United Way in Charlotte revamping strategy for distributing funds.
03.14.2005 -
By Todd Cohen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- While it is a big challenge, raising money is only half the job for United Way of Central Carolinas, which each year also must decide how to most effectively invest dollars contributed from the community.
Over the next few months, more than 300 volunteers will spend nearly 10,000 hours reviewing and making recommendations on funding requests from United Way's 100 agencies to support 214 programs they operate.
The process can be "gut-wrenching," says Ned Curran, a volunteer for nearly 20 years who in recent years headed the allocations process and next year will chair United Way board. (more...)
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