The Building Blocks of a Good Life, For All2013 Annual Report

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County

Beth Maczka & LaVoy Spooner

Finding out just which building block will

make the tower fall...

Beth Maczka & LaVoy Spooner

Finding out just which building block will

make the tower fall...

Beth Maczka & LaVoy Spooner

Finding out just which building block will

make the tower fall...

Beth Maczka & LaVoy Spooner

Finding out just which building block will

make the tower fall...

Donor affinity groups are growing: • HIGHLANDS CIRCLE founded in 2007

as a way for young leaders, in their 20’s and 30’s, to focus their giving with opportunities for networking, service and leadership, This great group of people are 136 members strong and raised more than $113,000 in 2013.

• WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (WLC) launched in May of 2013 with a focus on our Middle School Success Initiative. Taylor Foss, our chair, is also a member of the WLC national board. With Taylor’s leadership we’ve seen tremendous growth and are happy to report that we have 148 members!

Our advocacy efforts have grown: • A record 200+ people attended our annual

Legislative Briefing in December. This event, run in conjunction with United Way of NC and the NC Budget and Tax Center, is an effort to inform the community about the state of the NC economy and key budgetary decisions. Our event continues to have the highest participation rates in the state.

• United Way Board members passed a resolution supporting Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina. Working with the WNC Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Group, we aim to supply quality information and clear up common myths.

Other highlights: • We released a report, “Voices For The Common

Good”, which outlined our findings from a series of Community Conversations held since 2010. More than 300 diverse community members participated and our findings were included in a report by United Way Worldwide as well. The report can be found on our web site.

ON THE COVER: THE BUILDING BLOCKS

OF A GOOD LIFE FOR ALL. This past year, we put our heads together to find a way to convey just how interconnected, and how important, the issues of Education, Income and Health are in a person’s life.

The result? The Building Blocks game. We took it on the road during campaign. We built the tower and asked you to draw a block, read the inscription and place it back on top.

How far did you go, without the tower falling? If a tower represents your life, which block was the crucial one; the one keeping your world intact?

The inscription on each block: a community level result. Our investment decisions are tied to improving these results. Results like:

• Children performing below grade level increase their basic academic skills.

• People increase their vocational, language and literacy skills.

• People have increased awareness of & opportunities for wellness, prevention, and early detection.

As people participated, they were transfixed. They leaned in to hear what was being said; anxious to see how long the tower could last. As each block was read out loud people connected to their own life story. They remembered making it through tough times, only to be dealt yet another blow. Others remembered who had been there for them when it happened. Sometimes it was a friend or family member but many times a nonprofit organizations - our community safety net.

At times, we all need help and at others we give help. That’s what Live United is all about.

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County50 S. French Broad Avenue Asheville, NC 28801

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Thank you for your extraordinarily generous gifts of time, talent and treasure to United Way of Asheville and Buncombe

County. Your contributions are a powerful demonstration of your commitment to our community, and a great example of what it means to LIVE UNITED.

We have a theory of change at our United Way. We believe when we ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE people to give, advocate and volunteer, when we INVEST resources in and CONNECT people to solutions in education, income and health and when we SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE the intellectual, financial and physical resources to carry out this work, then we improve lives and advance the common good.

I am proud of the highlights you will find in this report (and those we don’t have room to print) and of our goals, yet to be realized, which exist in our collective future. Please be sure to visit unitedwayabc.org to learn even more!

SUZANNE DEFERIE2013-2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR

HIGHLIGHTS YOUR INVESTMENTS: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUNDYou believe in the power of COLLECTIVE ACTION. You give to United Way’s COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND and, because of your gifts, and those of others in our community, we are all stronger.

Strategic investments in effective nonprofit programs saw these results in 2012-13:

28,828 people achieved success as a

result of your investments in income

We envision a thriving community working together, fulfilling basic needs and building economic self-sufficiency for all.

3,960 people achieved success as a result of your investments in education

We envision an engaged community where each child develops and succeeds academically, socially and emotionally.

41,367 people achieved success as a result of your investments in health

We envision a safe community where everyone has the knowledge, resources, access and opportunities to be healthy.

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2013 was quite a year for 2-1-1. We handled 53,000 calls, are now a part of the NC 2-1-1 system and expanded the service area of our Asheville Call Center. We serve 7 western counties and are excited about our two newest partnerships with Polk and Rutherford counties.

We received our third national accreditation from AIRS which speaks volumes about our quality staff and are proud that some of our practices were so well received by AIRS that they will become part of their best practices manual shared nationwide.

In 2013 we noticed a greater number of repeat volunteers: people are having great volunteer experiences and are coming back for more! Other highlights: 2,700 people gave 22,000 hours of service through volunteer opportunities they found through Hands On! A new partnership with Asheville Radio Group,

Paramount KIA of Asheville and the Asheville Tourists for our School Supply Drive greatly improved our impact - a record 738 students started school with a fully stocked backpack.

We assembled a city/county/community partnership of school and nonprofit

professionals to work on big picture issues.

