United Way - Greene County

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| 1998 - 1999 Greene County Advisory Board |
| 1998 - 1999 Greene County Outcome Team Members |

We welcome the opportunity to serve the Greene County residents and help make our community a better place to live, work and play. If you have a question regarding the United Way Campaign, your donation, or a specific program or service please send us an e-mail -- we’d love to hear from you.

Rob McLaughlin - Director
Marie French - Community Relations Manager
Mary E. Gillis - Greene County Office Coordinator

Jerry Pfeifer - 1998 Greene County Campaign, Division Manager of Fairborn Location, DP&L

A Conversation With Jerry Pfeifer,
1998 Greene County United Way Campaign Chair

Jerry Pfeifer, Manager, Dayton Power and Light - Fairborn Service Center, and Chairman of the 1998 Greene County United Way Campaign, discusses his views on United Way, the campaign and how the health and human services organization is making an impact in Greene County.

Q: Why do you and your wife, Carol, donate to the United Way?

A: Over the years we’ve seen the importance of donor support and it’s impact on our community. Donating to United Way through payroll deduction is a painless way of giving – we don’t feel the impact because our donation is spread out, but we can impact the community. We believe United Way can make our contribution to health and human services do the most for our community – we’ve seen it at work from the friends and relatives who have benefited from the programs United Way helps support, particularly in the area of helping young people succeed.

Q: As a business professional, how would you describe the financial integrity of the United Way?

A: Extremely well run. United Way staff and many community volunteers have built in audits to ensure money is properly distributed to the health and human service organizations in our community that need it the most. United Way is a very credible organization and meets the Better Business Bureaus Charitable Standards as of the July 1998 review. In addition, United Way provides me, and any contributor, with full disclosure and access to financial information.

Q: As the 1998 Greene County Chair, what is your primary goal for this year’s United Way Campaign?

A: My goal is two-fold. First, to spread the word to all of the residents of Greene County that in June 1998 United Way of the Greater Dayton Area approved that Greene County could put together an Outcome Team consisting of local volunteers to distribute undesignated contributions in Greene County. My second goal is to expand the number of companies and organizations involved with United Way.

Q: How did you become involved in the United Way Campaign?

A: My involvement with the United Way Campaign began several years ago with previous employers. However, last year, I had the opportunity to become even more involved with the campaign by serving on the Greene County Advisory Board where I was able to see the work behind the scenes and make an impact.

Q: How do you feel United Way impacts our community?

A: United Way impacts our community by funding programs and services that have a meaningful impact on the health and human service needs in Greene County. Our United Way puts significant dollars into helping our youth, creating stable families, welfare reform and poverty reduction, maintaining health and independence for the elderly and disabled, and crime prevention to name a few. Last year alone more than 22,500 Greene County residents were helped by United Way.

Q: In what ways has the United Way improved our community?

A: United Way has been a driving force in our community to reduce duplication of efforts and collaboration within the entire human service system. Through this new process United Way is able to reach more people and do it more effectively. That is why volunteers are so important because they bring first-hand knowledge, ideas, and processes to the table which benefit our community.

Q: What challenges do you see ahead for the United Way and the
Greene County community?

A: The main challenge for the United Way will be to continue to search for the best way to impact positively the health and human service needs of our community. By working closely with the business and civic leaders, our United Way will make changes that are responsive to what our community leaders collectively deem appropriate in health and human services funding and service delivery.

Q: How do you think United Way is prepared to handle those
challenges?

A: United Way is well prepared to handle challenges, because the organization has demonstrated a willingness to change and to challenge how they do business and serve the community. United Way and the agencies are working together more closely than ever before to identify outcomes and produce measurable results to achieve greater impact. Tracking program results will be a challenge but vital to the positive changes at United Way.

Q: Why do you think it is important for the business sector to
support the United Way?

A: The programs and services United Way supports provide help to our employees. In this day and age employees need a strong health and human service system to rely on when they need help. As we speak to business leaders we’re re-emphasizing the measurable outcomes to promote United Way’s strength. Once businesses see the measurable results, they’ll increase their contributions because they’ll see we have emphasized accountability in all phases of the business. United Way can help our employees, businesses, and economy by fostering economic self-sufficiency.

Q: What is the most important thing you believe a donor needs to know about his or her gift to the United Way?

A: That they can rest assured that their money is being spent wisely and will help those who need it most.

Greene County United Way Taking on New Role

After a decade of strategizing and contemplating its role in the community, Greene County United Way today elevated its capacity to better address human service needs within the area.

The new year-round enhanced presence Greene County United Way has implemented allows them to assess human service needs, assets, and resources.

The proactive approach will see the branch more active in Public Policy, Volunteer Recruitment, Resource Development/Leveraging Funds and Community Building in Greene County.
The new proposal, approved by the United Way Board in June, will also strengthen United Way’s presence in Greene County by creating a Greene County Outcome Team that would function at a local level in Program Development, Outcome Evaluation, and Fund Distribution.

The Community Partnerships Steering Committee recommended the proposal’s approval obtained during the May meeting.

"The volunteers and staff of Greene County United Way are very excited to seize the previously existing and newly created opportunities. These opportunities will permit United Way to become a contributing partner to the community."

