs and find long-term solutions for the well-being of children, adults and families.

United Way Women United’s Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction

Proceeds go to United Way- supported family financial center and other economic mobility programs. Since 2011, United Way Women United has raised more than $1.7 million to provide financial services for women and families in Greater Hartford.

United Way Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) Case Competition

The ELS Case Competition offers a unique eight-week opportunity for young professionals and executives to work together to solve a community issue. Teams will be immersed in learning about a particular community challenge and positioned to identify creative solutions, develop personally and professionally, sharpen their virtual presence, and form an instant network of individuals with diverse
backgrounds and leadership styles.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Host a United Way Community Campaign in your workplace
  • Give a gift online at unitedwayinc.org/donate
  • Sponsor a United Way event
  •  Open a United Way Donor Advised Fund
  • Donate stock
  • Include our United Way in your estate planning

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

  • One-time and ongoing individual and group volunteer experiences (virtual or in-person)
  • On-site workplace or virtual facilitated group activity or volunteer event to raise awareness about local community conditions while making a difference
  • United Way membership groups (Emerging Leaders Society and Women United) Visit volunteer.unitedwayinc.org today.

POST PANDEMIC

Despite the challenges of the past year and a half, we have demonstrated together that while we are physically apart, the power of community has never been stronger. COVID-19 forced us to approach our work differently – with many workplace campaigns, events and volunteer opportunities making the move to virtual. While some of our methods have changed, United Way remains steadfast in its commitment to children, adults and families. The goal is not to get back to where we were, it’s to build back better, to a future with more equitable outcomes for all. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

“I’m very proud of my association with United Way. Paula Gilberto and her team do a tremendous job of reaching into the community and providing the tools people need to improve their circumstances and their lives. There’s been a big emphasis on kindness stemming from our shared COVID-19 experience. United Way’s work and supporters are kindness personified.”

-- Mary Ellen Jones, Pratt & Whitney Vice President of Asia-Pacific Sales and United Way Tocqueville Society Member

ABOUT US

Year established: 1924

Annual revenues (most recent fiscal year): $14,912,970

Total number of employees: 39

GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S):

Andover, Ashford, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Eastford, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Killingly, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Rocky Hill, Scotland, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Stafford, Sterling, Suffield, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Woodstock

TOP FUNDING SOURCES:

United Way Community Campaign: 80%

Grants: 19%

Sponsorships: 1%

CONTACT:

30 Laurel Street, Hartford CT 06106

860.493.6800

www.unitedwayinc.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paula S. Gilberto, President and CEO
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. CEO Donald Allan Jr.


Vittoria Pace *, Vice Chair: The Hartford

Michael J. Auseré *, Treasurer: Eversource

Charles Bogoian, Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board: Kenai Sports

Julia Johnson Brinson, Chair, United Way Women United: Avangrid

Peter Collins: Travelers

Shellye Davis *, Co-Chair, 2021 United Way Community Campaign: Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO

Susan C. Freedman: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Beatriz Gutierrez: CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA

Neti Guzman: Prudential Financial

Courtney Jinjika: KeyBank

Robert A. Kosior: EmblemHealth, ConnectiCare, Inc. & Affiliates

Steven M. Litchfield*, Co-Chair, 2021 United Way Community Campaign: TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank

Shawn J. Maynard *: Windham Hospital Foundation

Colleen A. McGuire: Silver Fern Healthcare LLC

Natalie B. Morris *: Raytheon Technologies

James P. O’Meara *, Ex Officio, Immediate Past Board Chair: Webster Bank

Roshan N. Patel: Bank of America

Timothy Restall, Jr.: Hartford Yard Goats

Patrick Sampson: AFSCME Council 4

Antonio Santiago, Jr., Chair, Windham Region United Way Advisory Board: Connecticut Department of Labor

Jennifer L. Shanley: Robinson+Cole

Vi R. Smalley, Esq.: Conning

Donna L. Sodipo: YWCA Hartford Region

Richard J. Tavolieri: Deloitte LLP

Anden R. Utzinger: Grant Thornton LLP

Maureen Waterston: Pratt & Whitney

Sharon Williams: HSB

*Denotes membership on the Executive Committee