United Way of Brazoria County Certified
for High Standards of Accountability
Angleton, TX, July 30, 2007–
Stephanie Cone, Executive Director,
announced that the United Way of Brazoria County has successfully completed all
of the United Way of America membership requirements satisfactorily and on time
for 2007. The requirements include:
membership requirements certification, membership investment, and 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).
“The membership
standards must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the
United Way system,” stated Cone. “It is important for us to maintain a high
standard of accountability and this is part of the process to document that our
operations are transparent and meet or exceed United Way membership criteria
requirements.”
The
board of United Way of Brazoria County reviewed and approved the Membership
Requirements Certification on April 17, 2007.
The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way
of America membership along with verification of the status of 44 indicators
that demonstrate a United Way embodies the intent of the membership
requirements.
“It
is critically important 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,” stated Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way
of America. “We applaud and
congratulate United Way of Brazoria County for demonstrating their commitment by
completing the recertification process.”
As
an integral part of the community, United Way of Brazoria County is specifically
involved in strengthening children & families, improving community health,
and increasing independence.
The
United Way of Brazoria County is part of a system of 1,300 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.