There are a lot of efforts underway, but one of the most exciting is the development of an “Early

Warning and Response System”. Its purpose is to identify middle school students veering off the course to graduation and link them with high-impact programs and interventions to support their path to a successful 9th grade year and on-time high-school graduation. We are in the very early stages of this effort and are among a handful of communities leading this charge nationwide.

With the help of our VISTA members, United Way is in its second year

partnering with Enka Middle School and YMCA’s 21st Century Program to create

a Community School at Enka Middle. Community Schools bring resources and

programming TO student and families IN their own school setting.

Already, in the 2013-14 school year, we’ve seen 80 students participate in activities such as: yoga, creative writing, community service, healthy cooking and more.

ADDITIONALLYGIVE, ADVOCATE AND VOLUNTEER. Three ways each of us can make a big change in our own lives and effect change in our community.

We saw so many great things happen in 2013, around each of these areas, but here are a few highlights.

Thank

You

UNDERWRITERSMEDIA

P R E M I E R

S I L V E RAsheville Citizen-Times

LEADERSHIP GIVINGG O L DDixon Hughes Goodman LLP Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - Asheville

S I L V E R

Mission Health

COMMUNITY INVESTMENTP L A T I N U M

G O L D

Blue Ridge X-Ray CompanyDuke Energy ProgressTD Bank Foundation

CAMPAIGNG O L D

CarePartners Health Services Mission Health UNC-Asheville

S I L V E R

AB-Tech Beverly-Hanks & AssociatesAllergy Partners of WNC Forest Commercial Bank Arby’s HomeTrust BankAsheville Savings Bank Mills Manufacturing Bank of America US Cellular

William Anderson Neal Hanks

Cynthia Breyfogle Gibbie Harris

Barry Brown Roger Hartley

Joe Brumit Gary Jackson

Scott Burnette Allen Johnson

Myrna Casey Dr. Kellett Letson

Sheron Craig Julie Montanea

Kit Cramer Greg Mosher

Mike Crawford Sara Sheppard Pacifici

Dr. Hank Dunn Dana Stonestreet

Taylor Foss Susanne Swanger

Catherine Frank Martha Thompson

Charles Frederick Brian Turner

Patricia Grimes Michelle Yanik

Pat Hammonds Chris Young

Chair Suzanne DeFerie

Chair-Elect Dr. Leon Elliston

Treasurer Bill Lee

Secretary Jennie Eblen

Past Chair Tracy Buchanan

Director Joe Brumit

Director John Kimberly

Director Ann Young

Annual Campaign Rowena Buffett Timms

Community Fund Jennie Eblen

Finance/Building Bill Lee

Strategic Planning Dr. Leon Elliston

2-1-1 Roger Hartley

Advocacy Allan Morse

Member Emeritus Glenn W. Wilcox

At-Large Members

K. Ray Bailey

Paige Blankenship

Ex Officio Members

Amanda Edwards

Tom Plaut

BOARD OF DIRECTORSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BOARD MEMBERS

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

• LIKE US! No really, please go and like/follow/join us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. You can find all our pages here: unitedwayabc.org/social_media Once you’ve started following us, tell some friends. Oh, and be sure to follow us as your company or nonprofit; we’ll be sure to return the favor!

TAKE

ACTI

ON

• HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT NC 2-1-1. Does your place of business have a public lobby? Would you be able to distribute information to your employees? Contact us for brochures or schedule a presentation at your next staff meeting.

• FIND YOUR NEXT VOLUNTEER ADVENTURE by visiting handsonasheville.org. From there you can find, and sign up for all

kinds of volunteer opportunities with us and with so many of our community’s great nonprofits! We’ve got kid-friendly, one-time and ongoing volunteer opportunities... pretty much anything you could ask for!

• HELP US DO MORE! We want to accomplish even more. Tell your friends about our results, ask them to join you as a donor and send them to unitedwayabc.org/give

Statement of Financial Position - June 30, 2013

ASSETSCurrent Assets as of June 30, 2013

Cash and equivalents 198,665

Campaign Pledges 2,270,990

Other Receivables - net 296,177

Prepaid Expenses 76,537

Total Current Assets 2,842,369

Other Assets

Investments 1,137,058

Beneficial Interest in an Endowment Fund 1,384,446

Property and Equipment - net 2,261,021

Total Other Assets 4,782,525

Total Assets 7,624,894

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent Liabilities as of June 30, 2013

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 171,101

Allocations Payable 2,457,031

CFC Custodial Account 315,846

Total Current Liabilities 2,943,978

Net Assets

Unrestricted

• Undesignated 1,199,253

• Investment in Property and Equipment 2,261,021

• Board Designated 1,137,058

Total Unrestricted 4,597,332

Temporarily Restricted 83,584

Total Net Assets 4,680,916

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 7,624,894

Carter, P.C. conducted the 2012-13 audit of

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County,

expressing an unmodified opinion on these

financial statements. A complete copy is available:

unitedwayabc.org/fiscal-transparency