The Greene County Advisory Board and Task Force developed this proposal based on information gathered from a broad spectrum of agency business and community leaders. "This significant change could not have occurred without the support and expertise of our volunteers," said McLaughlin.

1998 - 1999 Greene County Advisory Board

Greene County Advisory Board is a committee of the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area’s Board of Directors. It’s mission is to increase the organized capacity of people in Greene County to care for one another. The committee advocates for the donors and recipients of Greene County in the following activities:

Beth Anderson - Chair
Sandra Anderson - Executive Vice President & COO, Greene Memorial Hospital
Ed Christian - President, Amerfirst Bank
Ben Grooms - Executive Director, Coordinated Home Care
Michael W. Donnally - Pastor, St. Andrew Church
Sue Giga - Executive Director, Greene County Family and Children First Council
John L. Henderson - President, Wilberforce University
William Ellinger - Vice President Employee & Community Relations
Cindy Minton - Executive Director, Greene County Domestic Violence Project
Edward "Ted" Nieland - Sr. Communications Consultant, Hassler Communications Systems Technologies, Inc.
Mary Ann Polancy - Special Projects Coordinator, Greene County Family & Children’s First Council
Jerry Pfeifer - Division Manager of Fairborn Location, DP&L
Fred Romine - Labor Representative, SuperValu
Dr. Rob Smith - Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Fairborn
Nimfa Simpson - City Planner, Public Service Center
Hardy Trolander - Community Volunteer, Yellow Springs
Steve Zimmer - Vice President, Finance & Administration, Systech Environmental Corp.
Michael Zwick - Associate Financial Services

1998 Greene County Campaign Cabinet
Jerry Pfeifer - Division Manager of Fairborn Location, DP&L, 1998 Greene County Campaign Chair
Sandra Anderson - Executive Vice President & COO, Greene Memorial Hospital
Linda Bynum - Amerifirst Bank
Shawn Campbell - Greene County Commissioner
Dale Collins - President & CEO, Elano Corporation
Daren Cotter - Asst. Vice President, Fifth Third Bank of Southwestern Ohio
Jenny Cunningham - Administrative Assistant, The Community Network
Larry Gault - Director, Greene Memorial Hospital Medical Campus
George Gehlauf, Jr. - Former Mayor of Fairborn
James George - CEO, The Community Network
Jeff Gross - Store Manager, Parisian/Proffitts
Kay Hagler - Greene County Commissioner
Anita Lewis - Amerifirst Bank
Dave Lower - Vice President Sales & Marketing Eastern Region, Southdown, Inc.
Terry J. McCoskey - DC, Fairborn Chiropractic
Lefty McFadden - Retired - Elano Corporation
Dottie Meade - Career Development Coordinator, Greene County Career Center
Dave Pemberton - Training Office, Amerifirst Bank
Kathy & Roger Peters - Greene County Community Volunteers
Linda Richardson - Physician Management Services, Greene Memorial Hospital
Judy Smith - Fairborn Junior High
Shirlene Vonderheide - National City Bank
Lynn West - Chief Operating Officer, The Community Network
Dave Winters - Chief Financial Officer, The Community Network

1998 - 1999 Greene County Outcome Team Members

Volunteers review data, assess strengths and weaknesses, recommend United Way - Greene County’s role in the community and recommend funding. The Outcome Team will also review proposals and make specific fund distribution recommendations.

In addition to fund distribution, Outcome Teams may recommend public policy activities, provide advocacy and/or develop and recommend plans for resource development, collaborations and technical assistance as needed.

Ted Nieland - Sr. Communications Consultant, Hassler Communications Systems Technologies, Inc. - Chairman
Beth Anderson - Drake Center
William Ellinger - Vice President Employee & Community Relations, Elano Corporation
Tom Feller - Executive Director, YMCA of Greene County
Robert Gran - President & CEO, Universal Technology Corporation
Cindy Minton - Executive Director, Greene County Domestic Violence Project
Fran O’Shaughnessy - Business Manager, St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Dave Pemberton - Training Officer, Amerifirst Bank
Gloria Wolff - Greene County Community Volunteer

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Greene County United Way office located?
Who oversees the Greene County United Way?
What are Greene County United Way's overhead costs?
Who are the United Way agencies in Greene County and do they work together on projects and initiatives?

[ back up ] Where is the Greene County United Way office located?

We're conveniently located in the center of Xenia.

Our office address is: 

100 West Main St.
Lower Level
Xenia, Ohio 45385-2915
Voice: (937) 426-4008 or (937) 376-5555
Fax: (937) 372-5547

[ back up ] Who oversees the Greene County United Way?

Our United Way is governed by a board of area volunteers who are leaders from communities throughout Greene County. We're a local, independent nonprofit organization.

[ back up ] What are Greene County United Way's overhead costs?

Because we rely heavily on volunteer leadership, we are able to maintain a low overhead. Our administrative cost is only 17 cents of every dollar. That means that more of your donation goes directly to helping people. This low overhead cost compares favorably with the Better Business Bureau's standards of 36 cents.

[ back up ] Who are the United Way agencies in Greene County and do they work together on projects and initiatives?

Our affiliated agencies are diverse and are located in Xenia, Yellow Springs and Beavercreek. Collaboration is key to United Way's operation and to the operation of our agencies. You'll find that United Way is the catalyst for collaboration among health and human services in Greene County. United Way affiliated agencies include:

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